| 307 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 396 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 374 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 939 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3109 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 863 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 755 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 975 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1008 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1144 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1367 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3771 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1923 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2615 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 810 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 22823 | Morohashi |
| 3037 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3878 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 802 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 865 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 258 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
1092 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 皮肉 【ヒニク】 irony, sarcasm, cynicism, satire, unexpected, different from what one expected, not as one had planned, (only) surface, something superficial, skin and bone, body
- 皮革 【ヒカク】 leather, hide
- 表皮 【ヒョウヒ】 epidermis, cuticle, bark, epidermis, facade
- 上皮 【ウワカワ】 outer layer (e.g. of skin), cuticle, epidermis, bark, rind, crust, film (on the surface of a liquid), scum, epithelium
Kun reading compounds
- 皮 【かわ】 skin, hide, pelt, fur, rind, peel, husk, bark, shell, sheath, wrapping, mask (hiding one's true nature), seeming
- 皮切り 【かわきり】 beginning, start
- 一皮 【ひとかわ】 unmasking
- 薄皮 【うすかわ】 thin skin
Readings
- Korean:
- pi
Spanish
- pellejo
- piel
- cuero
- pelaje
Portuguese
- pelego
- pele
- esconder
- couro
French
- peau
- cuir
- fourrure
- radical peau (no. 107)
| 1667 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2h3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 4-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 4024.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 76ae | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1679 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 肌膚 【キフ】 skin
- ただれた皮膚 【タダレタヒフ】 inflamed skin
Kun reading compounds
- 肌 【はだ】 skin, body (in the context of intimate bodily contact), surface, grain (e.g. of wood), texture, disposition, temperament, character, type
- 肌色 【はだいろ】 flesh colour (of a Japanese person), flesh color, pale orange, (one's) skin color, skin colour, skin tone
- 素肌 【すはだ】 bare skin, naked skin
- 地肌 【じはだ】 texture, grain, one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.), natural skin, bare skin, scalp, surface of the earth, bare ground, surface of a sword blade
Readings
- Korean:
- bu
Spanish
- piel
- cutis
- textura
Portuguese
- pele
- corpo
- grão
- textura
- disposição
French
- peau
- corps
- grain
- texture
- disposition
| 1757 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1818 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4113 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1800 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 853 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1269 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1343 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1742 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1020 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4049 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2056 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2788 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2011 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 29829 | Morohashi |
| 3265 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4867 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1992 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2147 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1774 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1246 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2m13.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-4-11 | SKIP code |
| 2122.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-41-70 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 819a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
744 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 筋 【キン】 muscle
- 筋肉 【キンニク】 muscle
- 心筋 【シンキン】 heart muscle, cardiac muscle, myocardium
- 鉄筋 【テッキン】 rebar, (iron) reinforcing bar, reinforcing steel, reinforced concrete
Kun reading compounds
- 筋 【すじ】 muscle, tendon, sinew, vein, artery, fiber, fibre, string, line, stripe, streak, reason, logic, plot, storyline, lineage, descent, school (e.g. of scholarship or arts), aptitude, talent, source (of information, etc.), circle, channel, well-informed person (in a transaction), logical move (in go, shogi, etc.), ninth vertical line, seam on a helmet, gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.), social position, status, on (a river, road, etc.), along, counter for long thin things, counter for roads or blocks when giving directions, street (in Osaka), (Edo period) counter for hundreds of mon (obsolete unit of currency)
- 筋書き 【すじがき】 synopsis, outline, plot
- 粗筋 【あらすじ】 outline, summary, argument
- 売れ筋 【うれすじ】 popular line (of products), best-selling line, hot sellers
Readings
- Korean:
- geun
Spanish
- músculo
- tendón
- fibra
- trama
- argumento
- linaje
Portuguese
- músculo
- tendão
- nervo
- fibra
- desenho
- plano
- descendência
French
- muscle
- tendon
- fibre
- veine
- intrigue
- lignée
- raison
| 854 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 843 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 713 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3395 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1137 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1603 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1090 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1141 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1059 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1476 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3319 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1719 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2337 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 950 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 25994 | Morohashi |
| 2678 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4286 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 941 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1012 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 942 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2345 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6f6.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-6 | SKIP code |
| 8822.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-58 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7b4b | Unicode hex code |
炎
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1242 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 炎 【エン】 -itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
- 炎症 【エンショウ】 inflammation, irritation
- 脳炎 【ノウエン】 brain inflammation, encephalitis, cerebritis
- 胃炎 【イエン】 gastritis, gastric catarrh
Kun reading compounds
- 炎 【ほのお】 flame, blaze, flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger), passion
- 炎検出器 【ほのおけんしゅつき】 flame detector
- 瞋恚の炎 【しんいのほのお】 intense antipathy (like a blazing fire), flames of rage
- 嫉妬の炎 【しっとのほのお】 flames of jealousy
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぬく
- Korean:
- yeom
Spanish
- quemar
- llamarada
- inflamación
- flama
Portuguese
- inflamação
- chama
- fogo
French
- inflammation
- flamme
- incendie
| 1024 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1231 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2751 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1727 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1513 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 697 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1336 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1419 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1803 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1264 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3075 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1568 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2145 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 164 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 18910 | Morohashi |
| 2420 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3404 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 162 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 174 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1207 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1162 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4d4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 9080.9 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 708e | Unicode hex code |