| 723 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 620 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 796 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 227 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2773 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 386 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 715 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1789 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 93 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 93 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 400 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1280 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2648 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1351 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1832 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1791 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 19113 | Morohashi |
| 2135 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3439 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1775 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1913 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 179 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 600 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
274 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 無 【ム】 nothing, naught, nought, nil, zero, un-, non-
- 無意識 【ムイシキ】 unconsciousness, unconscious, involuntary, automatic, mechanical, unintentional, spontaneous, the unconscious
- 皆無 【カイム】 nonexistent, nil, none, nothing (at all), bugger-all
- 虚無 【キョム】 nihility, nothingness
- 無 【ブ】 un-, non-, bad ..., poor ...
- 不気味 【ブキミ】 weird, eerie, ominous, creepy, uncanny, unearthly
Kun reading compounds
- 無い 【ない】 nonexistent, not being (there), unowned, not had, unpossessed, unique, not, impossible, won't happen, not, to not be, to have not
- 【ないといけない】 have to (verb), must (verb), is indispensable, absolutely necessary
- 苦無 【くない】 ninja throwing knives, mediaeval farming tool for digging, prying, etc.
Readings
- Korean:
- mu
Spanish
- nada
- inexistente
- prefijo negativo
- no hay
Portuguese
- Sem valor
- nada
- não sou/ estou
- nihil
- não
French
- néant
- rien
- ne pas
- non
- in-
- négatif
| 2340 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4d8.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-10 | SKIP code |
| 2-8-4 | SKIP code |
| 8033.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-21 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7121 | Unicode hex code |
exhaust, use up, run out of, deplete, befriend, serve
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1234 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 尽 【ジン】 last day (of the month)
- 尽力 【ジンリョク】 efforts, exertion, endeavour, assistance, services
- 理不尽 【リフジン】 unreasonable, irrational, outrageous, absurd
- 縦横無尽 【ジュウオウムジン】 freely, right and left, as one pleases
Kun reading compounds
- 尽きる 【つきる】 to be used up, to be run out, to be exhausted, to be consumed, to come to an end
- 尽くす 【つくす】 to use up, to exhaust, to run out of, to devote oneself (to), to do one's utmost (for), to serve, to work (for a cause), to do to exhaustion, to do completely, to do fully
- 尽かす 【つかす】 to use completely, to use up, to exhaust, to exhaust someone's civility, to give up (on someone)
- 悉く 【ことごとく】 altogether, entirely
Readings
- Korean:
- jin
Spanish
- agotar
- acabar
- gastar
- cumplir
- esforzarse
Portuguese
- acabar
- exaurir
- terminar
- faz amizade com
- servir (alguem)
French
- épuiser
- arriver au bout
- être à court de
- être dégoûté
- prendre en amitié
- servir
| 1447 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1603 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1380 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1530 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1229 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 290 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1726 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1844 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1726 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 523 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3786 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1932 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2624 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1080 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7642 | Morohashi |
| 3050 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1408 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1071 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1152 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1072 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3740 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3r3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 3-4-2 | SKIP code |
| 7730.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5c3d | Unicode hex code |
lecture, club, association
- On:
- コウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
653 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 講 【コウ】 (Buddhist) lecture meeting, religious association, mutual assistance association (i.e. for financial assistance)
- 講演 【コウエン】 lecture, address, speech
- 進講 【シンコウ】 giving a lecture in the Emperor's presence, lecturing to the Emperor
- 代講 【ダイコウ】 substitute lecturing, substitute lecturer
Readings
- Korean:
- gang
Spanish
- conferencia
- discurso
- explicación
- asociación
- grupo
- reunión
- hacer las paces
Portuguese
- conferência
- clube
- associação
French
- cours magistral
- club
- association
| 609 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 703 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 676 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 649 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4425 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 702 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 910 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2644 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 783 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 797 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 495 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1707 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2046 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1078 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1463 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1833 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 35824X | Morohashi |
| 1619 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5689 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1816 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1957 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 469 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 818 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3047 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7a10.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-10 | SKIP code |
| 0564.7 | Four corner code |
| 0565.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-54 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8b1b | Unicode hex code |