| 331 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 98 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 218 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 232 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2324 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 322 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 200 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2029 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 358 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 359 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 343 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1064 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3505 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1808 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2460 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1751 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 15213 | Morohashi |
| 2826 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2790 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1735 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1872 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 481 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 225 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
373 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 楽 【ガク】 music, old Japanese court music, gagaku
- 楽章 【ガクショウ】 movement
- 邦楽 【ホウガク】 Japanese music (esp. traditional Japanese music)
- 室内楽 【シツナイガク】 chamber music
- 楽 【ラク】 comfort, ease, relief, (at) peace, relaxation, easy, simple, without trouble, without hardships, (economically) comfortable, raku pottery, sukha (happiness)
- 楽園 【ラクエン】 paradise, Eden
- 千秋楽 【センシュウラク】 final day of a performance, closing date, final show, final day of a tournament
- 行楽 【コウラク】 outing, excursion, pleasure trip, going on a picnic
- 猿楽 【サルガク】 sarugaku (form of theatre popular in Japan during the 11th to 14th centuries), noh, fooling around
Kun reading compounds
- 楽しい 【たのしい】 enjoyable, fun, pleasant, happy, delightful
- 楽しい思い出 【たのしいおもいで】 happy memory, sweet memory
- 楽しむ 【たのしむ】 to enjoy, to take pleasure in, to have a good time, to have fun, to look forward to
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ、 た、 やす、 ら
- Korean:
- ag
Spanish
- música
- divertido
- fácil
- agradable
- disfrutar
- divertirse
Portuguese
- música
- conforto
- facilidade
French
- musique
- agréable
- confort
| 364 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a9.29 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-9-4 | SKIP code |
| 3290.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-58 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 697d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1718 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 匠 【ショウ】 craftsman, artisan, carpenter, (skilled) workman
- 匠気 【ショウキ】 affectation, desire to be impressive
- 師匠 【シショウ】 master, teacher, stable master
- 意匠 【イショウ】 design, idea, conception, plan
Kun reading compounds
- 匠 【たくみ】 craftsman, artisan, workman, carpenter, craft, craftsmanship, skill, dexterity, design, plot, scheme, artifice, trick
- 飛騨の匠 【ひだのたくみ】 historical system whereby the Hida region provided the central government 10 carpenters per village in place of taxes
Readings
- Korean:
- jang
Spanish
- artesano
- trabajador
Portuguese
- artesão
- carpinteiro
French
- artisan
- ouvrier
- charpentier
| 1388 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1491 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 761 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1532 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1107 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 503 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1359 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1443 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1715 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 236 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3711 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1900 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2581 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1709 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2605 | Morohashi |
| 2990 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 588 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1693 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1828 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1063 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3475 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2t4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 7171.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-02 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5320 | Unicode hex code |