| 71 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 125 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 113 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 169 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1451 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 77 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 161 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 39 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 139 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 139 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 379 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 550 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4190 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2118 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2866 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 76 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8714 | Morohashi |
| 3381 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1532 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 76 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 80 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 173 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 84 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
工
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
299 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 工 【コウ】 (factory) worker
- 工員 【コウイン】 factory worker
- 起工 【キコウ】 setting to work
- 商工 【ショウコウ】 commerce and industry
- 工夫 【クフウ】 devising (a way), contriving, inventing, thinking up, figuring out, coming up with, working out, device, design, idea, plan, invention, dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
- 工面 【クメン】 contrivance, managing (to raise money), one's financial condition
- 竹細工 【タケザイク】 bamboo work, bamboo ware
- 寄せ木細工 【ヨセギザイク】 wooden mosaic work, parquetry, wooden mosaic (e.g. on a piece of furniture), marquetry, marqueterie
- 具合 【グアイ】 condition, state, health, state (of health), way, manner, circumstance, luck, face, dignity, decency, propriety
- 工面 【クメン】 contrivance, managing (to raise money), one's financial condition
Readings
- Japanese names:
- もく
- Korean:
- gong
Spanish
- construcción
- fabricación
- obrero
Portuguese
- ofício
- construção
French
- ingénierie
- industrie
- construction
- radical katakana E (no. 48)
| 3172 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a3.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 1010.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5de5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
52 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 場 【ジョウ】 place, spot, grounds, arena, stadium, range, course
- 場外 【ジョウガイ】 outside the hall (or stadium, market, etc.), off the grounds, off the premises, off-track
- 斎場 【サイジョウ】 funeral hall, ceremony site
- 開場 【カイジョウ】 opening (the doors of a venue), inauguration (of a new building, facility, etc.)
Kun reading compounds
- 場 【ば】 place, spot, space, field, discipline, sphere, realm, occasion, situation, scene (of a play, movie, etc.), session, field, table, area in which cards are laid out (in a card game), round (east, south, etc.), field, field (in Gestalt psychology)
- 場合 【ばあい】 case, occasion, situation, circumstances
- 木場 【きば】 lumberyard
- 漁場 【ぎょじょう】 fishing grounds, permitted fishing zone
Readings
- Korean:
- jang
Spanish
- lugar
- situación
- momento
Portuguese
- localização
- lugar
French
- lieu
- place
- aire
- champ (magnétique)
| 252 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 161 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 144 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 34 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1113 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 250 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 145 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 3.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 154 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 154 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 335 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 380 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 678 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 408 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 512 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 551 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5278 | Morohashi |
| 558 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1058 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 545 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 584 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 49 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 216 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1451 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3b9.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 4612.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5834 | Unicode hex code |
register, record book
- On:
- ボ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1358 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 簿記 【ボキ】 bookkeeping
- 簿外 【ボガイ】 unaccounted, off the books
- 出納簿 【スイトウボ】 cashbook
- 乗客名簿 【ジョウキャクメイボ】 list of passengers, passenger manifest, passenger register
Readings
- Korean:
- bu, bag
Spanish
- libro de registro
- cuaderno de notas
Portuguese
- registro
- registrar em livros
French
- registre
- livre (comptes, annuaire)
| 1790 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1380 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3448 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1073 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1608 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1450 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1543 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1684 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1491 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3387 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1748 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2377 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 958 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 26623P | Morohashi |
| 2727 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4364 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 949 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1020 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1917 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2348 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6f13.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-13 | SKIP code |
| 8814.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-77 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7c3f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
149 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 記 【キ】 account, history, chronicle, annals, record, notice, note, as follows, Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE), Records of Ancient Matters
- 記憶 【キオク】 memory, recollection, remembrance, memory, storage
- 手記 【シュキ】 note, memorandum, memo, memoirs, personal account
- 左記 【サキ】 undermentioned (statement), the following, at left
Kun reading compounds
- 記す 【しるす】 to write down, to note down, to jot down, to take a note of, to mention, to describe, to give an account of, to inscribe, to mark, to brand, to remember, to engrave (in one's mind)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- のり
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- crónica
- narración
- memorizar
- anotar
- consignar por escrito
Portuguese
- escriba
- contar
- narrativa
- narrar
French
- inscrire
- compte-rendu
- narration
| 180 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 105 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 95 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 147 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4318 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 301 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 895 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1149 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 371 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 372 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 633 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1660 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1843 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 974 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1321 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 535 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 35244 | Morohashi |
| 1453 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5563 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 529 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 568 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 209 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 190 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3056 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7a3.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-3 | SKIP code |
| 0761.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-13 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8a18 | Unicode hex code |