| 129 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 214 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 195 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 224 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 132 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 150 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 28 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 213 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 88 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 88 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 159 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 243 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4313 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2182 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2936 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1210 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2707X | Morohashi |
| 3501 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 608 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1202 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1286 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 324 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 113 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
224 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 半 【ハン】 half, semi-, partial, half-past, odd number, han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
- 半額 【ハンガク】 half the amount (of money), half price, half fare
- 四畳半 【ヨジョウハン】 four and a half tatami mats, four-and-a-half-mat room, small room esp. for assignations
- 過半 【カハン】 the greater part
Kun reading compounds
- 半ば 【なかば】 middle, halfway, midway, half (of), one half, half (e.g. done, jokingly), partly, in part, partially, mostly, almost, nearly
- 半ば過ぎ 【なかばすぎ】 beyond the middle
Readings
- Japanese names:
- は
- Korean:
- ban
Spanish
- mitad
- medio
- incompleto
- semi-
- semi
- a medias
- en parte
Portuguese
- metade
- médio
- número ímpar
- semi-
- parte-
French
- moitié
- demi
- milieu
- nombre impair
| 1055 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.24 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-5-3 | SKIP code |
| 9050.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 534a | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 舷 【ゲン】 side of a boat, gunwale
- 舷窓 【ゲンソウ】 porthole
- 左舷 【サゲン】 port (left side of vessel)
- 右舷 【ウゲン】 starboard
Kun reading compounds
- 船端 【ふなばた】 side of a boat, gunwale
- 船縁 【ふなべり】 side of a boat, gunwale
Readings
- Korean:
- hyeon
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 3872 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1781 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1698 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1227 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 30403 | Morohashi |
| 4938 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2675 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2015 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 6c5.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-5 | SKIP code |
| 2043.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8237 | Unicode hex code |
cannon, gun
- On:
- ホウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1268 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 砲 【ホウ】 gun, cannon, artillery, ordnance
- 砲火 【ホウカ】 gunfire, fire
- 迫撃砲 【ハクゲキホウ】 mortar
- 大砲 【タイホウ】 (large) gun, cannon, artillery, long-ball hitter, home-run hitter
Readings
- Japanese names:
- づつ
- Korean:
- po
Spanish
- cañón
- pistola
Portuguese
- canhão
- arma
French
- canon
- fusil
| 1800 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1217 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3185 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 993 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1569 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1764 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1894 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1631 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1402 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1479 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 785 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1065 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 538 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 24120P | Morohashi |
| 1151 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3998 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 532 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 571 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1372 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3356 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5a5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-5 | SKIP code |
| 1761.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7832 | Unicode hex code |