| 216 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 298 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 282 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 535 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2261 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 425 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 632 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1372 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 314 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 314 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 974 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1092 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1167 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 631 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 841 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1473 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14745 | Morohashi |
| 930 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2670 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1461 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1571 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 390 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 355 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
620 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 根 【コン】 stick-to-itiveness, perseverance, persistence, radical (esp. one that tends to ionize easily), root, indriya (faculty of the body having a specific function, i.e. the sensory organs)
- 根幹 【コンカン】 foundation, root, basis, core, fundamentals, root and trunk
- 事実無根 【ジジツムコン】 groundless, entirely contrary to fact
- 球根 【キュウコン】 (plant) bulb
Kun reading compounds
- 根 【ね】 root (of a plant), root (of a tooth, hair, etc.), center (of a pimple, etc.), root (of all evil, etc.), source, origin, cause, basis, one's true nature, (fishing) reef
- 根ざす 【ねざす】 to come from, to have roots in
- 島根 【しまね】 Shimane (prefecture), island country
- 尾根 【おね】 (mountain) ridge
Readings
- Korean:
- geun
Spanish
- raíz matemática
- perseverancia
- raíz
Portuguese
- raiz
- radical
- verruga
French
- racine
- radical
- point noir (acné)
| 1865 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a6.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-6 | SKIP code |
| 4793.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6839 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
64 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 問 【モン】 counter for questions
- 問責 【モンセキ】 blame, censure, reproof, reprimand, rebuke
- 設問 【セツモン】 posing a question, question
- 弔問 【チョウモン】 condolence call, visiting a bereaved family to offer condolences
Kun reading compounds
- 問う 【とう】 to ask, to inquire, to blame (someone) for, to accuse of, to pursue (question of responsibility), to charge with, to care about, to regard as important, to call into question, to doubt, to question
- 問うに落ちず語るに落ちる 【とうにおちずかたるにおちる】 to keep a secret when asked about it, but let it slip inadvertently when chatting on another occasion
- 問い 【とい】 question, query
- 問い合わせ 【といあわせ】 inquiry, query, enquiry
- 更問 【さらとい】 follow-up question, additional question
- 問屋 【とんや】 wholesale store, wholesale dealer, wholesaler
Readings
- Japanese names:
- はる
- Korean:
- mun
Spanish
- duda
- pregunta
- problema
- preguntar
- acusar
Portuguese
- perguntar
- pergunta
- problema
French
- question
- demander
- problème
| 520 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 418 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 396 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 75 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4944 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 175 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 140 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1524 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 162 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 162 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 239 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 331 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4117 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2091 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2833 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1631 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3814 | Morohashi |
| 3320 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 830 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1617 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1744 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 41 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 387 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3877 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8e3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-8-3 | SKIP code |
| 7760.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-68 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 554f | Unicode hex code |