| 1243 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1071 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 92 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1082 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1540 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 184 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 982 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1016 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1816 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1331 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4293 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2169 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2923 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1122 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 21725 | Morohashi |
| 3481 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3725 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1113 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1194 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1053 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1073 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 甲 【コウ】 carapace, shell, 1st in rank, grade A, instep, back of hand, the A party (e.g. in a contract), the first party, plaintiff (label in legal documents)
- 甲状腺 【コウジョウセン】 thyroid (gland)
- 装甲 【ソウコウ】 armoring, armouring, armor, armour
- 亀甲 【キッコウ】 tortoise shell
- 甲 【カン】 treble range (in Japanese music), high note
- 甲板 【カンパン】 deck (of a ship)
Kun reading compounds
- 甲 【きのえ】 first sign of the Chinese calendar
- 甲戌 【きのえいぬ】 Wood Dog (11th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1934, 1994, 2054)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かぶと、 き、 まさ、 まさる
- Korean:
- gab
Spanish
- caparazón
- armadura
- voz alta
- primero
Portuguese
- armadura
- alto (voz)
- Um grau
- umterior
- peito do pé
- carapaça
French
- armure
- carapace
- haute (voix)
- premier ordre
- première classe
- ancien
- cou-de-pied
- signe du 1er tronc céleste
| 3655 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.34 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-5-1 | SKIP code |
| 6050.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-35 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7532 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1831 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 羅 【ラ】 Latin (language)
- 薄物 【ウスモノ】 lightweight fabric or clothing, silk gauze, thin silk
- 修羅 【シュラ】 Asura, demigod, anti-god, titan, demigods that fight the Devas (gods) in Hindu mythology, fighting, carnage, conflict, strife, sledge (for conveying large rocks, logs, etc.), log slide, chute, flume
- 甲羅 【コウラ】 shell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.), carapace, plastron, (person's) back, years of experience
Kun reading compounds
- 薄物 【うすもの】 lightweight fabric or clothing, silk gauze, thin silk
Readings
- Korean:
- ra
Spanish
- compresa
- gasa de seda
- bien alineado
- Roma
Portuguese
- gaze
- seda fina
- Roma
French
- gaze
- soie fine
- Rome
| 1887 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1762 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3654 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1656 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2937 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1860 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2017 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1672 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1469 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3244 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1679 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2278 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1354 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 28397 | Morohashi |
| 2622 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4655 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1342 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1442 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1919 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3675 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5g14.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-14 | SKIP code |
| 6091.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-69 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7f85 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
1552 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 蒸気 【ジョウキ】 steam, vapour, vapor, steamboat, steam locomotive
- 蒸発 【ジョウハツ】 evaporation, disappearance (of a person), vanishing without a trace
- 燻蒸 【クンジョウ】 fumigation, smoking (out)
- 蒸籠 【セイロ】 bamboo steamer, steaming basket, wooden frame holder with reed base used to steam food over a pot, soba served on a small wickerwork tray, wickerwork tray (for serving soba)
- せいろ蒸し 【セイロムシ】 steaming (of food) using a bamboo steamer
Kun reading compounds
- 蒸す 【むす】 to steam (food, towel, etc.), to be hot and humid, to be sultry
- 蒸れる 【むれる】 to be steamed (properly, e.g. rice), to be stuffy, to grow musty, to get close, to become sweaty, to feel sticky, to moulder
- 蒸らす 【むらす】 to cook by steam
Readings
- Korean:
- jeung
Spanish
- vapor
- echar vapor
- cocinar al vapor
Portuguese
- vapor
- calor
- quente
- compressas
- ficar mofado
French
- cuire à la vapeur
- chauffer
- torride
- fomenter
- renfermé
| 915 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 904 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1721 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4002 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 950 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 872 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1981 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 943 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 973 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 802 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 665 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2936 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1508 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2043 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1920 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 31618P | Morohashi |
| 2334 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5163 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1900 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2049 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 961 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1940 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k9.19 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-10 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 4433.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 84b8 | Unicode hex code |