| 365 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 467 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 444 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 104 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4958 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 289 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 982 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2245 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 398 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 402 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 446 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1844 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4129 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2099 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2842 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2036 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 41297 | Morohashi |
| 3328 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6402 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2017 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2173 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 84 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 614 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
70 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 関 【カン】 barrier, gate
- 関係 【カンケイ】 relation, relationship, connection, participation, involvement, concern, influence, effect, sexual relations, sexual relationship, related to, connected to
- 連関 【レンカン】 connection, relation, linkage
- 通関 【ツウカン】 customs clearance
Kun reading compounds
- 関 【せき】 barrier, gate, seki, mutual life
- 関取 【せきとり】 ranking wrestler in the makuuchi (senior-grade) or juryo (junior-grade) divisions
- 霞ヶ関 【かすみがせき】 Kasumigaseki, district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located, government ministries (of Japan), Japanese government bureaucracy
- 関わる 【かかわる】 to be affected, to be influenced, to be concerned with, to have to do with, to stick to (opinions)
- 覗き機関 【のぞきからくり】 peep show, device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
- 水機関 【みずからくり】 puppet powered by (falling) water, water-powered contrivance, show using such a device (in Edo-period Osaka)
Readings
- Korean:
- gwan, wan
Spanish
- barrera
- puerta
- relación
- mecanismo
- valla
Portuguese
- conexão
- obstáculo
- passagem
- emvolver
- concernente
French
- relation
- barrière
- lien
- rapport
- concerner
| 3863 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8e6.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-8-6 | SKIP code |
| 7743.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 95a2 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
527 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 光学 【コウガク】 optics
- 光栄 【コウエイ】 honour, honor, glory, privilege
- 脚光 【キャッコウ】 footlight, limelight
- 発光 【ハッコウ】 emission (of light), radiation (of light), luminescence
Kun reading compounds
- 光る 【ひかる】 to shine, to glitter, to be bright
- 光る棒 【ひかるぼう】 glowstick, neon light stick
- 光 【ひかり】 light, illumination, ray, beam, gleam, glow, happiness, hope, influence, power, vision, eyesight, optical fiber, optical fibre
- 光り輝く 【ひかりかがやく】 to shine, to glitter
- 越光 【こしひかり】 Koshihikari (variety of rice)
- 柔らかな光 【やわらかなひかり】 soft light
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 あきら、 こお、 てる、 ひこ、 み、 みつ
- Korean:
- gwang
Spanish
- rayo
- luz
- paisaje
- honor
- brillar
- brillo
Portuguese
- raio
- luz
French
- rayon
- lumière
| 72 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 129 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 116 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 417 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1358 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 217 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 123 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 281 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 138 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 138 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 464 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 143 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3043 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1550 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2121 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 120 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1350 | Morohashi |
| 2391 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 349 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 119 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 125 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 345 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 121 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1057 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3n3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-2 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 9021.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-87 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5149 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
794 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 博 【ハク】 doctor, PhD, exposition, fair, exhibition
- 博物 【ハクブツ】 natural history, wide learning, broad area of learning
- 文博 【ブンハク】 doctor of literature
- 医博 【イハク】 doctor of medicine, MD
- 博 【ハク】 doctor, PhD, exposition, fair, exhibition
- 博徒 【バクト】 gambler
- 賭博 【トバク】 gambling
- 伝助賭博 【デンスケトバク】 deceptive betting game (such as the shell game), street fraud, trickery, densuke, roulette-like deceptive street gambling
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぐれ、 と、 はか、 ひろ
- Korean:
- bag
Spanish
- Dr. (doctorado, Ph.D.)
- exposición
- feria
- estima
- ovación
- vencedor por aclamación
Portuguese
- Dr.
- comando
- estima
- vencedor por aclamação
- Ph.D.
- exposição
- feira
French
- docteur
- ovation
- estimé
- exposition
- foire
- gain
| 695 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 593 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 564 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 802 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 787 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 525 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1112 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1534 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 601 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 611 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 798 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 249 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 170 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 112 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 129 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 47 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2761P | Morohashi |
| 151 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 621 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 47 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 48 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 596 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1448 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2k10.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-10 | SKIP code |
| 4304.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 535a | Unicode hex code |