| 938 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1119 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 553 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 416 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 3785 | Morohashi |
| 826 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2165 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1706 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 唾液 【ダエキ】 saliva, sputum
- 唾液腺 【ダエキセン】 salivary gland
Kun reading compounds
- 唾 【つば】 saliva, spit, spittle
- 唾く 【つばく】 to spit
- 生唾 【なまつば】 saliva (in one's mouth)
- 痰唾 【たんつば】 sputum, phlegm
- 唾 【つば】 saliva, spit, spittle
Readings
- Korean:
- ta
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 3772 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3d8.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 6201.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-35 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 553e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
901 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 棄権 【キケン】 abstention (from voting), renunciation (of a right), withdrawal (from a contest)
- 棄却 【キキャク】 rejection, dismissal, turning down, abandoning, renunciation
- 投棄 【トウキ】 abandonment, giving up, throwing away, disposal, dumping
- 遺棄 【イキ】 abandonment, desertion
Kun reading compounds
- 捨てる 【すてる】 to throw away, to cast away, to dump, to discard, to abandon, to desert, to leave, to give up, to resign
Readings
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- tirar
- descartar
- abandonar
- arrojar
- desechar
Portuguese
- desembaraço
- gastar
- descartar
- pedir demissão
- rejeitar
- sacrifício
French
- abandonner
- jeter
- se débarrasser
- renoncer
- rejeter
- sacrifier
| 1131 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1103 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 326 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1178 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1437 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2202 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 962 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 993 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1653 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1065 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2651 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1353 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1835 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 765 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14913X | Morohashi |
| 2137 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2787 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 758 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 820 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1634 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 464 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2j11.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-11 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-8 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-9 | SKIP code |
| 2-2-10 | SKIP code |
| 0090.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 68c4 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
240 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 男 【ダン】 masculine noun, son, baron, man, male
- 男子 【ダンシ】 boy, man, male
- 既男 【キダン】 married man
- 公侯伯子男 【コウコウハクシダン】 duke, marquis, count, viscount and baron (five ranks of nobility in Japan; 1869-1947)
- 男 【ナン】 son
- 男女 【ダンジョ】 men and women, man and woman, both sexes, both genders
- 一男 【イチナン】 boy, eldest son
- 次男 【ジナン】 second son
Kun reading compounds
- 男 【おとこ】 man, male, fellow, guy, chap, bloke, male lover, boyfriend, man, manliness, manly honor, manly honour, manly reputation
- 男の子 【おとこのこ】 boy, son, baby boy, young man
- 年男 【としおとこ】 man born in a year with the same Chinese zodiac sign as the current year
- 山男 【やまおとこ】 giant, woodsman, alpinist
- 雄 【お】 male, manly, brave, heroic, larger (of the two), greater, man, husband
- 男 【おとこ】 man, male, fellow, guy, chap, bloke, male lover, boyfriend, man, manliness, manly honor, manly honour, manly reputation
- 愛上男 【あいうえお】 skilled male lover
- 毒男 【どくお】 lonely heart, male virgin, loser, geek
Readings
- Japanese names:
- み
- Korean:
- nam
Spanish
- masculino
- hombre
Portuguese
- masculino
French
- homme
- mâle
| 109 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 42 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 54 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 228 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2996 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 63 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 72 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 495 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 101 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 101 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 67 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1334 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3147 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1613 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2199 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 867 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 21730 | Morohashi |
| 2542 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3731 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 859 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 923 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 203 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 66 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3645 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5f2.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 6042.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-43 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7537 | Unicode hex code |