| 1558 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4105 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1932 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 754 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2234 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1677 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 3981 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2048 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2766 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2009 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 32675 | Morohashi |
| 3212 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5265 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1990 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2145 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1653 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 虎列刺 【コレラ】 cholera
- 虎疫 【コエキ】 cholera
- 猛虎 【モウコ】 fierce tiger, ferocious tiger, Hanshin Tigers (baseball team)
- 竜虎 【リュウコ】 dragon and tiger, two mighty rivals
Kun reading compounds
- 虎 【とら】 tiger (Panthera tigris), drunkard, drunk, sot
- 虎葦毛 【とらあしげ】 dapple gray (horse coat color), dapple grey
- 大虎 【おおとら】 big tiger, drinker, staggering drunkard
- 小虎 【ことら】 small tiger, light drinker, occasional drinker
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たけ
- Korean:
- ho
Spanish
- tigre
Portuguese
French
- tigre
- ivrogne
| 1257 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2m6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 3-6-2 | SKIP code |
| 2121.7 | Four corner code |
| 2121.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-55 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 864e | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鬚髯 【シュゼン】 mustache and beard
- 鯨鬚 【クジラヒゲ】 whalebone, baleen
- 脚鬚 【キャクシュ】 pedipalp
- 鯨鬚 【クジラヒゲ】 whalebone, baleen
Kun reading compounds
- 髭 【ひげ】 moustache, mustache, beard, whiskers, sideburns, whiskers (on a cat, etc.), feelers (on an insect, etc.), (chin) tuft, shadow (on a candlestick chart)
- 鬚鯨 【ひげくじら】 baleen whale, whalebone whale, mysticete
- 青ひげ 【あおひげ】 use of blue eyebrow pencil to indicate a character has shaved his cheeks
- 大髭 【おおひげ】 long and abundant moustache
Readings
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 5264 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2973 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3539 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 45580 | Morohashi |
| 2855 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6816 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 9a13.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-10-12 | SKIP code |
| 1-10-12 | SKIP code |
| 7228.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-82-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9b1a | Unicode hex code |
compilation, knit, plait, braid, twist, editing, completed poem, part of a book
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
591 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 編 【ヘン】 compilation (of a text), editing, volume (of a text), completed literary work
- 編者 【ヘンシャ】 editor, compiler
- 再編 【サイヘン】 reorganization, reorganisation, reshuffle
- 改編 【カイヘン】 reorganization, reorganisation
Kun reading compounds
- 編む 【あむ】 to knit, to plait, to braid, to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.), to edit
Readings
- Korean:
- pyeon, byeon
Spanish
- ensamblar
- tejer
- editar
- compilar
Portuguese
- acumulo
- tricotar
- trançar
- trança
- torcer
- editar
- poema completo
- divisão de um livro
French
- compilation
- tricoter
- natte
- tresse
- éditer
- poème complet
- partie d'un livre
| 714 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 806 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 785 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 495 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3583 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 473 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 827 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 682 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 695 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 883 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1553 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1755 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 941 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1270 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1842 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27665X | Morohashi |
| 1387 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4552 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1825 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1966 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 811 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2753 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a9.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-9 | SKIP code |
| 2392.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7de8 | Unicode hex code |