| 429 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 332 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 316 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 336 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2574 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 612 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 686 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 845 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 864 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 219 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1194 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 531 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 327 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 402 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 146 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17529P | Morohashi |
| 443 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3158 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 144 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 155 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 458 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 357 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
345 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 消火 【ショウカ】 fire fighting, extinguishing a fire
- 消化 【ショウカ】 digestion (of food), digestion (of information), assimilation, thorough understanding, consumption, absorption, using up, meeting (e.g. a quota), completion, losing one's form and turning into something else
- 費消 【ヒショウ】 spending, consumption, misappropriation, embezzlement
- 曖昧性解消 【アイマイセイカイショウ】 disambiguation
Kun reading compounds
- 消える 【きえる】 to disappear, to vanish, to go out of sight, to go away, to become lost, to go out (of a fire, light, etc.), to die, to turn off (e.g. of a TV screen), to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.), to vanish (e.g. of hope), to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness), to disappear, to fade away (e.g. of footsteps), to wear away (e.g. of an inscription), to rub out (of writing), to fade (e.g. of ink), to be lost (e.g. of a tradition), to die out, to disappear
- 消す 【けす】 to erase, to rub out, to rub off, to cross out, to delete, to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.), to switch off, to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.), to put out, to remove (a smell, pain, etc.), to eliminate, to get rid of, to relieve (pain, anxiety, etc.), to neutralize (poison), to drown out (a sound), to deaden, to absorb, to muffle, to kill, to murder, to bump off, to rub out
Readings
- Korean:
- so
Spanish
- extinguirse
- apagarse
- desaparecer
- apagar
- extinguir
Portuguese
- extinguir
- apagar
- desligar
- neutralizar
- cancelar
French
- éteindre
- effacer
- disparaître
- neutraliser
- annuler
| 346 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a7.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 3912.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-35 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6d88 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
882 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 息 【ソク】 son, interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
- 息 【ソク】 son
- 鼻息 【ハナイキ】 nasal breathing, breathing through one's nose, person's pleasure, excitement
- 終息 【シュウソク】 cessation, (coming to an) end
Kun reading compounds
- 息 【いき】 breath, breathing, concord, harmony, rapport, steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.), (water) vapor, vapour
- 息切れ 【いきぎれ】 shortness of breath, panting, puffing, running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.), losing momentum, loss of efficiency
- 鼻息 【はないき】 nasal breathing, breathing through one's nose, person's pleasure, excitement
- 寝息 【ねいき】 breathing of a sleeping person
Readings
- Korean:
- sig
Spanish
- respiración
- aliento
- hijo
- interés (en dinero)
- tono
Portuguese
- hálito
- respiração
- filho
- juros
French
- respirer
- fils
- intérêts (prêt)
| 454 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 351 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 332 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 872 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3844 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 628 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 539 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1224 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1242 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1308 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1118 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 782 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3278 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1693 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2301 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 617 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10601 | Morohashi |
| 2647 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1850 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 610 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 657 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 359 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 858 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4k6.17 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 2633.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 606f | Unicode hex code |
discontinue, sever, cut off, abstain, interrupt, suppress, be beyond, without match, peerless, unparalleled
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
784 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 絶 【ゼツ】 starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
- 絶縁 【ゼツエン】 breaking off relations (with), severing one's connections (with), breaking with (e.g. one's past), insulation (electrical or thermal), isolation
- 超絶 【チョウゼツ】 transcendence, excellence, superiority
- 壮絶 【ソウゼツ】 heroic, fierce, grand, sublime, magnificent
Kun reading compounds
- 絶える 【たえる】 to die out, to peter out, to become extinct, to cease, to be stopped, to be discontinued, to be cut off
- 絶えることなく 【たえることなく】 unceasing, relentless
- 絶やす 【たやす】 to exterminate, to eradicate, to wipe out, to put an end to, to let (fire) go out, to let die (e.g. flowers), to run out of
- 断つ 【たつ】 to sever, to cut off, to suppress, to eradicate, to exterminate, to abstain (from), to give up
Readings
- Korean:
- jeol
Spanish
- extinguir
- eliminar
- rechazar
- absoluto
- lugar escarpado
- desaparecer
- extinguirse
- exterminar
- erradicar
- suprimir
Portuguese
- descontinuar
- além de
- romper
- cortar desligar
- abster- se
- interromper
- suprimir
French
- cesser
- au-delà
- rompre
- couper
- s'abstenir
- interrompre
- supprimer
| 828 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 756 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 733 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 743 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3539 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 630 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 820 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2148 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 742 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 755 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 734 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1534 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1711 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 917 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1240 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1770 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 49469 | Morohashi |
| 1353 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4490 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1754 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1891 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 756 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2756 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a6.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-6 | SKIP code |
| 2791.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-68 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7d76 | Unicode hex code |