| 1460 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1485 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3300 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1637 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1592 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2308 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1221 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1284 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1856 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1446 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1575 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 833 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1139 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 918 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 25236P | Morohashi |
| 1232 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4168 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 909 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 975 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1786 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1656 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 穂状 【スイジョウ】 shaped like an ear of grain
- 穂状花序 【スイジョウカジョ】 spike (inflorescence)
- 花穂 【カスイ】 spike
- 麦穂 【バクスイ】 ear of wheat
Kun reading compounds
- 穂 【ほ】 ear (of a cereal plant), head, spike, point (of a brush, spear, etc.), tip, (pointed) head, crest (of a wave), scion (in grafting)
- 穂木 【ほぎ】 twig used in grafting, budwood
- 花穂 【かすい】 spike
- 瑞穂 【みずほ】 fresh, young ears of rice
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 こう、 のり、 ほい
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- espiga
- cresta (ola)
Portuguese
- espiga (grão)
- penacho (planta)
- crista (onda)
French
- épi
- pointe
- crête (vague)
| 2258 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5d10.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-10 | SKIP code |
| 2593.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-70 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7a42 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
12 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 長 【チョウ】 head, chief, leader, elder, merit, strong point, superiority, major
- 長官 【チョウカン】 secretary (government), director, chief
- 体長 【タイチョウ】 length (of an animal), body length
- 医長 【イチョウ】 medical director, chief physician
Kun reading compounds
- 長い 【ながい】 long (distance, length), long (time), protracted, prolonged
- 長居 【ながい】 long visit, overstaying
- 長 【おさ】 head, chief, leader, the greatest (of all the ...)
- 【オサガメ】 leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)
- 田長 【たおさ】 master of the rice field, chief farmer, lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
- 死出田長 【しでたおさ】 lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 おしゃ、 たかし、 たけ、 な、 は、 ひさ
- Korean:
- jang
Spanish
- largo
- jefe
- sobresaliente
Portuguese
- Longo
- ambicionar
- líder
- chefe
French
- long
- chef
| 116 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 189 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 173 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 25 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4938 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 155 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 95 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 939 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 95 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 95 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 89 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1837 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3163 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1626 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2212 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1939 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 41100 | Morohashi |
| 2556 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6379 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1920 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2070 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 90 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 161 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3465 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a8.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-3 | SKIP code |
| 4-8-1 | SKIP code |
| 7173.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-36-25 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9577 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
1326 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 犬猿の仲 【ケンエンノナカ】 like cats and dogs, (on) very bad terms, relationship of dogs and monkeys
- 犬猿 【ケンエン】 cats and dogs (as an example of a bad relationship), dogs and monkeys
- 柴犬 【シバイヌ】 shiba inu (dog breed), shiba, brushwood dog
- ポメラニア犬 【ポメラニアケン】 Pomeranian (dog)
Kun reading compounds
- 犬 【いぬ】 dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris), squealer, rat, snitch, informer, informant, spy, loser, asshole, counterfeit, inferior, useless, wasteful
- 犬合わせ 【いぬあわせ】 dog fighting, dog fight
- 野良犬 【のらいぬ】 stray dog
- 柴犬 【しばいぬ】 shiba inu (dog breed), shiba, brushwood dog
Readings
- Korean:
- gyeon
Spanish
- perro
Portuguese
- Cão
French
- chien
| 66 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 73 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 17 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1295 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2868 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 578 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 216 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 107 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.17 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 280 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 280 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 319 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1295 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4275 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2160 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2912 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 243 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 20234 | Morohashi |
| 3464 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3553 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 238 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 253 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 29 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1463 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3g0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 4303.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 72ac | Unicode hex code |
莧
10 strokes
- Radical:
- grass 艸 (艹)
- Parts:
Kun reading compounds
- 莧 【ひゆ】 Joseph's-coat (Amaranthus tricolor), tampala
- 滑りひゆ 【すべりひゆ】 common purslane (Portulaca oleracea)
Readings
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 31074 | Morohashi |
| 2-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 1-56-17 | JIS X 0212-1990 kuten code |
| 1-90-89 | JIS X 0213-2000 kuten code |
| 83a7 | Unicode hex code |