| 283 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 374 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 353 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 327 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4844 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 242 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 976 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1948 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 312 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 312 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 147 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1814 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2147 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1126 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1527 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 854 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 40285 | Morohashi |
| 1711 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6253 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 846 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 909 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 449 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 422 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
672 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鉄 【テツ】 iron (Fe), steel, iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.), railway, railway enthusiast
- 鉄製 【テッセイ】 made of iron
- 国鉄 【コクテツ】 national railway, Japan National Railways (1949-1987)
- 新日本製鐵 【シンニッポンセイテツ】 Nippon Steel Corporation
Kun reading compounds
- 黒金 【くろがね】 iron
Readings
- Japanese names:
- けん、 てっ
- Korean:
- cheol
Spanish
- hierro
- acero
Portuguese
- ferro
French
- fer
| 2863 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8a5.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-5 | SKIP code |
| 8513.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-20 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9244 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
574 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 火 【カ】 Tuesday, fire (second of the five elements)
- 火炎瓶 【カエンビン】 Molotov cocktail, petrol bomb, gasoline bomb
- 発火 【ハッカ】 ignition, combustion, catching fire, firing a blank cartridge, discharge of a gun without bullets
- 点火 【テンカ】 ignition, lighting, firing, setting off
Kun reading compounds
- 火 【ひ】 fire, flame, blaze
- 火口 【ひぐち】 burner, nozzle, origin of a fire
- 飛び火 【とびひ】 leaping flames, flying sparks, spread of fire (due to leaping flames), repercussions in unanticipated areas, spilling over, effects of an incident spreading to those seemingly uninvolved, impetigo contagiosa
- 不知火 【しらぬい】 phosphorescent light, mysterious lights on the sea, sea fire
Readings
- Korean:
- hwa
Spanish
- fuego
- flama
- llama
Portuguese
- fogo
French
- feu
| 13 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 15 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 8 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 432 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2743 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 15 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 69 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 52 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
| 20 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 20 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 18 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1260 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4273 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2159 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2911 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 163 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 18850 | Morohashi |
| 3463 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3394 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 161 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 173 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 27 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1162 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4d0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 1-1-3 | SKIP code |
| 9080.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-48 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 706b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
239 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 打 【ダ】 hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.), batting, stroke
- 打 【ダース】 dozen
- 本塁打 【ホンルイダ】 home run
- 二塁打 【ニルイダ】 two-base hit, double
- 打 【ダース】 dozen
Kun reading compounds
- 打つ 【うつ】 to hit, to strike, to knock, to beat, to punch, to slap, to tap, to bang, to clap, to pound, to strike (noon, etc.), to sound (cymbals, etc.), to beat (a drum, etc.), to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.), to move, to impress, to touch, to drive in, to hammer in, to put in, to inject, to vaccinate, to type, to send, to transmit, to insert, to write in, to mark, to make (noodles, etc.), to prepare, to till (soil), to sprinkle, to throw, to cast, to do, to carry out, to play, to perform, to engage in (gambling, etc.), to pay (a deposit, etc.), to visit (on a pilgrimage), to line (a coat), to bind (a criminal), to drop (a piece)
- 打つ手 【うつて】 way to do (something)
- 打つ 【ぶつ】 to hit (someone), to strike, to beat, to make (a speech), to give (an address), to gamble
- 打付ける 【ぶつける】 to hit (e.g. one's head), to strike, to knock, to run (into), to crash (into), to throw (at), to fling (at), to hurl (at), to vent (e.g. one's anger), to express (one's feelings), to throw (a question at someone), to pit (someone) against, to set against, to match against, to put up against
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うち
- Korean:
- ta, jeong
Spanish
- golpear
- pegar
Portuguese
- bater
- acesso
- batida
- libra
- dúzia
French
- taper
- frapper
- coup
- marteler
- douzaine
| 460 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 355 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 335 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 180 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1829 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 682 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 554 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 136 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1020 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1059 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 771 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 854 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 224 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 142 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 170 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 660 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 11781 | Morohashi |
| 193 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2063 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 653 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 705 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 435 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 256 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1353 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c2.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 5102.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-39 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6253 | Unicode hex code |