| 36 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 52 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 43 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 390 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5076 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 331 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 273 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 700 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 208 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 208 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 47 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1871 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3084 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1573 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2152 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1548 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 42564P | Morohashi |
| 2430 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6557 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1534 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1654 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 393 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 74 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
589 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 青果 【セイカ】 fruits and vegetables, produce
- 青雲 【セイウン】 blue sky, erudition, detachment from the world, high rank
- 回青 【カイセイ】 Mohammedan blue (pigment used in porcelain painting)
- 黛青 【タイセイ】 blackish blue
- 青面金剛 【ショウメンコンゴウ】 Shōmen Kongō, Blue-Faced Vajra, blue-skinned deity depicted with two, four or six arms; originally associated with esoteric Buddhism, thought to bring sickness; revered as part of kōshin-machi beliefs during the Edo period
- 青龍 【セイリョウ】 blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology), Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
- 緑青 【ロクショウ】 verdigris, green rust, copper rust
- 花緑青 【ハナロクショウ】 Paris green, emerald green
Kun reading compounds
- 青 【あお】 blue, azure, green, green light (traffic), black (horse coat color), blue 5-point card, immature, unripe, young
- 青梅 【あおうめ】 unripe plum
- プロシア青 【プロシアあお】 Prussian blue
- 深青 【ふかあお】 dark blue, deep blue, navy blue
- 青い 【あおい】 blue, azure, green, pale (facial color), gray, grey, unripe, inexperienced
- 青色 【あおいろ】 blue
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お
- Korean:
- cheong
Spanish
- azul
- verde
- pálido
Portuguese
- verde
- azul
- imaturo
- verde-claro
French
- bleu
- vert
| 1446 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4b4.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 5022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-36 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9752 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1381 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 涙液 【ルイエキ】 lacrimal fluid, tears
- 涙活 【ルイカツ】 therapeutic crying for stress relief, having a good cry
- 催涙 【サイルイ】 tear-inducing
- 感涙 【カンルイ】 tears (from being deeply moved), tears of gratitude
Kun reading compounds
- 涙 【なみだ】 tear, tears, lachrymal secretion, sympathy
- 涙ぐましい 【なみだぐましい】 touching, moving, painful
- 悔し涙 【くやしなみだ】 tears of regret, bitter tears, vexation, chagrin
- 忝涙 【かたじけなみだ】 tears of gratitude
Readings
- Korean:
- ru
Spanish
- lágrima
- compasión
- consolación
Portuguese
- lágrimas
- simpatia
French
- larme
- compassion
| 1916 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1360 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2569 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1200 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 687 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1062 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1239 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1305 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1081 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1201 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 528 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 324 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 399 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1091 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17573P | Morohashi |
| 440 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3154 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1082 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1163 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1361 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 363 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a7.21 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 3313.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-62 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6d99 | Unicode hex code |
bend, music, melody, composition, pleasure, injustice, fault, curve, crooked, perverse, lean
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
810 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 曲 【キョク】 composition, piece of music, song, track (on a record), tune, melody, air, enjoyment, fun, interest, pleasure
- 曲折 【キョクセツ】 bending, winding, meandering, zigzagging, ups and downs, twists and turns, complications, difficulties, vicissitudes
- 歌謡曲 【カヨウキョク】 kayōkyoku, form of Japanese popular music that developed during the Showa era, (Western) pop song
- 名曲 【メイキョク】 famous piece of music, excellent song, (musical) masterpiece
Kun reading compounds
- 曲がる 【まがる】 to bend, to curve, to warp, to wind, to twist, to turn, to be awry, to be askew, to be crooked
- 曲げる 【まげる】 to bend, to crook, to bow, to curve, to curl, to lean, to tilt, to incline, to slant, to bend (the truth), to distort, to twist, to pervert, to yield (a point), to depart (from a principle), to ignore (what one really thinks), to pawn
- 隈 【くま】 corner, nook, recess, shade, shadow, dark area, dark circles (under the eyes), dark rings, bend (in a road, river, etc.), shading, gradation, kumadori, style of kabuki makeup used for violent roles
Readings
- Japanese names:
- まがた
- Korean:
- gog
Spanish
- melodía
- curva
- encorvado
- torcer
- doblar
- torcerse
- girarse
Portuguese
- tender
- música
- melodia
- composição
- prazer
- injustiça
- falta
- curva
- tortuoso
- perverso
- inclinar
French
- courber
- musique
- mélodie
- composition
- plaisir
- injustice
- faute
- malhonnête
- pervers
- pencher
| 381 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 279 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 261 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 604 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 103 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 715 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 609 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 327 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 366 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 367 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 625 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 996 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4340 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2197 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2956 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1180 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14280 | Morohashi |
| 3527 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2418 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1172 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1256 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 264 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1976 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a6.27 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-6-2 | SKIP code |
| 5560.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-42 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 66f2 | Unicode hex code |