| 1432 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1628 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4646 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1312 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 944 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 493 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1487 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1584 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 344 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1784 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2531 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1287 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1755 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1510 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38630 | Morohashi |
| 2038 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5996 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1496 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1612 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1144 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1607 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 辛 【カノト】 8th in rank, eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
- 辛抱 【シンボウ】 patience, endurance, perseverance
- 細辛 【サイシン】 Siebold's wild ginger (esp. its dried root or rhizome, used as an antitussive and analgesic in traditional Chinese medicine)
- 薄葉細辛 【ウスバサイシン】 Siebold's wild ginger (Asarum sieboldii)
Kun reading compounds
- 辛い 【からい】 spicy, hot, salty, harsh (criticism), severe (punishment), strict, painful, bitter, difficult, tough
- 辛い味 【からいあじ】 pungent taste
- 辛い 【つらい】 painful, bitter, heart-breaking, difficult (emotionally), tough, difficult, hard (usu. of situations), cruel, harsh, cold
- 辛い目に会う 【つらいめにあう】 to have a hard time of it
- 辛 【かのと】 8th in rank, eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
- 辛卯 【かのとう】 Metal Rabbit (28th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1951, 2011, 2071)
Readings
- Korean:
- sin
Spanish
- amargo
- duro
- severo
- salado
- picante
Portuguese
- picante
- quente
- amargo
- temperado
French
- épicé
- amer
- piquant
- âcre
| 455 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5b2.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-5 | SKIP code |
| 2-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 0040.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-41 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8f9b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
113 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 気 【キ】 spirit, mind, heart, nature, disposition, intention, mind, will, motivation, mood, feelings, consciousness, care, attention, consideration, worry, interest, (the) air, atmosphere, ambience, atmosphere (of), air (of), mood, fragrance, aroma, flavour, taste, qi (in traditional Chinese philosophy and medicine), chi, ki
- 気合 【キアイ】 (fighting) spirit, motivation, effort, shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.), cheer, yell, kiai, short shout when performing an attacking move
- 心意気 【ココロイキ】 spirit, determination, pluck, mettle
- 水気 【ミズケ】 water content, moisture, juiciness, dampness, water vapor (vapour), steam, dropsy, edema, oedema
- 気 【ケ】 sign, indication, trace, touch, feeling, somehow, for some reason, seeming to be
- 気配 【ケハイ】 indication, sign, hint, sensation, feeling, tone (of the market)
- 嫌気 【イヤキ】 dislike, disgust, disinclination, tired of
- 水気 【ミズケ】 water content, moisture, juiciness, dampness, water vapor (vapour), steam, dropsy, edema, oedema
Kun reading compounds
- 気 【き】 spirit, mind, heart, nature, disposition, intention, mind, will, motivation, mood, feelings, consciousness, care, attention, consideration, worry, interest, (the) air, atmosphere, ambience, atmosphere (of), air (of), mood, fragrance, aroma, flavour, taste, qi (in traditional Chinese philosophy and medicine), chi, ki
- 気合 【きあい】 (fighting) spirit, motivation, effort, shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.), cheer, yell, kiai, short shout when performing an attacking move
- 心意気 【こころいき】 spirit, determination, pluck, mettle
- 水気 【みずけ】 water content, moisture, juiciness, dampness, water vapor (vapour), steam, dropsy, edema, oedema
Readings
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- espíritu
- mente
Portuguese
- espírito
- mente
French
- esprit
- air
- atmosphère
- humeur
| 59 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 68 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 11 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 77 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2480 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 144 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 67 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 319 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 134 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 134 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 246 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1150 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3960 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2037 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2751 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1903 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17046P | Morohashi |
| 3194 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3025 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1885 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2030 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 55 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 52 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2356 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a6.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-4-2 | SKIP code |
| 2-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 8041.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6c17 | Unicode hex code |