| 621 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 717 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 691 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 302 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2039 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 115 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 583 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 63 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 318 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 318 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 368 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 932 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2473 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1251 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1717 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 718 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13061 | Morohashi |
| 1979 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2324 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 711 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 768 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 185 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 642 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
159 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 支 【シ】 China
- 支援 【シエン】 support, backing, aid, assistance
- 気管支 【キカンシ】 bronchus, bronchial tube
- 干支 【エト】 sexagenary cycle, 60-term cycle of 12 zodiac animals combined with 5 elements in the traditional Chinese calendar; currently used in Japan for years, historically also for days, 12-year Chinese zodiac
Kun reading compounds
- 支える 【ささえる】 to support, to prop, to sustain, to underlay, to hold up, to defend, to hold at bay, to stem, to check
- 閊える 【つかえる】 to stick, to get stuck, to get caught, to get jammed, to clog, to be unavailable, to be busy, to be occupied, to be full, to be piled up (e.g. of work), to halt (in one's speech), to stumble (over one's words), to stutter, to stammer, to feel blocked (of one's chest or throat, due to grief, anxiety, illness, etc.), to feel pressure, to feel pain
- 支う 【かう】 to support, to prop up
Readings
- Korean:
- ji
Spanish
- soporte
- apoyo
- rama
- pago
- interferencia
- soportar
- sostener
Portuguese
- ramo
- apoio
- sustentar
French
- soutien
- support
- branche
- filiale
- succursale
- radical branche (no. 65)
| 1467 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2k2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 4040.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-57 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 652f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1621 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 那覇 【ナハ】 Naha (city in Okinawa)
- 那覇港湾空港工事事務所 【ナハコウワンクウコウコウジジムショ】 Naha Harbour and Airport Construction Office
- 刹那 【セツナ】 moment, instant, kshana, duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second), shortest possible interval of time
- 印度支那 【インドシナ】 Indochina
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とも、 やす
- Korean:
- na
Spanish
- abundante
- ¿qué?
Portuguese
French
| 1257 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4757 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 416 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2251 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 826 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1047 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 564 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 748 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 39306X | Morohashi |
| 843 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6129 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2960 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1992 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 2d4.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 1-4-2 | SKIP code |
| 1752.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 90a3 | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 翅鞘 【シショウ】 elytron
- 翅脈 【シミャク】 wing veins (of an insect)
- 後翅 【コウシ】 hindwing
- 魚翅 【ユイチー】 shark fin
Kun reading compounds
- 翅 【はね】 wing (of an insect)
Readings
- Korean:
- si
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 2040 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1248 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 28642 | Morohashi |
| 4678 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2k8.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-4-6 | SKIP code |
| 4740.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-70-34 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7fc5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
2165 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 斑 【ブチ】 spots, speckles, mottles
- 斑晶 【ハンショウ】 phenocryst
- 水斑 【スイハン】 water spot (e.g. dried on a dish after washing)
- 黄斑 【オウハン】 macula, macula lutea, yellow spot
Kun reading compounds
- 斑 【ぶち】 spots, speckles, mottles
- 斑入り 【ふいり】 variegated, spotted
- 胡麻斑 【ごまふ】 black speckles, small black spots (like sprinkled sesame)
- 白斑 【はくはん】 white spot, bright spot, facula, vitiligo, leukoderma, leukoma
- 斑 【まだら】 spots, speckles, mottles, speckled, spotted
- 斑海豚 【まだらいるか】 pantropical spotted dolphin (Stenella attenuata)
- 浅葱斑 【あさぎまだら】 chestnut tiger butterfly (Parantica sita)
- 鹿の子斑 【かのこまだら】 pattern of white spots, dapples
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い
- Korean:
- ban
Spanish
- mancha
- mota
- manchado
- moteado
- abigarrado
- multicolor
Portuguese
French
| 2950 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1609 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1469 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1260 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 911 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 13470 | Morohashi |
| 1000 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2371 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2556 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1865 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 4f8.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-8 | SKIP code |
| 1111.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-35 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6591 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2121 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 蚊帳 【カヤ】 mosquito net
- 夜鷹 【ヨタカ】 grey nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus), nightjar (any bird of family Caprimulgidae), goatsucker, streetwalker, low class prostitute (Edo period), soba vendors who walk around at night, soba sold by these vendors
- 金蚉 【カナブン】 drone beetle (scarabaeid beetle) (Rhomborrhina japonica)
Kun reading compounds
- 蚊 【か】 mosquito
- 蚊帳 【かや】 mosquito net
- マラリア蚊 【マラリアか】 malaria mosquito
- 家蚊 【いえか】 house mosquito (genus Culex)
Readings
- Korean:
- mun
Spanish
- mosquito
Portuguese
- mosquito
French
- moustique
| 1056 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1771 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4123 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1119 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1714 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1135 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1876 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2041 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1860 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1605 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1673 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 886 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1205 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1744 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 32849 | Morohashi |
| 1319 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5288 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1728 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1864 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1387 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1666 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6d4.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 5014.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-67 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 868a | Unicode hex code |