| 1102 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1128 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2469 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1198 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1778 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1754 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 914 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 936 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1714 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1725 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3112 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1593 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2174 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 103 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 36681 | Morohashi |
| 2460 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5778 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 102 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 106 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1487 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1156 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 貫 【カン】 kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb), kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period), counter for pieces of sushi, 10 points, 12 points
- 貫通 【カンツウ】 passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.), going (right) through, penetrating, piercing, being well versed (in)
- 終始一貫 【シュウシイッカン】 consistently, unchangingly, throughout
- 縦貫 【ジュウカン】 running through, traversal
Kun reading compounds
- 貫く 【つらぬく】 to go through, to pierce, to penetrate, to run through (e.g. a river through a city), to pass through, to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.), to carry out, to persist with, to keep (e.g. faith), to maintain (e.g. independence)
- 貫 【ぬき】 crosspiece (between pillars, etc.), penetrating tie beam
- 貫き通す 【つらぬきとおす】 to go through, to pierce, to penetrate, to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.), to carry out, to persist with, to keep (e.g. faith), to maintain (e.g. independence)
- 吹き抜き 【ふきぬき】 stairwell, atrium, streamer, pennant
- 指貫 【さしぬき】 type of hakama worn in ancient times
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つら、 ぬく
- Korean:
- gwan
Spanish
- perforar
- penetrar
- desempeñar
- cumplir
Portuguese
- furar
- medida de peso com 8 1/ 3 lbs
- penetrar
- gancho
French
- percer
- kan (= 3750 g)
- pénétrer
- cohérence
- soutien (renfort)
| 3661 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7b4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-7 | SKIP code |
| 7780.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-51 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8cab | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
95 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 主 【シュ】 (one's) master, (one's) employer, (one's) lord, leader (of a country, group, etc.), head, chief, Lord, main thing, chief part, first consideration, primary object, principal aim
- 主 【シュウ】 (one's) master, (one's) employer, (one's) lord
- 自主 【ジシュ】 independence, autonomy, self-reliance
- 盟主 【メイシュ】 leader (of an alliance), leading power
- 主 【ス】 honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name
- 法主 【ホッス】 high priest
- 座主 【ザス】 temple's head priest
- 主 【シュウ】 (one's) master, (one's) employer, (one's) lord
- 主従 【シュウジュウ】 master and servant, lord and retainer, employer and employee
- 男主 【オトコアルジ】 male head of a household, male owner, landlord, proprietor, male employer
Kun reading compounds
- 主 【ぬし】 head (of a household, etc.), leader, master, owner, proprietor, proprietress, subject (of a rumour, etc.), doer (of a deed), guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers), long-time resident (or employee, etc.), husband, you
- 馬主 【うまぬし】 owner of a horse (esp. racehorse), registered owner (of a racehorse)
- 船主 【せんしゅ】 shipowner
- 主 【おも】 chief, main, principal, important, main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
- 主に 【おもに】 mainly, primarily, mostly, largely, chiefly
- 主 【あるじ】 head (of a household), proprietor (of a store), proprietress, landlord, landlady, master (of a servant), entertaining someone as one's guest
- 男主 【おとこあるじ】 male head of a household, male owner, landlord, proprietor, male employer
- 女主 【おんなあるじ】 female owner, proprietress, landlady, female head of a household
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かず、 ず、 もん
- Korean:
- ju
Spanish
- señor
- jefe
- dueño
- patrón
Portuguese
- senhor
- chefe
- mestre
- coisa principal
- principal
French
- maître
- seigneur
- chef
- principal
- propriétaire
- mari
| 237 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 315 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 299 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 91 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 285 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 49 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 106 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 196 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 155 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 155 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 70 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 19 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2437 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1231 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1696 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 272 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 100 | Morohashi |
| 1938 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 38 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 266 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 284 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 34 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 252 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 472 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4f1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-1-4 | SKIP code |
| 4-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 2-2-3 | SKIP code |
| 0010.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e3b | Unicode hex code |