| 1074 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 577 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2254 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1608 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1430 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1212 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1275 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 986 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1089 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1162 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 628 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 836 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1534 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14743 | Morohashi |
| 927 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2660 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1520 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1638 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1348 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
nucleus, core, kernel
- On:
- カク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
475 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 核 【カク】 stone (of a fruit), pit, pip, core (of an organization, team, etc.), nucleus, heart, nuclear weapons, nucleus (of an atom), nucleus (of a cell), condensation nucleus, (planetary) core, ring (in a cyclic compound), kernel, core, nucleus (of a cultured pearl)
- 核家族 【カクカゾク】 nuclear family
- 中核 【チュウカク】 kernel, core, nucleus, center, centre
- 放射性同位核 【ホウシャセイドウイカク】 radioisotope
Readings
- Korean:
- haeg
Spanish
- semilla
- núcleo
- centro
- meollo
Portuguese
- núcleo
- centro
- cerne
French
- noyau
- nucléaire
- coeur
| 1862 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a6.22 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-6 | SKIP code |
| 4098.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-43 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6838 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
778 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 崩落 【ホウラク】 collapse, break, cave-in, crash, market decline, market crash
- 崩壊 【ホウカイ】 collapse, crumbling, breaking down, caving in, (radioactive) decay, disintegration
- 壊崩 【カイホウ】 collapse, crumbling, breaking down, caving in
Kun reading compounds
- 崩れる 【くずれる】 to collapse, to crumble, to get out of shape, to lose one's shape, to become disorganized, to become untidy, to break down, to be thrown into disarray, to crash (stock market), to slump, to decline, to break money into small change, to turn bad (e.g. weather), to change for the worse, to deteriorate
- 崩す 【くずす】 to destroy, to demolish, to pull down, to tear down, to level, to disturb, to put into disorder, to throw off balance, to make shaky, to relax (one's pose), to make oneself at ease, to break (a bill), to change, to make change, to write in cursive style, to write in running style, to break into a smile, to let off a smile, to lower (a price)
Readings
- Korean:
- bung
Spanish
- desmoronamiento
- derrumbe
- destruir
- desmoronar
- desmoronarse
- desmenuzarse
- derrumbarse
Portuguese
- Demolir
- murchar
- aplainar
French
- s'effondrer
- mourir
- démolir
- niveler
| 1801 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1700 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1430 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1490 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1244 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1122 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1174 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1663 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 547 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2863 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1478 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1989 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 781 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8212P | Morohashi |
| 2296 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1491 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 774 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 836 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1426 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1246 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3o8.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 2222.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5d29 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
727 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 壊滅 【カイメツ】 (complete) destruction, annihilation, devastation
- 壊血病 【カイケツビョウ】 scurvy
- 損壊 【ソンカイ】 damage, destruction
- 全壊 【ゼンカイ】 complete destruction
- 壊死 【エシ】 necrosis
- 壊劫 【エコウ】 the kalpa of destruction (the third aeon of the universe)
- 不壊 【フエ】 indestructibility
- 金剛不壊 【コンゴウフエ】 firm and solid, sturdy and indestructible, unshakable, adamantine
Kun reading compounds
- 壊す 【こわす】 to break, to destroy, to demolish, to wreck, to ruin, to spoil, to damage, to break (a bill, etc.)
- 壊れる 【こわれる】 to be broken, to break, to fall apart, to collapse, to be destroyed, to be damaged, to break (down), to stop working, to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.), to collapse, to break down (of a relationship, negotiations, etc.), to be broken off, to be ruined (of an atmosphere, one's image, etc.)
Readings
- Korean:
- koe
Spanish
- colapso
- derrumbe
- destrucción
- romper
- romperse
- averiarse
Portuguese
- demolição
- quebrar
- destruir
French
- démolition
- casser
- détruire
| 1066 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1266 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1147 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1578 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1171 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2602 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1407 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1496 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1038 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 390 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 934 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 524 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 684 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 407 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5541P | Morohashi |
| 756 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1102 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 400 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 427 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1822 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1465 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3b13.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-13 | SKIP code |
| 4413.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-85 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 58ca | Unicode hex code |