| 867 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 856 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 640 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 914 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1000 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 410 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 571 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1254 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1325 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 197 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 301 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 324 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 205 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 246 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1497 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3471 | Morohashi |
| 273 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 769 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1485 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1597 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 862 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
498 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 呼吸 【コキュウ】 breathing, respiration, knack, trick, secret (of doing something), harmony, balance, synchronization, accord, short interval, short pause
- 呼応 【コオウ】 hailing each other, acting in concert, responding (to), sympathizing (with), agreement, concord
- 連呼 【レンコ】 calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name), pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
- 点呼 【テンコ】 roll-call, muster
Kun reading compounds
- 呼ぶ 【よぶ】 to call out (to), to call, to invoke, to summon (a doctor, etc.), to invite, to designate, to name, to brand, to garner (support, etc.), to gather, to take as one's wife
- 呼子鳥 【よぶこどり】 calling bird (esp. a cuckoo)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- よぶ
- Korean:
- ho
Spanish
- llamar
- aspirar
Portuguese
- chamada
- chamar para
- convidar
French
- appeler
- inviter
| 3747 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3d5.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 6204.9 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-38 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 547c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
1054 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 吸収 【キュウシュウ】 absorption, suction, attraction
- 吸血鬼 【キュウケツキ】 vampire, bloodsucker
- 腹式呼吸 【フクシキコキュウ】 diaphragmatic breathing, abdominal breathing
- 外呼吸 【ガイコキュウ】 external respiration
Kun reading compounds
- 吸う 【すう】 to smoke, to breathe in, to inhale, to suck, to sip, to slurp, to absorb, to soak up, to kiss
Readings
- Korean:
- heub
Spanish
- aspirar
- absorber
- chupar
- fumar
Portuguese
- chupar
- inalar
- sugar
French
- aspirer
- absorber
- inhaler
- siroter
| 849 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 837 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1133 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 885 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1083 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 406 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1256 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1327 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 272 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 296 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 234 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 150 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 179 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 696 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3372P | Morohashi |
| 202 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 713 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 689 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 744 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 843 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3767 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3d3.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 1-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 6704.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-59 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5438 | 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 |
difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
330 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 難 【ナン】 difficulty, trouble, hardship, shortage, accident, disaster, danger, fault, defect, flaw, criticism, charge, blame
- 難解 【ナンカイ】 difficult to understand, unintelligible, abstruse
- 至難 【シナン】 most difficult, next to impossible
- 海難 【カイナン】 accident at sea, sea disaster, shipwreck
Kun reading compounds
- 難い 【かたい】 difficult, hard
- 難しい 【むずかしい】 difficult, hard, troublesome, complicated, serious (disease, problem, etc.), impossible, unfeasible, fussy, particular, fastidious, hard to please, displeased, gloomy, glum, sullen, serious (look), dirty, unclean, filthy, detestable, unpleasant, uncomfortable, creepy, spooky
- 難しい顔をする 【むずかしいかおをする】 to look displeased, to frown, to scowl, to look grave, to look serious
- 難しい 【むずかしい】 difficult, hard, troublesome, complicated, serious (disease, problem, etc.), impossible, unfeasible, fussy, particular, fastidious, hard to please, displeased, gloomy, glum, sullen, serious (look), dirty, unclean, filthy, detestable, unpleasant, uncomfortable, creepy, spooky
Readings
- Japanese names:
- な、 なに
- Korean:
- nan, na
Spanish
- desastre
- dificultad
- sufrimiento
- ataque al punto débil
- difícil
- imposible
Portuguese
- impossível
- difícil
- dificuldade
- acidente
- defeito
French
- difficile
- impossible
- problème
- accident
- défaut
| 853 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 960 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 949 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 442 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5038 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 800 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 995 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2760 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 557 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 566 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 526 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1856 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2310 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1196 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1632 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1594 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 42128P | Morohashi |
| 1838 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6515 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1580 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1703 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 351 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 1003 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1975 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8c10.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-10-8 | SKIP code |
| 4051.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 96e3 | Unicode hex code |