| 533 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 631 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 601 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 959 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4630 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 846 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 942 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2316 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1164 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1221 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 498 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1781 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1999 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1067 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1436 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1839 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38400 | Morohashi |
| 1589 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5973 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1822 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1963 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 630 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
693 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 輪 【リン】 counter for wheels and flowers
- 輪郭 【リンカク】 contour, outline, silhouette, summary, outline, sketch, looks, features
- 三輪 【サンリン】 three wheels
- 競輪 【ケイリン】 keirin, cycle racing event, usu. 2 km with a paced start and sprint finish
Kun reading compounds
- 輪 【わ】 ring, circle, loop, hoop, wheel, circle (e.g. of friends), planetary ring
- 輪切り 【わぎり】 cutting in round slices, round slice, dividing into groups (e.g. by ability)
- 埴輪 【はにわ】 haniwa, hollow unglazed terracotta figure from the Kofun period
- 後輪 【こうりん】 rear wheel, cantle
Readings
- Japanese names:
- なわ、 も
- Korean:
- ryun
Spanish
- rueda
- anillo
- círculo
- eslabón
- contador de flores
- aro
Portuguese
- roda
- argola
- círculo
- elo
- laço
- comtador para rodas e flores
French
- roue
- anneau
- cercle
- maillon
- boucle
- compteur de roues ou fleurs
| 1553 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7c8.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-8 | SKIP code |
| 5802.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8f2a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1795 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鼓舞 【コブ】 encouragement, inspiration, rousing, stirring up, raising (e.g. morale)
- 鼓動 【コドウ】 beat, palpitation, pulsation, throbbing
- 大太鼓 【オオダイコ】 large drum, bass drum
- 御太鼓 【オタイコ】 very common way of tying a woman's kimono sash
Kun reading compounds
- 鼓 【つづみ】 hand drum
- 舌鼓 【したつづみ】 smacking one's lips (over food)
- 大鼓 【おおつづみ】 large hand drum
Readings
- Korean:
- go
Spanish
- golpeo
- tambor
- animar
Portuguese
- tambor
- batida
- despertar
- inspeção (militar)
French
- tambour
- battement
- encourager
- appel (armée)
| 1234 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1836 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5415 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1064 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1926 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1959 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1147 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1200 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1827 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1944 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2241 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1168 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1589 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1456 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 48330 | Morohashi |
| 1786 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 7076 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1444 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1552 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1692 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1467 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3p10.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-9-4 | SKIP code |
| 4414.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9f13 | Unicode hex code |