| 904 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 893 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 924 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3608 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1142 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1646 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2813 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1110 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1162 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 884 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1558 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1790 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 955 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1290 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1348 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27815 | Morohashi |
| 1414 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4585 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1336 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1434 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 999 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
909 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 縮 【シュク】 wearing armour (armor), counter for suits of armour
- 縮小 【シュクショウ】 reduction, curtailment, cut, cutback, scaling down, contraction, shrinkage
- 凝縮 【ギョウシュク】 condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.), condensation (of a vapour or gas)
- 濃縮 【ノウシュク】 concentration (e.g. of a solution), enrichment, condensation
Kun reading compounds
- 縮む 【ちぢむ】 to shrink, to contract, to diminish (in size)
- 縮まる 【ちぢまる】 to shorten, to narrow, to close, to shrink
- 縮める 【ちぢめる】 to shorten, to reduce, to condense, to shrink, to crumple (fabric), to wrinkle, to make (one's body) smaller, to draw in (one's legs), to duck (one's head)
- 縮れる 【ちぢれる】 to be wavy, to be curled, to be frizzled
- 縮らす 【ちぢらす】 to curl, to crimp
Readings
- Korean:
- chug
Spanish
- acortar
- reducir
- restringir
- encoger
- contraerse
- estar rizado
- rizar
Portuguese
- encolher
- contrair
- enrugar
- ruga
- reduzir
French
- rétrécir
- contracter
- raccourcir
- friser
- réduire
| 2778 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a11.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-11 | SKIP code |
| 2396.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-44 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7e2e | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 緬甸 【メンデン】 Burma
- めん羊 【メンヨウ】 sheep
- 訪緬 【ホウメン】 visit to Myanmar, visit to Burma
- 羅紗綿 【ラシャメン】 sheep, foreigner's mistress
Readings
- Korean:
- myeon
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 3574 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1758 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 27674 | Morohashi |
| 1390 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4542 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 6a9.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-9 | SKIP code |
| 2196.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-43 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7dec | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
839 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 雑 【ザツ】 rough, crude, sloppy, messy, miscellaneous
- 雑音 【ザツオン】 noise (usu. unpleasant), interference (e.g. radio), static, noise, gossip, irresponsible criticism
- 猥雑 【ワイザツ】 vulgar, indecent, crude, sordid, jumbled (of a place), disorderly, chaotic, messy
- 交雑 【コウザツ】 hybridization, crossing, mixing
- 雑 【ゾウ】 miscellany (classification of Japanese poetry unrelated to the seasons or to love)
- 雑木林 【ゾウキバヤシ】 grove of miscellaneous trees, copse, coppice, thicket
Kun reading compounds
- 交える 【まじえる】 to mix, to combine, to include, to exchange (words, fire, etc.), to cross (e.g. swords), to join together
- 混じる 【まじる】 to be mixed, to be blended with, to be combined, to associate with, to mingle with, to interest, to join
Readings
- Korean:
- jab
Spanish
- misceláneo
- varios
- mezclado
- basto
- tosco
Portuguese
- misto
French
- divers
| 615 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 714 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 687 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 812 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5032 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 365 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 994 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2127 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 575 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 584 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 523 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1855 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1752 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 939 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1267 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 569 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 42022 | Morohashi |
| 1385 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6507 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 562 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 604 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 790 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1675 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8c6.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-8 | SKIP code |
| 4091.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-08 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 96d1 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
1208 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 魚類 【ギョルイ】 fish, fishes
- 魚介類 【ギョカイルイ】 marine products, seafood, fish and shellfish
- 鮮魚 【センギョ】 fresh fish
- 稚魚 【チギョ】 fry, juvenile fish, fingerling
Kun reading compounds
- 魚 【さかな】 fish
- 魚市場 【うおいちば】 fish market
- 川魚 【かわうお】 river fish, freshwater fish
- 活魚 【かつぎょ】 live fish and shellfish (kept in a tank in a restaurant)
- 魚 【さかな】 fish
- 魚釣り 【さかなつり】 fishing
- 旬の魚 【しゅんのさかな】 fish in season
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い
- Korean:
- eo
Spanish
- pez
- pescado
Portuguese
- peixe
French
- poisson
| 190 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 109 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 98 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1008 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5281 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 603 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 103 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1485 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 290 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 290 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 485 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1931 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2636 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1345 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1825 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 173 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 45956 | Morohashi |
| 2127 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6845 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 171 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 183 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 200 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2540 | 2001 Kanji |
| 11a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-9 | SKIP code |
| 2-7-4 | SKIP code |
| 2733.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-91 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9b5a | Unicode hex code |