| 999 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1467 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1963 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1566 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1370 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1714 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1831 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1257 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 911 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 714 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 427 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 535 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1068 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 12366 | Morohashi |
| 585 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2232 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1059 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1139 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1538 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1003 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 握手 【アクシュ】 handshake, reconciliation, joining hands, cooperation
- 握力 【アクリョク】 grip (of hand), grip strength
- 一握 【イチアク】 handful
- 動向把握 【ドウコウハアク】 grasping the trend, firmly understanding how the situation is developing, getting a good sense of how things are changing
Kun reading compounds
- 握る 【にぎる】 to clasp, to grasp, to grip, to clutch, to hold (the answer), to have (e.g. the solution), to be the key, to be the reason, to seize (power), to hold (the reins), to dominate, to control, to make (nigirizushi, rice ball, etc.), to form (with one's hands), to press into shape, to mold, to mould
Readings
- Korean:
- ag
Spanish
- agarrar
- coger
- asir
- empuñar
- apretar con la mano
Portuguese
- agarrar
- segurar
- moldar sushi
- suborno
French
- s'agripper
- tenir
- mouler (sushis)
- soudoyer
| 1372 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c9.17 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 5701.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-14 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 63e1 | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鋏角 【キョウカク】 chelicera, mouthparts of chelicerates (including arachnids)
- 鋏角亜門 【キョウカクアモン】 Chelicerata, suborder comprising arachnids, sea spiders, and horseshoe crabs
- 入鋏 【ニュウキョウ】 (ticket) punching
Kun reading compounds
- 鋏 【はさみ】 scissors, shears, clippers, hole punch
- 鋏虫 【はさみむし】 earwig
- 改札鋏 【かいさつはさみ】 ticket punch
- 鋏む 【はさむ】 to clip, to snip
Readings
- Korean:
- hyeob
Spanish
- tijeras
- perforadora
Portuguese
French
| 4858 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2173 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 40450 | Morohashi |
| 1731 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6272 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2773 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2795 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 8a7.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-7 | SKIP code |
| 8413.8 | Four corner code |
| 1-78-87 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 92cf | Unicode hex code |