| 716 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 808 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 787 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 166 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 455 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 351 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 319 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 781 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 489 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 498 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 665 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 102 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 107 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 72 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 77 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1006 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 702 | Morohashi |
| 96 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 222 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 997 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1072 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 163 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 705 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
146 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 保育 【ホイク】 nurturing, rearing, childcare, day care, nursing, suckling
- 保安 【ホアン】 peace preservation, security, safety
- 留保 【リュウホ】 reserving, withholding
- 生保 【セイホ】 life insurance, livelihood protection, public assistance, welfare
- 保する 【ホスル】 to guarantee
- 保安 【ホウアン】 Hōan era (1120.4.10-1124.4.3)
- 永保 【エイホウ】 Eihō era (1081.2.10-1084.2.7), Eiho era
- 太保 【タイホウ】 Grand Protector (lowest of the top three civil positions of the Zhou dynasty), Minister of the Right (official in Nara and Heian periods)
Kun reading compounds
- 保つ 【たもつ】 to keep, to preserve, to hold, to retain, to maintain, to sustain, to last, to endure, to keep well (food), to wear well, to be durable
Readings
- Japanese names:
- う、 お、 ぶ、 もり、 やす、 やすし
- Korean:
- bo
Spanish
- garantizar
- mantener
- preservar
- proteger
- apoyar
Portuguese
- proteger garantia
- guarda
- preservar
- sustentar
- apoiar
French
- protéger
- garantir
- garder
- préserver
- conserver
- soutenir
| 2164 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a7.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 2629.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4fdd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
249 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 革命 【カクメイ】 revolution, 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
- 革新 【カクシン】 reform, innovation
- 行革 【ギョウカク】 administrative reform
- 農地改革 【ノウチカイカク】 agrarian reform
Kun reading compounds
- 革 【かわ】 leather
- 革靴 【かわぐつ】 leather shoes, leather boots
- 藍革 【あいかわ】 indigo-dyed leather
- 負い革 【おいかわ】 sling (e.g. of a firearm)
Readings
- Korean:
- hyeog, geug
Spanish
- cuero
- piel
- reforma
- cambio
Portuguese
- couro
- torna-se sério
- pele
- esconder
- pelêgo
French
- cuir
- peau
- fourrure
- devenir sérieux
- rénovation
- réforme
| 746 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 836 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 821 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 686 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5088 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 811 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1003 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 937 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1075 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1123 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 996 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1877 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3099 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1582 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2163 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1911 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 42710 | Morohashi |
| 2448 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6570 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1893 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2041 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 487 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 877 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1955 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k6.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 4450.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-55 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9769 | Unicode hex code |