| 839 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 769 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 746 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 613 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4684 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 459 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 954 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1236A | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 846 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 865 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 348 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 687 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3838 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1969 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2665 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1477 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38839P | Morohashi |
| 3094 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6040 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1465 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1575 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 703 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
retreat, withdraw, retire, resign, repel, expel, reject
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
424 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 退役 【タイエキ】 retiring from military service
- 退院 【タイイン】 leaving hospital, discharge from hospital
- 進退 【シンタイ】 advance or retreat, moving forwards or backwards, movement, course of action, behaviour, conduct, attitude, remaining in one's post or resigning, staying or leaving
- 勇退 【ユウタイ】 retiring voluntarily, resigning one's post (to make way for others), stepping down, bowing out
Kun reading compounds
- 退く 【しりぞく】 to step back, to move back, to retreat, to withdraw (from the presence of a superior), to leave, to exit, to resign, to retire, to quit, to concede
- 退ける 【しりぞける】 to refuse, to reject, to turn down, to dismiss, to repel, to repulse, to drive away, to beat off, to defeat, to make (someone) leave, to send away, to turn away, to force (someone) to leave their post, to oust, to remove, to expel
- 退く 【ひく】 to move back, to draw back, to recede, to fall back, to retreat, to lessen, to subside, to ebb, to go down (e.g. of swelling), to resign, to retire, to quit
- 退く 【どく】 to step aside, to move (i.e. out of the way), to make way, to resign, to retire, to quit, to secede
- 退ける 【のける】 to put something out of the way, to move (something, someone) aside, to remove, to exclude, to take away, to set aside, to keep apart, to remove (someone) from the group, to shun, to do well despite difficulties, to accomplish despite adversity, to do resolutely, to do boldly
- 退く 【どく】 to step aside, to move (i.e. out of the way), to make way, to resign, to retire, to quit, to secede
Readings
- Korean:
- toe
Spanish
- retroceder
- retirarse
- renunciar
- dimitir
- destruir
- negar
- rechazar
- rehusar
Portuguese
- retirada
- sacar
- retirar
- pedir demissão
- repelir
- expelir
- rejeitar
French
- retraite
- se retirer
- démissionner
- repousser
- exclure
- rejeter
| 3865 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 3730.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-64 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9000 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
698 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 廃棄 【ハイキ】 disposal, abandonment, scrapping, discarding, abolition, annulment, cancellation, abrogation, repeal
- 廃案 【ハイアン】 rejected bill (project)
- 退廃 【タイハイ】 (moral) decay, (social) decline, decadence, corruption, degeneration, deterioration, decline (in prosperity)
- 改廃 【カイハイ】 reform and (or) abolition, alteration or repeal, revision, reorganization, reorganisation
Kun reading compounds
- 廃れる 【すたれる】 to go out of use, to become obsolete, to die out, to go out of fashion, to go out of style, to decline (e.g. of morals), to be lost, to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)
- 廃る 【すたる】 to go out of use, to become obsolete, to die out, to go out of fashion, to go out of style, to be hurt (of honour, reputation, etc.), to be harmed, to be sullied
Readings
- Korean:
- pye
Spanish
- obsoleto
- descarte
- abandono
- descartar
- desechar
- ser obsoleto
- ser desechado
Portuguese
- cancelar
- obsoleto
- trégua
- descarte
- desembaraço
French
- abolition
- obsolète
- cessation
- déchets
- mettre au rebut
- abandonner
| 1687 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1014 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1526 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1100 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1261 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 961 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 992 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1412 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 595 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3902 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2010 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2712 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1722 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9425 | Morohashi |
| 3146 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1630 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1706 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1841 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1527 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 557 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3q9.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 0021.5 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-49 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5ec3 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
491 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 音 【オン】 sound, noise, (speech) sound, Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
- 音楽 【オンガク】 music
- 爆音 【バクオン】 (sound of an) explosion or detonation, roar (of a machine)
- 防音 【ボウオン】 soundproofing
- 音信 【オンシン】 correspondence, news, letter, tidings
- 鸚哥 【インコ】 true parrot (esp. small parrots such as the parakeet, lory and conure)
- 玉音 【ギョクオン】 the Emperor's voice, beautiful voice, beautiful sound
- 唐音 【トウオン】 tō-on, Tang reading, on reading of a kanji based on Song dynasty and later Chinese
Kun reading compounds
- 音 【おと】 sound, noise, (musical) note, fame
- 音孔 【おとあな】 tone hole
- 鈍い音 【にぶいおと】 dull sound, muffled sound
- 風音 【かざおと】 sound of the wind
- 音 【ね】 sound, tone, note, ring, chirp
- 音色 【ねいろ】 tone color, tone colour, tone quality, timbre
- 弱音 【よわね】 feeble complaint, whine
- 高音 【こうおん】 high-pitched tone, soprano
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 と
- Korean:
- eum
Spanish
- sonido
- ruido
Portuguese
- som
- barulho
French
- son
- bruit
| 50 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 33 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 6 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 402 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5110 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 206 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 274 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 962 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 347 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 347 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 620 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1879 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2570 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1312 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1783 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 490 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 43265 | Morohashi |
| 2070 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6607 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 479 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 518 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 78 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 478 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5b4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 2-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 0060.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 97f3 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
373 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 楽 【ガク】 music, old Japanese court music, gagaku
- 楽章 【ガクショウ】 movement
- 邦楽 【ホウガク】 Japanese music (esp. traditional Japanese music)
- 室内楽 【シツナイガク】 chamber music
- 楽 【ラク】 comfort, ease, relief, (at) peace, relaxation, easy, simple, without trouble, without hardships, (economically) comfortable, raku pottery, sukha (happiness)
- 楽園 【ラクエン】 paradise, Eden
- 千秋楽 【センシュウラク】 final day of a performance, closing date, final show, final day of a tournament
- 行楽 【コウラク】 outing, excursion, pleasure trip, going on a picnic
- 猿楽 【サルガク】 sarugaku (form of theatre popular in Japan during the 11th to 14th centuries), noh, fooling around
Kun reading compounds
- 楽しい 【たのしい】 enjoyable, fun, pleasant, happy, delightful
- 楽しい思い出 【たのしいおもいで】 happy memory, sweet memory
- 楽しむ 【たのしむ】 to enjoy, to take pleasure in, to have a good time, to have fun, to look forward to
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ、 た、 やす、 ら
- Korean:
- ag
Spanish
- música
- divertido
- fácil
- agradable
- disfrutar
- divertirse
Portuguese
- música
- conforto
- facilidade
French
- musique
- agréable
- confort
| 331 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 98 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 218 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 232 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2324 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 322 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 200 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2029 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 358 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 359 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 343 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1064 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3505 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1808 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2460 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1751 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 15213 | Morohashi |
| 2826 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2790 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1735 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1872 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 481 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 225 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 364 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a9.29 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-9-4 | SKIP code |
| 3290.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-58 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 697d | Unicode hex code |