| 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 junior high
JLPT level N1
2052 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 孔子 【コウシ】 Confucius
- 孔隙率 【コウゲキリツ】 porosity
- 瞳孔 【ドウコウ】 pupil (of the eye)
- 鰓孔 【エラアナ】 gill slit, pharyngeal slit
- 孔雀 【クジャク】 peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
- 孔子 【コウシ】 Confucius
Kun reading compounds
- 穴 【あな】 hole, opening, orifice, perforation, pit, hollow, cavity, hole (e.g. in the ground), burrow, den, lair, holt, hole, deficit, shortage, (financial) hole, loss, gap (left by a missing employee, team member, etc.), vacancy, opening, flaw, fault, defect, weak point, hole (in a theory, plan, etc.), loophole, good place not many people know about, well-kept secret, upset victory (with a large payoff), long shot, dark horse, (partitioned) box (type of floor seating in a traditional Japanese theatre), hiding place, hideout
- 鍵穴 【かぎあな】 keyhole
- 巣穴 【すあな】 nesting hole, burrow, den
Readings
- Japanese names:
- のり
- Korean:
- gong
Spanish
- cavidad
- agujero
- raja
- grieta
Portuguese
- Cavidade
- buraco
- fenda
- muito
- grande
- excessivamente
French
- cavité
- trou
- fente
- très
- grand
- extrêmement
| 1241 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1755 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1265 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1336 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1203 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 58 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 940 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 970 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1881 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 456 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 205 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 131 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 158 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 97 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 6933 | Morohashi |
| 179 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1282 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 96 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 100 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1028 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3556 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2c1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 1-2-1 | SKIP code |
| 1241.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-06 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5b54 | Unicode hex code |