| 1702 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 475 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2818 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 923 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 723 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1015 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1053 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1044 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1273 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1415 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 751 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1020 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1820 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 19540 | Morohashi |
| 1101 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3505 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1802 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1942 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 309 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 1915 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
735 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 爆 【バク】 burst of laughter, roar of laughter, in copious amounts
- 爆音 【バクオン】 (sound of an) explosion or detonation, roar (of a machine)
- 起爆 【キバク】 ignition, detonation, triggering, explosion
- 水爆 【スイバク】 hydrogen bomb
Kun reading compounds
- 爆ぜる 【はぜる】 to burst open, to pop, to split
Readings
- Korean:
- pog, bag
Spanish
- estallar
- reventar
- explotar
Portuguese
- bomba
- explodir
- estouro
- fender
French
- bombe
- faire éclater
- exploser
- craquer
| 1142 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4d15.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-15 | SKIP code |
| 1-1-18 | SKIP code |
| 9683.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-90 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7206 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
702 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 薬 【ヤク】 dope, narcotic, drug
- 薬価 【ヤッカ】 drug price, cost of medicine
- 製薬 【セイヤク】 medicine manufacture, drug manufacture
- 医薬 【イヤク】 medicine, Pharmaceutical and Food Safety Bureau
Kun reading compounds
- 薬 【くすり】 medicine, pharmaceuticals, (legal) drugs, pill, ointment, salve, efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.), (pottery) glaze, (illegal) drug, narcotic, small bribe
- 薬指 【くすりゆび】 ring finger, third finger, fourth finger (in piano-playing), fourth toe
Readings
- Japanese names:
- み
- Korean:
- yag
Spanish
- medicina
- droga
Portuguese
- remédio
- produto químico
- esmalte
- pólvora
- benefício
French
- médicament
- produit chimique
- émail
- poudre à canon
- bénéfice
| 521 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 420 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 398 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 541 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4074 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 323 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 247 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2568 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 359 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 360 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 315 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 672 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3011 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1539 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2100 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1752 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 32188PX | Morohashi |
| 2375 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5224 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1736 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1873 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 439 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1964 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k13.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-13 | SKIP code |
| 4490.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-84 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 85ac | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
852 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 庫内 【コナイ】 inside (a refrigerator, warehouse, etc.)
- 住宅金融公庫 【ジュウタクキンユウコウコ】 Government Housing Loan Corporation
- 公庫 【コウコ】 finance corporation
- 蔵 【クラ】 warehouse, storehouse, cellar, magazine, granary, godown, depository, treasury, elevator
- 庫院 【クイン】 kitchen-cum-office of a Zen temple or monastery, where meals are prepared and senior priests have their offices
Kun reading compounds
- 蔵 【くら】 warehouse, storehouse, cellar, magazine, granary, godown, depository, treasury, elevator
- 蔵入れ 【くらいれ】 warehousing, storing in a warehouse
- 神庫 【ほくら】 small shrine, depository for sacred objects
Readings
- Korean:
- go
Spanish
- almacén
- bodega
Portuguese
- depósito
- armazém
French
- entrepôt
- stock
- magasin
| 206 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 292 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 275 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 656 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1512 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 582 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 511 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1243 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 825 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 844 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 544 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 589 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3864 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1985 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2682 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 596 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9330 | Morohashi |
| 3112 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1617 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 589 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 633 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 354 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 555 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3q7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 0025.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-43 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5eab | Unicode hex code |