| 1762 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1039 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1349 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1124 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 477 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 885 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1463 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1558 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 372 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 504 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1639 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 865 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1182 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 158 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7426 | Morohashi |
| 1287 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1376 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 156 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 168 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1246 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1143 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 封 【フウ】 seal
- 封鎖 【フウサ】 blockade, lockdown, sealing off (an area), freezing (funds)
- 帯封 【オビフウ】 currency strap, banknote strap, currency band, money band, mailing wrapper (around a newspaper, etc.)
- 液封 【エキフウ】 liquid seal, liquid ring
- 封建的 【ホウケンテキ】 feudal, feudalistic
- 封建主義 【ホウケンシュギ】 feudalism
- 移封 【イホウ】 forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain by the Edo shogunate
- 旧封 【キュウホウ】 former fief
Readings
- Korean:
- bong
Spanish
- sello
- feudo
- prevenir
- sellar
- cerrar
Portuguese
- carimbo
- fechamento
French
- sceller
- fermeture
| 1448 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3b6.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-3 | SKIP code |
| 4410.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-41-85 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5c01 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1250 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鎖国 【サコク】 national isolation, closing the country (to foreigners), sakoku, policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
- 鎖骨 【サコツ】 collarbone, clavicle
- 経済封鎖 【ケイザイフウサ】 economic blockade, embargo
- 学級閉鎖 【ガッキュウヘイサ】 temporary closing of classes
Kun reading compounds
- 鎖 【くさり】 chain, chains
- 鎖編み 【くさりあみ】 chain stitch
- 救命の鎖 【きゅうめいのくさり】 chain of survival
- 人間の鎖 【にんげんのくさり】 human chain (chain of people holding hands, usually in protest)
- 閉ざす 【とざす】 to shut, to close, to fasten, to lock, to block (a street, entrance, etc.), to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.), to shut off, to cut off, to cover (e.g. in darkness), to consume (with negative feelings), to fill (e.g. with sadness), to bury (e.g. in grief)
Readings
- Korean:
- swae
Spanish
- conexión
- cerrar
- cadena
Portuguese
- cadeias
- ferros
- conexão
French
- chaîne
- fers
- liens
| 1286 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1605 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4901 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1698 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1856 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1819 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1968 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1338 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1832 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2213 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1156 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1573 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1956 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 40708P | Morohashi |
| 1761 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6325 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1937 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2087 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1908 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2861 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8a10.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-10 | SKIP code |
| 8918.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9396 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
521 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 突入 【トツニュウ】 rushing into, breaking into, storming, plunging into (war, etc.), embarking on (a new venture)
- 突然 【トツゼン】 abrupt, sudden, unexpected
- 強制衝突 【キョウセイショウトツ】 collision enforcement
- 非弾性衝突 【ヒダンセイショウトツ】 inelastic collision
Kun reading compounds
- 突く 【つく】 to prick, to stab, to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike, to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.), to attack, to brave (the rain, etc.)
- 突棒 【つくぼう】 barbed T-shaped weapon for catching thieves (Edo period)
- 麦突 【むぎつく】 Pungtungia herzi (species of cyprinid)
- 剣突く 【けんつく】 rough scolding, upbraiding, tongue-lashing, dressing-down
Readings
- Korean:
- dol
Spanish
- súbito
- repentino
- empuje
- colisión
- empujar
- impulsar
- impeler
Portuguese
- apunhalar
- perfurar
- empurrar
- empurrão
- furar
French
- poignarder
- saillant
- irruption
- enfoncer
- percer
- piquer
| 1668 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 574 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3316 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 913 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 785 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 722 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 898 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 920 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1121 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1453 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2772 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1421 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1918 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1330 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 25424 | Morohashi |
| 2230 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4191 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1319 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1416 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1213 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 763 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3m5.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 3043.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-45 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7a81 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
590 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 破 【ハ】 middle section of a song (in gagaku or noh)
- 破壊 【ハカイ】 destruction, disruption, (application) crash
- 大破 【タイハ】 serious damage, heavy damage, being wrecked, thrashing (an opponent), crushing, giving a drubbing
- 踏破 【トウハ】 travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot, walking (all the way) across, travelling through, hiking across, traversing, travelling all over (e.g. a country), visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)
Kun reading compounds
- 破る 【やぶる】 to tear, to rip, to break, to destroy, to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.), to breach, to defeat, to beat, to break (e.g. silence), to disturb (e.g. peace), to shatter (e.g. dream), to disrupt, to spoil, to violate (e.g. rule), to break (e.g. promise), to infringe, to break (a record)
- 破れる 【やぶれる】 to get torn, to tear, to rip, to break, to wear out, to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.), to break down, to collapse, to fall into ruin
- 割れる 【われる】 to break, to be smashed, to split, to crack, to fissure, to be torn, to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.), to split (e.g. of a party), to come to light, to become clear, to be identified, to be revealed, to become distorted (of sound), to clip, to be divisible (without a remainder), to drop below a minimum
Readings
- Korean:
- pa
Spanish
- dañar
- romper
- rasgar
- derrotar
- completar
- especial
- desgarrar
- desgarrarse
- desgastarse
Portuguese
- arrancar
- rasgar
- lágrima
- quebrar
- destruir
- derrotar
- frustrar
French
- déchirer
- casser
- détruire
- défaire
- frustrer
| 692 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 788 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 767 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 634 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3186 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 645 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 765 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1113 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 665 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 676 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1037 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1401 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1478 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 784 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1064 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 814 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 24124 | Morohashi |
| 1150 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3999 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 806 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 869 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 427 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 719 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3367 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5a5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-5 | SKIP code |
| 1464.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-43 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7834 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
713 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 船 【セン】 ship, boat, vessel
- 船員 【センイン】 sailor, seaman, seafarer
- 造船 【ゾウセン】 shipbuilding
- 大船 【オオブネ】 large boat
Kun reading compounds
- 船 【ふね】 ship, boat, watercraft, vessel, seaplane, tank, tub, vat, trough, counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
- 船貝 【ふねがい】 Arca avellana (species of ark shell)
- 大船 【おおぶね】 large boat
- 釣り船 【つりぶね】 fishing boat, boat-shaped hanging flower vase
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ふ
- Korean:
- seon
Spanish
- barco
- buque
- bote
Portuguese
- barco
French
- bateau
- navire
| 266 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 175 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 158 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 313 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3873 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 314 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 860 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1391 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 376 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 377 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 647 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1595 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1700 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 906 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1229 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1892 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 30407 | Morohashi |
| 1341 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4939 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1874 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2019 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 208 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 877 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6c5.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-5 | SKIP code |
| 2846.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-05 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8239 | Unicode hex code |