| 1514 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1449 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2837 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1329 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1174 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 243 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1326 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1409 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1445 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 394 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 263 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 165 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 198 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 327 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5642 | Morohashi |
| 224 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 974 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 321 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 343 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1068 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1657 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 壮 【ソウ】 vibrancy, strength, bravery, manliness, (esp. of men) one's prime (approx. age 30), counter for times of moxibustion
- 壮行 【ソウコウ】 rousing
- 悲壮 【ヒソウ】 tragic but brave, heroic, grim
- 強壮 【キョウソウ】 able-bodied, robust, sturdy, strong
Kun reading compounds
- 盛ん 【さかん】 prosperous, flourishing, thriving, successful, popular, widespread, active, lively, energetic, vigorous, brisk, strong, enthusiastic, eager, hearty, frequent, repeated
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つよし
- Korean:
- jang
Spanish
- poderoso
- influyente
- próspero
Portuguese
- robusto
- másculo
- prosperidade
French
- robuste
- âge d'homme
- prospérité
| 1272 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2b4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 3411.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 58ee | Unicode hex code |
discontinue, sever, cut off, abstain, interrupt, suppress, be beyond, without match, peerless, unparalleled
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
784 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 絶 【ゼツ】 starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
- 絶縁 【ゼツエン】 breaking off relations (with), severing one's connections (with), breaking with (e.g. one's past), insulation (electrical or thermal), isolation
- 超絶 【チョウゼツ】 transcendence, excellence, superiority
- 壮絶 【ソウゼツ】 heroic, fierce, grand, sublime, magnificent
Kun reading compounds
- 絶える 【たえる】 to die out, to peter out, to become extinct, to cease, to be stopped, to be discontinued, to be cut off
- 絶えることなく 【たえることなく】 unceasing, relentless
- 絶やす 【たやす】 to exterminate, to eradicate, to wipe out, to put an end to, to let (fire) go out, to let die (e.g. flowers), to run out of
- 断つ 【たつ】 to sever, to cut off, to suppress, to eradicate, to exterminate, to abstain (from), to give up
Readings
- Korean:
- jeol
Spanish
- extinguir
- eliminar
- rechazar
- absoluto
- lugar escarpado
- desaparecer
- extinguirse
- exterminar
- erradicar
- suprimir
Portuguese
- descontinuar
- além de
- romper
- cortar desligar
- abster- se
- interromper
- suprimir
French
- cesser
- au-delà
- rompre
- couper
- s'abstenir
- interrompre
- supprimer
| 828 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 756 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 733 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 743 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3539 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 630 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 820 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2148 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 742 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 755 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 734 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1534 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1711 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 917 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1240 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1770 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 49469 | Morohashi |
| 1353 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4490 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1754 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1891 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 756 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2756 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a6.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-6 | SKIP code |
| 2791.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-68 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7d76 | Unicode hex code |