| 1878 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1663 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2659 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1517 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 705 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1392 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1481 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1501 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1238 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 816 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 478 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 610 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 799 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17983 | Morohashi |
| 664 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3277 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 791 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 854 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1643 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1364 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 溶岩 【ヨウガン】 lava
- 溶液 【ヨウエキ】 solution (liquid)
- 溶溶 【ヨウヨウ】 vast, overflowing with water, spacious
- 可溶 【カヨウ】 soluble, solubilizing, solubilising
Kun reading compounds
- 溶ける 【とける】 to melt, to thaw, to fuse, to dissolve
- 溶かす 【とかす】 to dissolve, to melt
- 溶く 【とく】 to dissolve (paint), to scramble (eggs), to melt (metal, etc.), to mix (water with flour, etc.)
Readings
- Korean:
- yong
Spanish
- derretir
- fundir
- disolver
- derretirse
- fundirse
- disolverse
Portuguese
- derreter
- dissolver
- fundir (neve)
French
- fondre
- dissoudre
| 377 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a10.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-10 | SKIP code |
| 3316.8 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6eb6 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
523 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 接続 【セツゾク】 connection, attachment, union, join, joint, link, changing trains, conjunction
- 切断 【セツダン】 cutting, severance, section, amputation, disconnection
- 溶接 【ヨウセツ】 welding
- 応接 【オウセツ】 reception (e.g. of visitors), dealing with
- 接心 【セッシン】 concentration, period of intensive zazen
Kun reading compounds
- 接ぐ 【つぐ】 to join, to piece together, to set (bones), to graft (onto a tree)
Readings
- Korean:
- jeob
Spanish
- acercarse
- aproximarse
- unir
- conectar
- entretener
- dar la bienvenida
- contactar
Portuguese
- tocar
- contato
- juntar
- pedir juntamente
French
- joindre
- toucher
- contact
- recoller (morceaux)
| 652 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 753 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 730 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 576 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1951 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 417 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 579 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1548 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 486 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 495 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 748 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 905 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 607 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 368 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 460 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 679 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 12280 | Morohashi |
| 500 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2213 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 672 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 725 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 399 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 740 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1369 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c8.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 5004.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-60 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 63a5 | Unicode hex code |
工
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
299 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 工 【コウ】 (factory) worker
- 工員 【コウイン】 factory worker
- 起工 【キコウ】 setting to work
- 商工 【ショウコウ】 commerce and industry
- 工夫 【クフウ】 devising (a way), contriving, inventing, thinking up, figuring out, coming up with, working out, device, design, idea, plan, invention, dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
- 工面 【クメン】 contrivance, managing (to raise money), one's financial condition
- 竹細工 【タケザイク】 bamboo work, bamboo ware
- 寄せ木細工 【ヨセギザイク】 wooden mosaic work, parquetry, wooden mosaic (e.g. on a piece of furniture), marquetry, marqueterie
- 具合 【グアイ】 condition, state, health, state (of health), way, manner, circumstance, luck, face, dignity, decency, propriety
- 工面 【クメン】 contrivance, managing (to raise money), one's financial condition
Readings
- Japanese names:
- もく
- Korean:
- gong
Spanish
- construcción
- fabricación
- obrero
Portuguese
- ofício
- construção
French
- ingénierie
- industrie
- construction
- radical katakana E (no. 48)
| 71 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 125 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 113 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 169 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1451 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 77 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 161 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 39 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 139 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 139 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 379 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 550 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4190 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2118 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2866 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 76 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8714 | Morohashi |
| 3381 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1532 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 76 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 80 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 173 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 84 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3172 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a3.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 1010.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5de5 | Unicode hex code |