| 68 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 117 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 106 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 328 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 275 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 106 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 121 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 60 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 137 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 137 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 245 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 141 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2428 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1226 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1690 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 59 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1340 | Morohashi |
| 1929 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 343 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 59 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 63 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 408 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 89 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
192 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 元 【ゲン】 unknown (e.g. in an equation), element (of a set), yuan (monetary unit of China), New Taiwan dollar, Yuan dynasty (of China; 1271-1368), Yüan dynasty, Mongol dynasty
- 原価 【ゲンカ】 cost price
- 中元 【チュウゲン】 15th day of the 7th lunar month, (last day of) Bon lantern festival, mid-year gift, summer gift, Bon Festival gifts
- 抗原 【コウゲン】 antigen
- 元祖 【ガンソ】 originator, pioneer, inventor, founder, progenitor, primogenitor, founder of a family line
- 元日 【ガンジツ】 New Year's Day
Kun reading compounds
- 元 【もと】 origin, source, beginning, basis, base, foundation, root, cause, (raw) material, ingredient, base, mix (e.g. for a cake), (soup) stock, (one's) side, capital, principal, cost price, root (of a plant), (tree) trunk, part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand), first three lines of a waka, counter for plants or trees, counter for falcons (in falconry)
- 元 【もと】 former, ex-, past, one-time, earlier times, the past, previous state, formerly, previously, originally, before
- 家元 【いえもと】 head of a school (of music, dance), head family of a school
- 胸元 【むなもと】 breast, chest, pit of the stomach, solar plexus, epigastrium
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ちか、 はじめ、 はる、 ゆき、 よし
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
- comienzo
- principio
- origen
- jefe
Portuguese
- começo
- tempo anterior
- origem
French
- commencement
- origine
- ancien temps
| 3057 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a4.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-1-3 | SKIP code |
| 1021.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-21 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5143 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
797 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 締約 【テイヤク】 conclusion of a treaty
- 締結 【テイケツ】 conclusion, execution (of a contract), entering (into treaty), fastening (as in a joint)
Kun reading compounds
- 閉まる 【しまる】 to be shut, to close, to be closed, to be firm (of a body, face, etc.), to be well-knit, to be locked, to tighten, to be tightened, to become sober, to become tense
- 締まり 【しまり】 closing, shutting, firmness, tightness, discipline, control
- 締まり屋 【しまりや】 thrifty person, stingy person, tight-fisted person
- 締める 【しめる】 to tie, to fasten, to tighten, to wear (necktie, belt), to put on, to total, to sum, to be strict with, to economize, to economise, to cut down on, to salt, to marinate, to pickle, to make sushi adding a mixture of vinegar and salt, to kill (fish, poultry, etc.)
Readings
- Korean:
- che
Spanish
- abrochar
- apretar
- atar
- amarrar
- liar
Portuguese
- apertar
- amarrar
- fechar
- travar
French
- serrer
- lier
- fermer
- verrouiller
- attacher
| 1622 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 740 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3581 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1243 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1638 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1180 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1239 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1067 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1552 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1761 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 945 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1274 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1352 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27651 | Morohashi |
| 1393 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4549 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1340 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1440 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1794 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2744 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a9.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-9 | SKIP code |
| 2092.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-36-89 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7de0 | Unicode hex code |