| 671 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 569 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 542 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 593 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 139 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 390 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 382 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 919A | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 300 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 300 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 359 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 516 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2805 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1444 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1946 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1947 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2752 | Morohashi |
| 2256 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 620 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1928 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2078 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 348 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 530 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
586 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 単 【タン】 single, simple, singles (tennis, badminton, etc.), win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
- 単位 【タンイ】 unit, denomination, credit (in school), in units of (e.g. "in thousands"), in amounts of
- 菜単 【サイタン】 menu (at a Chinese restaurant)
- 指定単 【シテイタン】 designated money trust
Kun reading compounds
- 一重 【ひとえ】 one layer, single layer, monopetalous, unlined kimono, single-edged eyelid, eyelid with an epicanthic fold, upper eyelid with no fold
- 単衣 【たんい】 unlined kimono, one kimono, a single kimono
- 十二単 【じゅうにひとえ】 twelve-layered ceremonial kimono (worn by a court lady), ajuga (Ajuga nipponensis), bugle
Readings
- Korean:
- dan, seon
Spanish
- sencillo
- uno
- unidad
- sólo
- único
Portuguese
- Simples
- um
- solteiro
- meramente
French
- simple
- un
- unique
- seulement
| 955 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3n6.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 9050.6 | Four corner code |
| 3250.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5358 | Unicode hex code |
弓
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N1
1802 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 弓 【キュウ】 bow (and arrow), unit of distance to an archery target (approx. six feet), unit of distance for land surveying (approx. eight feet)
- 弓矢 【ユミヤ】 bow and arrow, weapon, arms
- 洋弓 【ヨウキュウ】 (Western) archery, Western-style bow
- 鰓弓 【サイキュウ】 branchial arch, gill arch
Kun reading compounds
- 弓 【ゆみ】 bow (weapon), archery, bow (for a violin, etc.)
- 弓矢 【ゆみや】 bow and arrow, weapon, arms
- 大弓 【だいきゅう】 bow, longbow
- 上げ弓 【あげゆみ】 up-bow (technique used when playing a string instrument)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- こ、 ゆ
- Korean:
- gung
Spanish
- arco
Portuguese
- arquear
- arco (arma
- violino)
French
- arc
- archet
| 107 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 836 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1539 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1560 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1419 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1268 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 95 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 212 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 212 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 592 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 604 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4193 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2120 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2869 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1239 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9692 | Morohashi |
| 3383 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1678 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1231 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1317 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 83 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3552 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3h0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 4-4-1 | SKIP code |
| 1720.7 | Four corner code |
| 1772.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5f13 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
678 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 類 【ルイ】 kind, sort, type, class, genus, order, family, similar example, parallel, the like
- 類似 【ルイジ】 resemblance, similarity, likeness, analogy
- 魚類 【ギョルイ】 fish, fishes
- 魚介類 【ギョカイルイ】 marine products, seafood, fish and shellfish
Kun reading compounds
- 類い 【たぐい】 kind, sort, type, equal, match, peer
- 類いする 【たぐいする】 to be equal to, to be as good as, to be a match for, to rival
Readings
- Korean:
- ryu
Spanish
- variedad
- clase
- parecido
- afectar
Portuguese
- espécie
- tipo
- variedade
- classe
- gênero
French
- sorte
- variété
- classe
- genre
| 534 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 632 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 602 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 680 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5138 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 493 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1012 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2755 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 226 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 226 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 563 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1896 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2275 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1176 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1606 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 940 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 43608P | Morohashi |
| 1807 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6647 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 931 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1000 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 480 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 636 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1061 | 2001 Kanji |
| 9a9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-9-9 | SKIP code |
| 9148.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-64 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 985e | Unicode hex code |