| 877 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 867 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1081 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5236 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 971 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1017 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1213 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1266 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1340 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1104 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1922 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3288 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1699 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2310 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1297 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 45098 | Morohashi |
| 2654 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6784 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1288 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1383 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 899 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
936 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 骨 【コツ】 knack, skill, trick, secret, know-how, the ropes, hang, bone, skeleton, cremated remains (esp. the bones), ashes
- 骨髄 【コツズイ】 bone marrow, medulla, true spirit, one's mind
- 白骨 【ハッコツ】 white (bleached) bone, skeleton
- 鉄骨 【テッコツ】 steel frame, steel beam, steel girder
Kun reading compounds
- 骨 【ほね】 bone, frame, outline, core, backbone, spirit, fortitude, laborious, troublesome, difficult
- 骨抜き 【ほねぬき】 boning (fish or meat), deboning, watering down (a plan, bill, etc.), dilution, emasculation, taking the backbone out of, weakening
- 河骨 【こうほね】 Japanese spatterdock (species of water lily, Nuphar japonica)
- お骨 【おこつ】 cremated remains (esp. the bones), ashes
Readings
- Korean:
- gol
Spanish
- hueso
- esqueleto
Portuguese
- esqueleto
- osso
- permanecer
- moldura
French
- os
- squelette
- restes
- charpente
| 3646 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4b6.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 7722.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-92 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9aa8 | Unicode hex code |
2247 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 牌 【ハイ】 medal, shield, badge, card on which dharani (etc.) are written, notice board (in a Zen temple), tile (mahjong, dominos, etc.)
- 牌姿 【ハイシ】 tiles in one's hand
- 賞牌 【ショウハイ】 medal
- 位牌 【イハイ】 Buddhist mortuary tablet
Kun reading compounds
- 牌 【パイ】 tile
- 牌九 【パイガオ】 pai gow (Chinese gambling game played with dominoes)
- 花牌 【はなはい】 flower tile
- 配牌 【はいパイ】 starting tiles, initial hand, dealt tiles
Readings
- Korean:
- pae, bae
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 2845 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 19854 | Morohashi |
| 3528 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2873 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2885 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 2j10.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-8 | SKIP code |
| 2604.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-55 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 724c | Unicode hex code |
tax, duty
- On:
- ゼイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
289 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 税 【ゼイ】 tax
- 税関 【ゼイカン】 customs, customs house
- 地方税 【チホウゼイ】 local tax, council tax
- 納税 【ノウゼイ】 payment of taxes
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さい
- Korean:
- se, tal
Spanish
- impuesto
- arancel
Portuguese
- imposto
- dever
French
- taxe
- droits
| 826 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 750 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 727 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 383 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3287 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 488 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 782 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1642 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 399 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 403 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 670 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1438 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1525 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 807 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1101 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 904 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 25070P | Morohashi |
| 1191 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4146 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 895 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 961 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 755 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2257 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5d7.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-7 | SKIP code |
| 2891.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-39 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7a0e | Unicode hex code |