| 1148 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2791 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1987 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2410 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2149 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 389 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 3530 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1823 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2479 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2022 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 19294 | Morohashi |
| 2848 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3468 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2003 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2159 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
1105 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 熊害 【ユウガイ】 damages caused by bears (on human settlements, including attacks on humans)
- 熊掌 【ユウショウ】 bear's palm (meat treasured in ancient China)
Kun reading compounds
- 熊 【くま】 bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
- 熊手 【くまで】 rake, fork, bamboo rake
- 蜂熊 【はちくま】 crested honey buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus), Oriental honey buzzard, pern
- 黒熊 【くろくま】 black bear
Readings
- Korean:
- ung
Spanish
- oso
Portuguese
French
- ours
| 2740 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4d10.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-10-4 | SKIP code |
| 2133.1 | Four corner code |
| 2233.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-07 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 718a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1757 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 手のひら 【テノヒラ】 palm (of the hand)
- 掌握 【ショウアク】 grasping, seizing, holding, commanding, having control over
- 合掌 【ガッショウ】 pressing one's hands together in prayer, triangular frame of a thatched roof, yours sincerely, yours truly, sincerely yours
- 鞅掌 【オウショウ】 being busy with
Kun reading compounds
- 手のひら 【てのひら】 palm (of the hand)
- 手のひら返し 【てのひらがえし】 sudden reversal (of behavior, opinion, attitude, etc.), about-face, flip-flop
- 手のひら 【てのひら】 palm (of the hand)
- 掌の玉 【たなごころのたま】 apple of one's eye
Readings
- Korean:
- jang
Spanish
- manipular
- controlar
- palma de la mano
Portuguese
- manipular
- regra
- administrar
- conduta
- palma de mão
French
- paume
- manipuler
- administrer
- diriger
- gouverner
| 1402 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1618 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1366 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1210 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1360 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1748 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 499 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 508 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1677 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 850 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3215 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1666 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2256 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 809 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 12248 | Morohashi |
| 2602 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2200 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 801 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 864 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1537 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1047 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3n9.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-7 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 9050.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-24 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 638c | Unicode hex code |