| 1252 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1918 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2544 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1833 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1470 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 811 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1435 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1525 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1396 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1186 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 461 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 286 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 346 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1817 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17402 | Morohashi |
| 386 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3123 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1799 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1939 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1273 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
deluge, flood, vast
- On:
- コウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1778 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 洪 【コウ】 Hungary
- 洪水 【コウズイ】 flood, flooding
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ほん
- Korean:
- hong
Spanish
- corriente
- diluvio
- inundación
Portuguese
- dilúvio
- enchente
- vasto
French
- inondation
- déluge
- vaste
| 361 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a6.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 3418.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6d2a | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1821 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 諒闇 【リョウアン】 court mourning (for the late emperor or empress), national mourning
- 亮月 【リョウゲツ】 bright moonlight
- 嚠喨 【リュウリョウ】 clear and resounding (as a voice or musical instrument)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 すけ、 まこと、 あきら、 よし、 きょう、 たすく、 ふさ
- Korean:
- ryang
Spanish
- claro
- luminoso
- ayudar
- verdad
Portuguese
French
| 302 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1993 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 911 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2010 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2571 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1313 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1784 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 304 | Morohashi |
| 2071 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 95 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2920 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2928 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 2j7.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 0021.7 | Four corner code |
| 0021.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-28 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4eae | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
711 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 吉 【キチ】 good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result), good luck, auspiciousness, unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
- 吉祥天 【キッショウテン】 Sri-mahadevi (consort of Vaishravana)
- 大吉 【ダイキチ】 excellent luck
- 中吉 【チュウキチ】 moderately good luck (in fortune telling)
- 吉 【キチ】 good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result), good luck, auspiciousness, unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
- 吉事 【キチジ】 auspicious event
- 嘉吉 【カキツ】 Kakitsu era (1441.2.17-1444.2.5)
- 勿吉 【モッキツ】 Mohe (one of the Tungusic-speaking tribes)
Kun reading compounds
- 吉川神道 【よしかわしんとう】 Yoshikawa Shinto (Confucianist form of Shinto, stripped of Buddhist influence)
- 吉川線 【よしかわせん】 scratch marks on the neck of a body (indicating a struggling victim of strangulation)
- 土吉 【つちよし】 earth form of "good luck" character
- 豊臣秀吉 【とよとみひでよし】 Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Readings
- Japanese names:
- え、 き、 きっ、 きる、 こし、 と、 よ
- Korean:
- gil
Spanish
- buena suerte
- alegría
- felicitaciones
Portuguese
- boa sorte
- prazer
- congratulações
French
- bonne chance
- joie
- félicitations
| 1142 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 464 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1053 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 990 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1124 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 278 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1141 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1194 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 893 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 282 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2691 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1369 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1855 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 326 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3289 | Morohashi |
| 2167 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 711 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 320 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 342 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 199 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 1064 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1477 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3p3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 4060.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5409 | Unicode hex code |