| 828 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 756 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 733 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 743 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3539 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 630 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 820 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2148 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 742 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 755 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 734 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1534 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1711 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 917 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1240 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1770 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 49469 | Morohashi |
| 1353 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4490 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1754 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1891 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 756 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
discontinue, sever, cut off, abstain, interrupt, suppress, be beyond, without match, peerless, unparalleled
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
784 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 絶 【ゼツ】 starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
- 絶縁 【ゼツエン】 breaking off relations (with), severing one's connections (with), breaking with (e.g. one's past), insulation (electrical or thermal), isolation
- 超絶 【チョウゼツ】 transcendence, excellence, superiority
- 壮絶 【ソウゼツ】 heroic, fierce, grand, sublime, magnificent
Kun reading compounds
- 絶える 【たえる】 to die out, to peter out, to become extinct, to cease, to be stopped, to be discontinued, to be cut off
- 絶えることなく 【たえることなく】 unceasing, relentless
- 絶やす 【たやす】 to exterminate, to eradicate, to wipe out, to put an end to, to let (fire) go out, to let die (e.g. flowers), to run out of
- 断つ 【たつ】 to sever, to cut off, to suppress, to eradicate, to exterminate, to abstain (from), to give up
Readings
- Korean:
- jeol
Spanish
- extinguir
- eliminar
- rechazar
- absoluto
- lugar escarpado
- desaparecer
- extinguirse
- exterminar
- erradicar
- suprimir
Portuguese
- descontinuar
- além de
- romper
- cortar desligar
- abster- se
- interromper
- suprimir
French
- cesser
- au-delà
- rompre
- couper
- s'abstenir
- interrompre
- supprimer
| 2756 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a6.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-6 | SKIP code |
| 2791.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-68 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7d76 | Unicode hex code |
affinity, relation, connection, edge, border, verge, brink
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1291 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 縁 【エン】 fate, destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together), relationship (e.g. between two people), bond, link, connection, family ties, affinity, opportunity, chance (to meet someone and start a relationship), pratyaya (indirect conditions, as opposed to direct causes), narrow open-air veranda
- 縁起 【エンギ】 omen, sign of luck, origin, history, causation, dependent arising, doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
- 遠縁 【トオエン】 distant relative
- 内縁 【ナイエン】 de facto marriage, common-law marriage
Kun reading compounds
- 縁 【ふち】 rim, brim, edge, brink
- 縁石 【えんせき】 curb (stone), kerb
- 盆の縁 【ぼんのふち】 edge of a tray
- 縁取る 【ふちどる】 to border, to fringe, to hem, to edge
- 縁 【ゆかり】 connection (to a person, place, etc.), relation, affinity
- 縁の色 【ゆかりのいろ】 violet
- 縁 【よすが】 something to rely on, aid, clue, way, means, someone to rely on, relative, reminder, memento
- 縁 【へり】 edge (of a river, woods, etc.), shoulder (of a road), rim, brim, hem, margin, fringe, selvage, fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.), edging
- 縁石 【えんせき】 curb (stone), kerb
- 縁 【えん】 fate, destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together), relationship (e.g. between two people), bond, link, connection, family ties, affinity, opportunity, chance (to meet someone and start a relationship), pratyaya (indirect conditions, as opposed to direct causes), narrow open-air veranda
Readings
- Korean:
- yeon, dan
Spanish
- afinidad
- relación
- conexión
- borde
- frontera
- margen
Portuguese
- afinidade
- relação
- conexão
- margem
- borda
- limite
- extremidade
French
- affinité
- relation
- karma
- rapport
- bord
- bordure
| 1030 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1362 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3585 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1244 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1641 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2660 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1131 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1183 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 732 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1548 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1754 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 940 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1269 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1384 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27656P | Morohashi |
| 1386 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4553 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1372 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1472 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1790 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2751 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a9.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-9 | SKIP code |
| 2793.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-79 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7e01 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1414 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 塗料 【トリョウ】 paints, painting material
- 塗装 【トソウ】 coating, painting
- 道途 【ドウト】 road
- 糊塗 【コト】 patching up (e.g. a failure), covering up (e.g. a mistake), glossing over
Kun reading compounds
- 塗る 【ぬる】 to paint, to plaster, to lacquer, to varnish, to spread, to smear, to put up (wallpaper)
- 塗り 【ぬり】 coating (esp. lacquering)
- 塗り替える 【ぬりかえる】 to repaint, to paint again, to paint (a different colour), to change completely, to break (a record), to redraw (e.g. the map), to remake
- 春慶塗 【しゅんけいぬり】 Shunkei lacquerware, lacquerware created using transparent lacquer on yellow or red-stained wood, allowing the natural wood grain to be seen
- 中塗り 【なかぬり】 intermediate coat of paint or lacquer, second coat
- 塗れる 【まみれる】 to be smeared, to be covered
Readings
- Korean:
- do
Spanish
- pintar
- embadurnar
- untar
- laquear
- recubrir
Portuguese
- pintura
- gesso
- emplastar
- untar
- cobertura
French
- peinture
- peindre
- tartiner
- barbouiller
- enduire
- recouvrir
| 1637 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1333 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1124 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1759 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 438 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2038 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1073 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1121 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1694 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 360 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3523 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1818 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2473 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1679 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5338 | Morohashi |
| 2841 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1074 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1663 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1792 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1615 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 372 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3b10.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-10-3 | SKIP code |
| 4416.3 | Four corner code |
| 3810.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-41 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5857 | Unicode hex code |
fee, materials
- On:
- リョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N4
295 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 料 【リョウ】 fee, charge, rate, material
- 料金 【リョウキン】 fee, charge, fare
- 史料 【シリョウ】 historical materials, historical records, historical sources, archives
- 使用料 【シヨウリョウ】 use fee, rent
Readings
- Korean:
- ryo
Spanish
- material
- precio
Portuguese
- taxa
- materiais
French
- redevance
- recette
- frais
- prix
- matériau
| 531 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 629 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 599 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 212 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3468 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 410 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 181 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2.9 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 319 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 319 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 240 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 951 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1644 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 870 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1187 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1186 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13501 | Morohashi |
| 1292 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2374 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1178 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1262 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 395 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 559 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1055 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6b4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 9490.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-33 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6599 | Unicode hex code |