| 1051 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1753 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3254 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1756 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1581 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1885 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1809 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1948 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1543 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1425 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1304 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 706 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 945 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1300 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 24766P | Morohashi |
| 1030 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4102 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1291 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1386 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1653 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2010 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 禍 【カ】 disaster, calamity, misfortune
- 禍根 【カコン】 root of an evil, source of a problem, source of trouble, cause of misfortune
- コロナ禍 【コロナカ】 COVID-19 pandemic, coronavirus crisis, COVID-19 crisis
- 惨禍 【サンカ】 calamity, disaster, catastrophe
Kun reading compounds
- 災い 【わざわい】 disaster, calamity, misfortune, trouble, woes
- 災いする 【わざわいする】 to be one's ruin, to do harm, to cause trouble, to have negative consequences, to bring about a bad outcome
Readings
- Korean:
- hwa
Spanish
- calamidad
- desgracia
- infortunio
Portuguese
- calamidade
- desgraça
- mal
- maldição
French
- calamité
- malchance
- mal
- malédiction
| 649 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4e9.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-9 | SKIP code |
| 3722.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 798d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
620 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 根 【コン】 stick-to-itiveness, perseverance, persistence, radical (esp. one that tends to ionize easily), root, indriya (faculty of the body having a specific function, i.e. the sensory organs)
- 根幹 【コンカン】 foundation, root, basis, core, fundamentals, root and trunk
- 事実無根 【ジジツムコン】 groundless, entirely contrary to fact
- 球根 【キュウコン】 (plant) bulb
Kun reading compounds
- 根 【ね】 root (of a plant), root (of a tooth, hair, etc.), center (of a pimple, etc.), root (of all evil, etc.), source, origin, cause, basis, one's true nature, (fishing) reef
- 根ざす 【ねざす】 to come from, to have roots in
- 島根 【しまね】 Shimane (prefecture), island country
- 尾根 【おね】 (mountain) ridge
Readings
- Korean:
- geun
Spanish
- raíz matemática
- perseverancia
- raíz
Portuguese
- raiz
- radical
- verruga
French
- racine
- radical
- point noir (acné)
| 216 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 298 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 282 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 535 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2261 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 425 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 632 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1372 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 314 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 314 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 974 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1092 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1167 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 631 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 841 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1473 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14745 | Morohashi |
| 930 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2670 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1461 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1571 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 390 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 355 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1865 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a6.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-6 | SKIP code |
| 4793.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6839 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
380 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 残 【ザン】 remainder, the rest, what is left
- 残虐 【ザンギャク】 cruel, brutal, savage, barbarous
- 敗残 【ハイザン】 survival after defeat, decline (of a person, business, etc.), ruin
- 遺残 【イザン】 persistence, vestigial remnant
Kun reading compounds
- 残る 【のこる】 to remain, to be left
- 残す 【のこす】 to leave (behind), to leave (undone), to not finish, to save, to set aside, to reserve, to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death), to bequeath, to stay (in the ring), to hold on
- 残り 【のこり】 remainder, remnant, the rest, what is left, balance, leftovers
- 残り惜しい 【のこりおしい】 regrettable, reluctant
Readings
- Korean:
- jan
Spanish
- resto
- balance
- quedar
- dejar
Portuguese
- restante
- restos
- balança
French
- reste
- solde (compte)
| 409 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 520 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 493 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 492 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2445 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 315 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 655 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 650 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 661 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 223 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1134 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1179 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 640 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 851 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 816 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 16459 | Morohashi |
| 943 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2976 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 808 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 871 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 382 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 546 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3159 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a10.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-6 | SKIP code |
| 1325.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-36 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6b8b | Unicode hex code |