| 221 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 301 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 285 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 397 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 362 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 75 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 110 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 124 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 333 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 333 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 236 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 58 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 37 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 21 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 21 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 969 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 368 | Morohashi |
| 34 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 123 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 960 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1033 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 271 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 250 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
439 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 仕 【シ】 official, civil service
- 試合 【シアイ】 match, game, bout, contest
- 勤労奉仕 【キンロウホウシ】 labor service, labour service
- 中仕 【ナカシ】 longshoreman, baggageman
- 仕込み 【ジコミ】 learned at ..., acquired at ...
- 仕丁 【シチョウ】 men pressed into forced labor (ritsuryō system), palanquin bearer (Edo period)
- 致仕 【チシ】 resignation, seventy years of age
Kun reading compounds
- 仕える 【つかえる】 to serve, to work for, to attend
Readings
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- trabajo
- servir
- asistir
Portuguese
- atender
- ação
- oficial
- servir
French
- servir
- faire
- officiel
| 2172 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-3 | SKIP code |
| 2421.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-37 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4ed5 | Unicode hex code |
手
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
60 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 手術 【シュジュツ】 surgery, operation, procedure, skill with one's hands, sleight of hand
- 手記 【シュキ】 note, memorandum, memo, memoirs, personal account
- 二塁手 【ニルイシュ】 second baseman
- 名手 【メイシュ】 master, expert, brilliant move (in go, shogi, etc.), excellent move
- 交際上手 【コウサイジョウズ】 good at socializing, sociability, being a good mixer
- 処世上手 【ショセイジョウズ】 knowing how to get on in the world, knowing the secret of success in life
Kun reading compounds
- 手 【て】 hand, arm, forepaw, foreleg, handle, hand, worker, help, trouble, care, effort, means, way, trick, move, technique, workmanship, hand, handwriting, kind, type, sort, one's hands, one's possession, ability to cope, hand (of cards), direction, move (in go, shogi, etc.)
- 手足 【てあし】 hands and feet, limbs, person at one's beck and call, person at hand, reliable worker
- 逆手 【ぎゃくて】 underhand grip, backhand grip (e.g. in tennis), unexpected twist, turning the tables (on an opponent)
- 担い手 【にないて】 bearer, carrier, person bearing responsibility, person in charge, supporter
Readings
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- mano
Portuguese
- mão
French
- main
| 28 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 35 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 32 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 42 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1827 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 37 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 54 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 118 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 57 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 57 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 170 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 847 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4267 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2155 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2907 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 644 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 11768 | Morohashi |
| 3456 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2060 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 637 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 687 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 57 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 30 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2247 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 2-1-3 | SKIP code |
| 2050.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 624b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
432 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 株 【シュ】 stump, counter for trees
- 雌雄異株 【シユウイシュ】 dioecy, dioecism
- 懸念される変異株 【ケネンサレルヘンイシュ】 variant of concern (of SARS-CoV-2), VOC
Kun reading compounds
- 株 【かぶ】 stock, share, stump, (clump of) roots, plant with attached roots or stem, strain (of bacteria, etc.), stock company, corporation, kabushiki kaisha, KK, goodwill (of a business), privilege (that comes with a role), reputation, standing, popularity, one's forte
- 株 【かぶた】 stump, useless item
- 新株 【しんかぶ】 new stock, new share, newly issued shares
- 仕手株 【してかぶ】 speculative stock
Readings
- Korean:
- ju
Spanish
- tocón
- raíz
- acciones de bolsa
Portuguese
- Tora
- tronco
- sufixo para contagem de para pequenas plantas
French
- action boursière
- titre
- souche (arbre)
- compteur de petites plantes
| 749 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 839 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 824 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 242 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2257 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 731 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1429 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1098 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 741 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 754 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 973 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1090 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1172 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 635 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 846 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 227 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14723 | Morohashi |
| 935 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2665 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 222 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 236 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 896 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1864 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-6 | SKIP code |
| 4599.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-84 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 682a | Unicode hex code |