| 1217 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 914 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1096 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 995 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1155 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1796 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1289 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1363 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1228 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 356 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3502 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1805 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2457 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 861 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5210 | Morohashi |
| 2823 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1038 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 853 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 917 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1513 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1049 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 堅 【ケン】 strength, solidity, firmness, armour, armor
- 堅持 【ケンジ】 holding on to, sticking to
- 中堅 【チュウケン】 nucleus, backbone, mainstay, key figure, medium-level, mid-level, middle-ranking, midsize, main body (of troops), crack troops, select troops, center field, centre field, center fielder, centre fielder, athlete competing in the middle-number match in a team competition, i.e. second in 3-on-3, third in 5-on-5 (kendo, judo, etc.)
- 米利堅 【メリケン】 America, American, fist
Kun reading compounds
- 硬い 【かたい】 hard, solid, tough, stiff, tight, wooden, unpolished (e.g. writing), strong, firm (not viscous or easily moved), safe, steady, honest, steadfast, obstinate, stubborn, bookish, formal, stuffy
- 堅い商売 【かたいしょうばい】 sound business
Readings
- Japanese names:
- きん
- Korean:
- gyeon
Spanish
- duro
- sólido
- firme
- apretado
- estricto
Portuguese
- de confiança
- apertado
- duro
- sólido
- firme
- estrito
French
- tenace
- dur
- strict
- solide
- ferme
- fiable
| 3472 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3b9.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-9-3 | SKIP code |
| 2-8-3 | SKIP code |
| 7710.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5805 | Unicode hex code |
tune, tone, meter, key (music), writing style, prepare, exorcise, investigate, harmonize, mediate
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
87 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 調 【チョウ】 key, mode (in gagaku), time, tempo, rhythm, meter (of a poem), metre, style, form, mood, pattern, tax in kind (paid with locally produced goods; under the ritsuryō system)
- 調印 【チョウイン】 signature, signing, sealing
- 長調 【チョウチョウ】 major key
- 空調 【クウチョウ】 air conditioning
Kun reading compounds
- 調べる 【しらべる】 to examine, to look up, to investigate, to check up, to sense, to study, to inquire, to search
- 調べ 【しらべ】 investigation, inspection, examination, tune, note, melody
- 調べる 【しらべる】 to examine, to look up, to investigate, to check up, to sense, to study, to inquire, to search
- 取り調べ 【とりしらべ】 investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors), examination, inquiry, enquiry
- 整う 【ととのう】 to be ready, to be prepared, to be arranged, to be in order, to be put in order, to be well-ordered, to be well-proportioned, to be harmonious, to be adjusted, to be regulated, to be refined (e.g. of a face), to be settled (e.g. treaty, contract), to be completed
- 整える 【ととのえる】 to put in order, to arrange, to tidy up, to fix, to straighten, to get ready, to prepare, to arrange, to supply, to assemble, to buy, to adjust, to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing), to work out (e.g. business deal), to arrange (e.g. marriage), to settle
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぎ、 つぎ
- Korean:
- jo, ju
Spanish
- melodía
- tono
- investigar
- comprobar
- arreglar
- poner en orden
Portuguese
- canção
- tom
- métrica
- clave (música)
- estilo de escrever
- preparar
- exorcisar
- investigar
French
- enquête
- mélodie
- ton (majeur/mineur)
- style d'écriture
- préparer
- exorciser
| 471 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 369 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 348 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 108 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4392 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 376 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 906 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2328 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.9 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 342 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 342 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 210 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1699 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1973 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1051 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1417 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 355 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 35609P | Morohashi |
| 1567 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5647 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 349 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 373 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 219 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 434 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3049 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7a8.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-8 | SKIP code |
| 0762.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-36-20 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8abf | Unicode hex code |