| 1429 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1890 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 989 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1297 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1144 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1638 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1751 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1437 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 311 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 881 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 506 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 650 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1973 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 4249 | Morohashi |
| 718 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 894 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1954 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2104 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1748 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1903 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 嘱託 【ショクタク】 commission, entrusting with (work), part-time employee, temporary work
- 嘱望 【ショクボウ】 having great hopes for (someone's future), expecting much of, pinning one's hopes on
- 委嘱 【イショク】 commissioning, entrusting (with), request, appointment (to a position)
- 遺嘱 【イショク】 dying wish (to be carried out after one's death)
Kun reading compounds
- 嘱する 【しょくする】 to entrust (someone) with, to pin one's hopes on (someone's future), to have great expectations for, to have (someone) deliver (a letter, etc.), to leave (a message), to send word
Readings
- Korean:
- chog
Spanish
- confiar
- solicitar
- pedir
- esperar
Portuguese
- confiar
- solicitação
- enviar uma mensagem
French
- charger de
- appartenir
- demander
- envoyer un message
| 3753 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3d12.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-12 | SKIP code |
| 6702.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-92 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5631 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1021 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 託す 【タクス】 to entrust (someone) with, to leave (a matter) with someone, to place under someone's care, to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.), to send (through someone), to leave (a message) with someone, to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.), to express in the form of (something), to use as a pretext
- 託児所 【タクジショ】 creche, day nursery, day-care center
- 嘱託 【ショクタク】 commission, entrusting with (work), part-time employee, temporary work
- 請託 【セイタク】 solicitation
Kun reading compounds
- 託ける 【かこつける】 to use as a pretext, to use as an excuse
- 託つ 【かこつ】 to complain about, to grumble about, to moan about, to bemoan
- 託つけ 【かこつけ】 pretext, excuse
- 託ける 【かこつける】 to use as a pretext, to use as an excuse
Readings
- Korean:
- tag
Spanish
- consignar
- confiar algo a
Portuguese
- consignar
- solicitar
- confiar
- fingir
- sugestão
French
- confier
- requête
- remettre
- prétexter
- conseil
| 1555 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 895 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4315 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1408 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1741 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1147A | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1636 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1746 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1574 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1662 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1845 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 976 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1323 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1936 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 35243 | Morohashi |
| 1455 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5560 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1917 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2066 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1391 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3056 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7a3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-3 | SKIP code |
| 0261.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-87 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8a17 | Unicode hex code |
kill, murder, butcher, slice off, split, diminish, reduce, spoil
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
581 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 殺意 【サツイ】 intent to kill, intent to murder, urge to kill, murderous impulse
- 殺害 【サツガイ】 killing, murder
- 他殺 【タサツ】 murder
- 併殺 【ヘイサツ】 double play
- 相殺 【ソウサイ】 offset, offsetting each other, cancelling each other out, counterbalancing, set-off, setoff, killing each other
- 減殺 【ゲンサイ】 lessening, diminishing, reducing
- 殺害 【サツガイ】 killing, murder
- 刹那 【セツナ】 moment, instant, kshana, duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second), shortest possible interval of time
- 歳殺 【サイセツ】 Saisetsu, one of the eight gods of the traditional calendar
Kun reading compounds
- 殺す 【ころす】 to kill, to slay, to murder, to slaughter, to suppress, to block, to hamper, to destroy (e.g. talent), to eliminate (e.g. an odour), to spoil (e.g. a flavour), to kill (e.g. one's speed), to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.), to hold back, to stifle (a yawn, laugh, etc.), to hold (one's breath), to put out (a runner), to pawn, to put in hock
- 削ぐ 【そぐ】 to chip (off), to shave off, to slice off, to cut off, to sharpen, to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.), to reduce, to diminish, to weaken, to spoil
- 殺める 【あやめる】 to wound, to murder
Readings
- Korean:
- sal, soe
Spanish
- matar
- quitar la vida
Portuguese
- matar
- assassinato
- açougueiro
- fatiar
- partir
- diminuir
- reduzir
- corromper
French
- tuer
- meurtre
- massacrer
- abattre
- trancher
- fendre
- diminuer
- réduire
- gâcher
| 614 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 515 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 488 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 546 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2454 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 419 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 657 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1138 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 576 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 585 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 610 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1140 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1677 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 889 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1208 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1507 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 16629 | Morohashi |
| 1324 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2994 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1493 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1607 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 470 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 545 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2968 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a6.35 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 4794.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-06 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6bba | Unicode hex code |
人
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
5 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 人 【ジン】 -ian (e.g. Italian), -ite (e.g. Tokyoite), -er (e.g. performer, etc.), person working with ..., man, person, people
- 人為 【ジンイ】 human work, human agency, art, artificiality
- 米人 【ベイジン】 American person
- 俳人 【ハイジン】 haiku poet
- 人 【ニン】 counter for people
- 人気 【ニンキ】 popularity, public favor, condition (e.g. market), tone, character, nature
- 同人 【ドウジン】 same person, said person, the person in question, coterie, clique, fraternity, kindred spirits, comrade, colleague, dōjin, doujin, Japanese fans or hobbyists who produce their own magazines, manga, software, etc.
- 代人 【ダイニン】 substitute, deputy, proxy, representative, agent
Kun reading compounds
- 人 【ひと】 person, someone, somebody, human beings, mankind, man, people, humans, human (Homo sapiens), (other) people, others, character, personality, nature, capable person, competent person, suitable person, right person, adult, grown-up, I, me, one
- 人一倍 【ひといちばい】 (much) more than others, exceedingly, extremely, unusually
- 貴人 【きじん】 aristocrat, nobleman, dignitary, person of high rank
- いい人 【いいひと】 good-natured person, good person, (one's) lover, boyfriend, girlfriend
Readings
- Japanese names:
- じ、 と、 ね、 ひこ、 ふみ
- Korean:
- in
Spanish
- persona
Portuguese
- pessoa
French
- être humain
- personne
| 30 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 39 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 39 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 9 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 339 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 4 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 11 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 14 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 1 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 15 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 42 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4175 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2111 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2857 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 960 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 344 | Morohashi |
| 3368 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 99 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 951 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1023 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 2 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 7 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1262 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 8000.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-45 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4eba | Unicode hex code |