| 39 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 59 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 48 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 111 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1447 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 41 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 49 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 20 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 33 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 33 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 101 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 548 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 6 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 129 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8673 | Morohashi |
| 6 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1526 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 127 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 134 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 196 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 21 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
川
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
181 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 川柳 【センリュウ】 senryū, comic haiku, humorous seventeen-mora poem
- 川きゅう 【センキュウ】 cnidium rhizome (Cnidium officinale)
- 山川 【サンセン】 mountains and rivers
- 四川 【シセン】 Sichuan (China), Szechuan, Szechwan
Kun reading compounds
- 川 【かわ】 river, stream, River, the ... river
- 川上 【かわかみ】 upper reaches of a river, upstream
- 堀川 【ほりかわ】 canal
- 山川 【さんせん】 mountains and rivers
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 こ、 さわ
- Korean:
- cheon
Spanish
- arroyo
- río
Portuguese
- corrente
- rio
French
- rivière
- fleuve
- radical rivière (no. 47)
| 1254 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-1-2 | SKIP code |
| 2200.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5ddd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
533 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 崎崖 【キガイ】 steepness of a mountain
- 崎嶇 【キク】 steep (mountain), precipitous, hard (life), difficult, troubled
- 川崎 【カワサキ】 Kawasaki (city)
- 長崎 【ナガサキ】 Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
Kun reading compounds
- 崎 【さき】 small peninsula, cape, promontory, headland
- 川崎 【かわさき】 Kawasaki (city)
- 長崎 【ながさき】 Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
- 岬 【みさき】 cape (on coast)
Readings
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- promontorio
- cabo
- espita
Portuguese
- promontorio
- cabo
- ponta
French
- promontoire
- cap
- pointe
| 1297 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 457 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1426 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1898 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1243 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1592 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1362 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1447 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1293 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 545 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 569 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 345 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 428 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 785 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8169 | Morohashi |
| 472 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1485 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 778 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 840 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1424 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1249 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3o8.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 2472.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5d0e | Unicode hex code |
deviate, idleness, leisure, miss the mark, evade, elude, parry, diverge
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1524 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 逸脱 【イツダツ】 deviation, departure, omission
- 逸材 【イツザイ】 outstanding talent, person of exceptional talent, gifted person
- 捕逸 【ホイツ】 passed ball
- 秀逸 【シュウイツ】 excellent, superb, first-rate
Kun reading compounds
- 逸れる 【それる】 to turn away, to bear off, to veer away, to swerve from, to miss (e.g. a target), to deviate (e.g. of a conversation), to digress, to go astray, to wander
- 逸らす 【そらす】 to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.), to avert, to divert (e.g. one's attention), to evade (e.g. a question), to change (e.g. the subject), to displease, to annoy, to offend, to upset, to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
- 逸れる 【はぐれる】 to lose sight of (one's companions), to stray from, to miss (one's chance to ...)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いっ、 はや、 へん
- Korean:
- il
Spanish
- desviar
- eludir
- dejar pasar
- excepcional
- excelente
- desocupación
- ociosidad
Portuguese
- desviar-se
- indolência
- lazer
- perder o ponto
- escapar
- evitar
- desviar um golpe
- divergir
French
- dévier
- oisiveté
- loisirs
- rater
- s'évader
- échapper à
- s'écarter
- parer
- diverger
| 1010 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1581 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4708 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1723 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1812 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1504 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 734 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 747 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1748 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 700 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3872 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1990 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2688 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1992 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38951P | Morohashi |
| 3120 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6071 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1973 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2127 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1490 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2557 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q8.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 3730.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-79 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9038 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1374 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 朗報 【ロウホウ】 good news, happy news, glad tidings
- 朗読 【ロウドク】 reading aloud, recitation
- 晃朗 【コウロウ】 bright and brilliant
- 融朗 【ユウロウ】 brightness, clearness
Kun reading compounds
- 朗らか 【ほがらか】 cheerful, merry, sunny, melodious, bright (sky, day, etc.), fine, clear
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 あきら、 お、 さえ、 ろ
- Korean:
- rang
Spanish
- claro
- sereno
- melodioso
- sonoro
Portuguese
- melódico
- limpa
- alegre
- sereno
- brilhante
French
- radieux
- brillant
- clair
- mélodieux
- serein
- joyeux
| 1005 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 995 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1450 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3762 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1610 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1414 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1394 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1754 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1878 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1628 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1006 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1679 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 891 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1210 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1481 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14362P | Morohashi |
| 1325 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4802 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1469 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1579 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 917 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 846 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4b6.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 3772.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-47-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6717 | Unicode hex code |