| 1314 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 954 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 682 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1139 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 360 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 654 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 881 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 902 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1319 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 192 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1625 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 855 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1171 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 424 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1969 | Morohashi |
| 1275 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 480 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 417 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 446 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1154 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1031 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 刺 【シ】 calling card
- 刺激 【シゲキ】 stimulus, stimulation, irritation (esp. of the body, e.g. skin, eyes), impetus, impulse, stimulus, spur, incentive, encouragement, stimulation, motivation, provocation, excitement, thrill
- 牛刺 【ギュウサシ】 sliced raw beef
- 肉刺し 【ニクサシ】 fork
Kun reading compounds
- 刺す 【さす】 to pierce, to stab, to prick, to stick, to thrust, to sting, to bite, to sew, to stitch, to embroider, to pole (a boat), to catch (with a limed pole), to put (a runner) out, to pick off
- 刺刀 【さすが】 dagger
- 刺さる 【ささる】 to stick into (of something with a sharp point), to prick, to pierce, to get stuck (in), to lodge (in), to resonate emotionally, to move
- 刺し 【さし】 grain thief, sharpened tube for testing rice in bags, sashimi (sliced raw fish), stabbing, piercing, pricking
- 刺身 【さしみ】 sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
- 牛刺 【ぎゅうさし】 sliced raw beef
- 肉刺し 【にくさし】 fork
- 刺し 【さし】 grain thief, sharpened tube for testing rice in bags, sashimi (sliced raw fish), stabbing, piercing, pricking
- 刺身 【さしみ】 sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
- 牛刺 【ぎゅうさし】 sliced raw beef
- 肉刺し 【にくさし】 fork
- 刺 【とげ】 thorn, spine, prickle, splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh), hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone), biting words
- 棘魚 【とげうお】 stickleback (Gasterosteidae spp.)
- 刺々 【とげとげ】 sharply, harshly, stingingly
Readings
- Korean:
- ja, cheog
Spanish
- espina
- punzar
- pinchar
- apuñalar
- tarjeta de visita
Portuguese
- espinho
- furar
- esfaquear
- picar
- picar cartão
French
- piquer
- coudre
- enfoncer
- percer
- tailler
- épine
- carte de visite
| 1543 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2f6.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-2 | SKIP code |
| 5290.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-41 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 523a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
560 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 激 【ゲキ】 extremely, terrifically, super
- 激化 【ゲキカ】 intensification, aggravation
- 憤激 【フンゲキ】 fury, flying into a rage, outrage
- 矯激 【キョウゲキ】 radical, extreme, eccentric
Kun reading compounds
- 激しい 【はげしい】 violent, furious, tempestuous, extreme, intense, fierce, strong, fervent, vehement, incessant, relentless, precipitous, steep
Readings
- Korean:
- gyeog
Spanish
- violento
- furioso
Portuguese
- violento
- obtem excitado
- enraged
- chafe
- incita
French
- violent
- s'exciter
- enragé
- s'énerver
- inciter
| 859 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 1210 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 596 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2712 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1365 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1506 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1017 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1056 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1039 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1254 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 955 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 534 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 696 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 509 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 18438 | Morohashi |
| 776 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3350 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 497 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 536 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 990 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 366 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a13.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-13 | SKIP code |
| 3814.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-67 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6fc0 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
1211 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 貧 【ヒン】 poverty, penury, want, need, insufficiency, shortage, deficiency
- 貧血 【ヒンケツ】 anemia, anaemia
- 清貧 【セイヒン】 honourable poverty, honorable poverty
- 極貧 【ゴクヒン】 destitution
- 貧乏 【ビンボウ】 poverty-stricken, destitute, poor, penurious
- 貧乏人 【ビンボウニン】 poor person, the poor
Kun reading compounds
- 貧しい 【まずしい】 poor, needy, lacking (quantity and quality-wise), poor, scanty, skimpy, slight, inadequate
Readings
- Korean:
- bin
Spanish
- pobreza
- pobre
- escaso
Portuguese
- pobreza
- pobre
French
- pauvre
- pauvreté
| 705 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 798 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 777 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1282 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 600 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 836 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 920 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1498 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 753 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 766 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 859 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1727 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2631 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1344 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1822 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 789 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 36677 | Morohashi |
| 2123 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5782 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 782 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 845 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 745 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2061 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2o9.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-9 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-7 | SKIP code |
| 8080.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-41-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8ca7 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
843 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 困惑 【コンワク】 bewilderment, perplexity, embarrassment, discomfiture, bafflement
- 困難 【コンナン】 difficulty, hardship, trouble, distress, infeasibility, inability (to carry out)
- 絶対貧困 【ゼッタイヒンコン】 absolute poverty
- 絶対的貧困 【ゼッタイテキヒンコン】 absolute poverty
Kun reading compounds
- 困る 【こまる】 to be troubled, to have difficulty, to be in a fix, to be at a loss, to be stumped, to be embarrassed, to be bothered, to be inconvenienced, to be annoyed, to be badly off, to be hard up, to be in straitened circumstances
Readings
- Korean:
- gon
Spanish
- dificultades
- preocupaciones
- sufrir
- afligirse
- hallarse en apuros
Portuguese
- dúvida
- torna-se angustiado
- aborrecido
- incerteza
- dilema
French
- embarras
- affligé
- ennuyé
| 878 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 868 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 860 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1033 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 969 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 422 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 3.9 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 558 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 567 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 254 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 341 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3808 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1950 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2644 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 586 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 4717 | Morohashi |
| 3070 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 946 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 579 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 621 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 437 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 851 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1864 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3s4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 6090.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 56f0 | Unicode hex code |