| 1191 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1312 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2794 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1296 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1106 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2407 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1773 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1905 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1709 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1284 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3560 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1838 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2500 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1693 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2463 | Morohashi |
| 2869 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 560 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1677 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1808 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1781 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1513 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 勲 【クン】 merit (esp. order of merit)
- 勲章 【クンショウ】 decoration, order, medal
- 叙勲 【ジョクン】 conferring of decorations
- 殊勲 【シュクン】 distinguished services, meritorious deeds
Kun reading compounds
- 勲 【いさお】 distinguished service, meritorious service
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いさむ
- Korean:
- hun
Spanish
- acción meritoria
- servicio distinguido
- mérito
Portuguese
- ato meritório
- mérito
French
- mérite
- haut fait
- fait méritoire
| 2240 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4d11.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-11-4 | SKIP code |
| 2433.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-14 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 52f2 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
857 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 功 【コウ】 merit, success, meritorious deed, achievement, accumulated experience
- 功績 【コウセキ】 achievement, meritorious deed, distinguished service, contribution
- 即効 【ソッコウ】 immediate effect, instant effect
- 奏功 【ソウコウ】 success, achievement, fruition
- 工夫 【クフウ】 devising (a way), contriving, inventing, thinking up, figuring out, coming up with, working out, device, design, idea, plan, invention, dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
- 効能 【コウノウ】 effect, effectiveness, efficacy, virtue, benefit
Kun reading compounds
- 勲 【いさお】 distinguished service, meritorious service
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いさ、 かつ、 くぬ、 ぐう、 こと、 つとむ、 とし、 のり、 よし
- Korean:
- gong
Spanish
- logro
- méritos
- éxito
- servicio
Portuguese
- realização
- méritos
- sucesso
- honra
- crédito
French
- réussite
- réalisation
- succès
- mérite
- honneur
- crédit
| 605 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 502 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 477 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 765 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1454 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 467 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1099 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 135 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 818 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 837 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 378 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 209 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 218 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 138 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 165 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 871 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2295 | Morohashi |
| 189 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 522 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 863 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 927 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 448 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3145 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2g3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 1412.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-89 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 529f | Unicode hex code |