| 48 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 50 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 4 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 2 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 617 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 159 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 20 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 78 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 13 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 13 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 14 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 159 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3673 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1875 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2555 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 185 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1513 | Morohashi |
| 2955 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 385 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1811 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1952 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 260 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 25 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
69 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 円 【エン】 yen (Japanese monetary unit), circle
- 円滑 【エンカツ】 smooth, undisturbed, uninterrupted, harmonious
- 楕円 【ダエン】 ellipse
- 同心円 【ドウシンエン】 concentric circles
Kun reading compounds
- 丸い 【まるい】 round, circular, spherical, curved, smooth, harmonious, calm, peaceful, amiable, amicable
- 丸 【まる】 circle, entirety, whole, full, complete, money, dough, moola, enclosure inside a castle's walls, soft-shelled turtle, suffix for ship names, suffix for names of people (esp. infants), suffix for names of swords, armour, musical instruments, etc., suffix for names of dogs, horses, etc.
- 丸い 【まるい】 round, circular, spherical, curved, smooth, harmonious, calm, peaceful, amiable, amicable
- 黒円 【くろまる】 black spot, black dot, bull's-eye, middle dot, interpunct
- 円居 【まどい】 sitting in a circle, pleasant gathering
- 円か 【まどか】 round, tranquil, contentedly at ease
- 円か 【まどか】 round, tranquil, contentedly at ease
- 円やか 【まろやか】 round, circular, spherical, mellow (flavour, voice, etc.), mild, smooth
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つぶら、 のぶ、 まどか、 みつ
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
- circular
- redondo
- yen
Portuguese
- círculo
- iene
- redondo
French
- cercle
- yen
- rond
| 3645 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2r2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 7722.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-63 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5186 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
853 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 弾 【ダン】 counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.), counter for bullets
- 弾圧 【ダンアツ】 oppression, suppression, pressure
- 防弾 【ボウダン】 bulletproof, bombproof
- 砲弾 【ホウダン】 shell, cannonball
- 弾棋 【ダンギ】 ancient Chinese board game similar to go
- 弾指 【ダンシ】 snapping the fingers (esp. by striking the side of the middle finger with the thumb; to indicate consent, joy, a warning, etc.), moment, instant, criticism, shunning, rejection
Kun reading compounds
- 弾く 【ひく】 to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
- 弾む 【はずむ】 to spring, to bound, to bounce, to be stimulated, to be encouraged, to get lively, to pay handsomely, to splurge, to part eagerly with (money, etc.), to breathe hard, to pant, to be out of breath
- 玉 【たま】 ball, sphere, globe, orb, bead (of sweat, dew, etc.), drop, droplet, ball (in sports), pile (of noodles, etc.), bullet, bulb (i.e. a light bulb), lens (of glasses, etc.), bead (of an abacus), ball (i.e. a testicle), gem, jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively), pearl, female entertainer (e.g. a geisha), person (when commenting on their nature), character, item, funds or person used as part of a plot, egg, okonomiyaki, coin, precious, beautiful, excellent
- 弾傷 【たまきず】 bullet wound, gunshot wound
- 弾く 【はじく】 to flip, to snap, to flick, to repel, to use (an abacus), to calculate, to strum, to pluck the strings (of a guitar, etc.)
- 弾ける 【はじける】 to burst open, to split open, to pop, to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor), to bounce, to bound
- 弾正台 【だんじょうだい】 Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (1869-1871), Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (under the ritsuryō system)
Readings
- Korean:
- tan
Spanish
- bala
- pelota
- chasquido
- golpe seco
- chasquear
- tocar (piano
- guitarra
- etc.)
Portuguese
- Bala (arma)
- fanhoso
- sacudidela
- estalo
French
- boulet
- rebond
- chiquenaude
- vibration
| 1570 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 933 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1575 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1099 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1272 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1880 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1539 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1641 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 590 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 613 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 697 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 418 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 524 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1950 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9836P | Morohashi |
| 572 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1699 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1931 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2081 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1529 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3555 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3h9.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 1925.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-38 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5f3e | Unicode hex code |