| 262 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1020 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2457 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1707 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 472 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 170 | Morohashi |
| 1961 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 59 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 462 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 501 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
2478 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 乞食 【コジキ】 beggar, begging
- 乞丐 【コツガイ】 beggar, bum
- 行乞 【ギョウコツ】 going on an alms round (for food), going begging (for food), going to ask for alms of food, pindacara
- 乞巧奠 【キッコウデン】 Festival to Plead for Skills (progenitor festival of Tanabata)
- 乞丐 【コツガイ】 beggar, bum
Kun reading compounds
- 乞う 【こう】 to beg, to ask, to request, to invite, to pray, to wish
- 乞高評 【こうこうひょう】 with the author's compliments
Readings
- Korean:
- geol, gi
Spanish
- petición
- imploración
- invitación
- pedir
- implorar
- invitar
Portuguese
French
- mendier
- demander
- inviter à
| 2356 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a3.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-1 | SKIP code |
| 2-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 8071.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-80 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e5e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
919 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 中核 【チュウカク】 kernel, core, nucleus, center, centre
- 仲介 【チュウカイ】 agency, intermediation
- 保革伯仲 【ホカクハクチュウ】 conservatives and reformists being neck and neck, balanced conservative and progressive strengths
- 勢力伯仲 【セイリョクハクチュウ】 (the two sides) being evenly-matched in influence or power
Kun reading compounds
- 仲 【なか】 relation, relationship
- 仲間 【なかま】 companion, fellow, friend, mate, comrade, partner, colleague, coworker, associate, group, company, circle, set, gang, member of the same category (family, class)
- 不仲 【ふなか】 discord, (on) bad terms (with)
- 犬猿の仲 【けんえんのなか】 like cats and dogs, (on) very bad terms, relationship of dogs and monkeys
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ちゅん、 つづき、 なかつ
- Korean:
- jung
Spanish
- mediación
- relación
Portuguese
- Relacionamento
- entre (algo)
French
- relation
- médiation
- intermédiaire
| 571 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 934 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 892 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 378 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1332 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 305 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 227 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1347 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1430 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1169 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 67 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 47 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 27 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 28 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 965 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 403 | Morohashi |
| 43 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 140 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 956 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1029 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 468 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2155 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a4.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 2520.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4ef2 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
394 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 象 【ショウ】 form, shape, figure, appearance, phenomenon
- 将棋 【ショウギ】 shogi, Japanese chess
- 具象 【グショウ】 concreteness, embodiment, expressing concretely
- 抽象 【チュウショウ】 abstraction
- 象 【ゾウ】 elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
- 象牙 【ゾウゲ】 ivory
- アジア象 【アジアゾウ】 Asian elephant, Indian elephant
- 海象 【セイウチ】 walrus (Odobenus rosmarus), elephant seal (Mirounga spp.)
Kun reading compounds
- 象る 【かたどる】 to model (something) on, to be modelled on, to be made in the shape of, to take the shape of, to imitate, to symbolize, to represent
Readings
- Japanese names:
- きさ
- Korean:
- sang
Spanish
- imagen
- imitar
- forma
- figura
- elefante
Portuguese
- elefante
- modelar
- imitar
- imagem
- forma
- sinal (dos tempos)
French
- éléphant
- modèle
- imiter
- image
- forme
- signe (des temps)
- phénomène
| 663 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 540 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 533 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 575 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4472 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 809 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 916 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1761 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 739 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 752 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 939 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1718 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2647 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1350 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1831 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1995 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 36372 | Morohashi |
| 2134 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5744 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1976 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2130 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 591 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2551 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2n10.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-10 | SKIP code |
| 2-6-6 | SKIP code |
| 2723.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8c61 | Unicode hex code |