| 168 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 92 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 86 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 64 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1028 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 571 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 141 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 309 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 90 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 90 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 162 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 338 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3793 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1937 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2630 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 593 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 4690 | Morohashi |
| 3055 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 941 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 586 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 630 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 421 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 118 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
-times, round, game, revolve, counter for occurrences
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
50 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 回 【カイ】 counter for occurrences, a time, an instance, inning (baseball), round, game, episode, chapter, instalment, Hui (people), Islam
- 回忌 【カイキ】 death anniversary, anniversary of a person's death
- 初回 【ショカイ】 first time, first innings, initial attempt, first, initial
- 奪回 【ダッカイ】 recovery, rescue, recapture
- 回向 【エコウ】 memorial service, prayers for the repose of the soul, transfer of merit
- 回向偈 【エコウゲ】 closing recital that transfers the merit of the service to a buddha, a bodhisattva, or the dead
Kun reading compounds
- 回る 【まわる】 to turn, to rotate, to revolve, to spin, to go around, to circle, to revolve around, to orbit, to make the rounds (of), to go around (several places), to travel around, to make a tour of, to patrol, to go by way of, to go via, to stop by (on the way), to take a roundabout route, to make a detour, to move around (to another place or position), to come around, to go over (e.g. to the opposing side), to come around (of one's turn), to be passed around (of a cup, circular, etc.), to function, to work well, to spread, to extend (to; e.g. of one's attention), to reach, to take effect (of alcohol, poison, etc.), to pass (a time), to turn (e.g. 5 o'clock), to earn interest, to ... around, to ... about
- 回す 【まわす】 to turn, to rotate, to spin, to twist, to gyrate, to pass around, to send around, to hand around, to circulate, to move (someone or something to where its needed), to send, to bring, to transfer, to forward, to direct, to submit, to turn (to a new use), to use (for something else), to turn on (something that turns or has a rotating part, e.g. a washing machine), to start up (e.g. an engine), to give (something) a spin, to put (someone in a position), to make (e.g. an enemy of), to ... around (e.g. chase, fool, play), to do all over, to do everywhere, to do completely, to surround (something) with, to enclose with, to put (an arm) around (e.g. someone's waist), to reach around, to invest (money), to lend, to dial (a telephone number), to gang-rape, to operate (e.g. business, shop)
- 回る 【もとおる】 to wander around
Readings
- Korean:
- hoe
Spanish
- girar
- volver al principio
- evitar
- vez
- dar vueltas
- rodar
Portuguese
- -vêzes
- redondo
- jogo
- revolver
- sufixo para contagem de para ocorrências
- girar
French
- tourner
- fois
- rond
- manche (jeu)
- tour
- révolution
- récurrence
- compteur de fois
| 3777 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3s3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 6060.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-83 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 56de | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
962 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 曲折 【キョクセツ】 bending, winding, meandering, zigzagging, ups and downs, twists and turns, complications, difficulties, vicissitudes
- 屈折 【クッセツ】 bending, curving, twisting, turning, winding, warping (of feelings, logic, etc.), distortion, twisting, refraction, inflection
- 折伏 【シャクブク】 preaching down, breaking down someone's false beliefs through confrontation (in order to convert them to the right faith)
Kun reading compounds
- 折る 【おる】 to break, to fracture, to break off, to snap off, to pick (e.g. flowers), to fold, to bend, to make (origami), to interrupt, to end
- 折 【おり】 opportunity, chance, occasion, time, folding, fold, pleat, crease, small food box (wooden or cardboard), folding in ... (two, three, etc.), counter for folded items, counter for items (esp. food) packed in an oribako
- 折り合い 【おりあい】 agreement (e.g. business, dispute), understanding, compromise, settlement, relationship, relation, (good, bad, etc.) terms
- 折々 【おりおり】 occasionally, now and then, from time to time
- 指折り 【ゆびおり】 leading, prominent, eminent, foremost, distinguished, counting on one's fingers
- 折 【おり】 opportunity, chance, occasion, time, folding, fold, pleat, crease, small food box (wooden or cardboard), folding in ... (two, three, etc.), counter for folded items, counter for items (esp. food) packed in an oribako
- 折り合い 【おりあい】 agreement (e.g. business, dispute), understanding, compromise, settlement, relationship, relation, (good, bad, etc.) terms
- 折々 【おりおり】 occasionally, now and then, from time to time
- 指折り 【ゆびおり】 leading, prominent, eminent, foremost, distinguished, counting on one's fingers
- 折れる 【おれる】 to break, to be broken, to snap, to fracture, to be folded, to give in, to back down, to yield, to submit, to turn (a corner)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- せき
- Korean:
- jeol, je
Spanish
- plegar
- doblar
- romper
- dividir
- en ese tiempo
- quebrar
Portuguese
- dobrar
- quebrar
- fraturar
- curvar
- produto
- submeter
French
- plier
- casser
- fracture
- courber
- céder
- soumettre
- tourner (coin)
| 651 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 551 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 522 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 830 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1855 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 585 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 560 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 385 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1394 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1483 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 772 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 860 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 297 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 189 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 225 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1139 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 11890 | Morohashi |
| 253 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2094 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1130 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1211 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 485 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1354 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c4.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 5202.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-62 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6298 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
405 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 限定 【ゲンテイ】 limit, restriction
- 限界 【ゲンカイ】 limit, bound
- 上限 【ジョウゲン】 upper limit, supremum
- 有限 【ユウゲン】 finite, limited
Kun reading compounds
- 限る 【かぎる】 to restrict, to limit, to confine, to be restricted to, to be limited to, to be confined to, to be best (for), to be the best plan, to be the only way (to)
- 限り 【かぎり】 limit, limits, bounds, degree, extent, scope, the end, the last, as long as ..., as far as ..., as much as ..., to the limits of ..., all of ..., unless ..., (not) included in ..., (not) part of ..., being very much (in a certain state), extreme amount (of a feeling, etc.), ... only (e.g. "one time only", "today only"), end of one's life, final moments, death, funeral, burial
- 限りない 【かぎりない】 unlimited, endless, boundless, infinite
- 中限 【なかぎり】 next-month delivery
Readings
- Korean:
- han
Spanish
- limitar
- restringir
- confinar
Portuguese
- limite
- restringir
- o melhor possível
French
- limite
- limiter
- restreindre
- autant que possible
| 601 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 691 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 665 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 474 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4987 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 600 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 985 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 847 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 866 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 975 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 728 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 475 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 296 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 357 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1478 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 41627 | Morohashi |
| 398 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6439 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1466 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1576 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 370 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 696 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3665 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2d6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 1-2-6 | SKIP code |
| 7723.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-34 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9650 | Unicode hex code |
world, boundary
- On:
- カイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
158 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 界 【カイ】 community, circles, world, kingdom, erathem, field (electrical), border, boundary, division
- 界隈 【カイワイ】 neighborhood, neighbourhood, vicinity
- 球界 【キュウカイ】 the baseball world
- 経済界 【ケイザイカイ】 economic world, financial circles, business community
Readings
- Korean:
- gye
Spanish
- borde
- frontera
- extensión
- ámbito
Portuguese
- mundo
French
- monde
| 170 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 260 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 240 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 170 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2998 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 269 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 223 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 967 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 454 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 461 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 157 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1336 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3172 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1632 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2220 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 257 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 21775 | Morohashi |
| 2563 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3739 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 251 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 266 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 164 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 320 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3654 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5f4.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 6022.8 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-06 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 754c | Unicode hex code |