| 5380 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2363 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1662 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 47657 | Morohashi |
| 7025 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2840 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2854 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Chinese unicorn, genius, giraffe, bright, shining
- On:
- キ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 麒麟 【キリン】 giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis), qilin (Chinese unicorn), horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day
- 麒麟竭 【キリンケツ】 dragon's blood palm (Daemonorops draco), bright red resin used in medicine, dyes, etc.
Readings
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 3q16.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-11-8 | SKIP code |
| 0428.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-83-42 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9e92 | Unicode hex code |
Chinese unicorn, genius, giraffe, bright, shining
- On:
- リン
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- マサイ麒麟 【マサイキリン】 masai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchii), maasai giraffe, Kilimanjaro giraffe
- 木麒麟 【モッキリン】 Barbados shrub (Pereskia aculeata), Barbados gooseberry, leaf cactus, lemonvine
Readings
- Korean:
- rin
Spanish
- unicornio chino
- genio
- jirafa
- brillante
- resplandeciente
Portuguese
French
| 5383 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 3000 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2280 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2376 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1215 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1669 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 47690 | Morohashi |
| 7028 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2053 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2210 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 6b18.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-11-13 | SKIP code |
| 0925.9 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-59 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9e9f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
679 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 児 【ジ】 child, boy, I, me
- 児童 【ジドウ】 children, juvenile
- 新生児 【シンセイジ】 newborn baby
- 遺児 【イジ】 orphan, child left by the deceased, abandoned child
Kun reading compounds
- 子 【こ】 child, kid, teenager, youngster, young (non-adult) person, (one's) child, offspring, young woman, young (animal), offshoot, interest, new share, player who is not a dealer, young geisha, young prostitute, bird egg, -er (often of young women)
- 【コククジラ】 gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus), grey whale
- 江戸っ子 【えどっこ】 (true) Tokyoite, Edoite, Tokyo native, Edokko
- 駄々っ子 【だだっこ】 unmanageable child, spoiled child (spoilt), spoiled brat
Readings
- Japanese names:
- る
- Korean:
- a
Spanish
- recién nacido
- chiquillo
- cría
Portuguese
- recém-nascido
- criança
- filhote
French
- nouveau-né
- enfant
- petit d'animal
| 801 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 526 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 697 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 556 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 572 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 782 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 338 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 497 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1217 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1280 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1375 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 148 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3153 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1617 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2203 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 58 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1364 | Morohashi |
| 2546 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 355 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 58 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 62 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 482 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1257 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c3.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 1-2-5 | SKIP code |
| 1-1-6 | SKIP code |
| 2621.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-89 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5150 | Unicode hex code |