| 33 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 43 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 49 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 201 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 571 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 65 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 16 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 280 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 50 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 50 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 48 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 145 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3046 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1552 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2123 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 254 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1349 | Morohashi |
| 2394 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 350 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 248 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 263 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 115 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 54 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
173 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 先 【セン】 former, previous, old, first move (in go, shogi, etc.), opening move
- 先駆 【センク】 forerunner, precursor, pioneer, leader, outrider, outriding
- 機先 【キセン】 forestall
- 互先 【タガイセン】 even game (esp. in go)
Kun reading compounds
- 先 【さき】 point, tip, end, nozzle, head (of a line), front, first, before, ahead (of), (the way) ahead, beyond, future, previous, prior, former, recent, last, destination, address, place where you do something, rest (e.g. of a story), continuation, remaining part, the other party
- 先行き 【さきゆき】 the future, future prospects
- 口先 【くちさき】 lip service, mere words, professions, lips, mouth, snout, proboscis
- 矛先 【ほこさき】 point of a spear, spearhead, focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.), aim, target, brunt, force (of an argument), edge
- 先ず 【まず】 first (of all), firstly, to begin with, before anything else, probably, most likely, almost certainly, virtually, more or less (satisfactory), on the whole, reasonably, anyway, at any rate, for now (at least), for the time being
- 先ず隗より始めよ 【まずかいよりはじめよ】 start with the first step, when embarking on a great project, start with immediate steps, he who first suggests it should be the first to do it
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぽん
- Korean:
- seon
Spanish
- antes
- adelante
- previo
- precedencia
- extremo
- punta
- final
- anterior
Portuguese
- antes
- prévio
- na frente
- futuro
- precedência
French
- avant
- devant
- précédent
- futur
- antériorité
| 2457 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3b3.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-2 | SKIP code |
| 2421.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5148 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
675 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
Kun reading compounds
- 込む 【こむ】 to be crowded, to be packed, to be congested, to be thronged (with), to be complex, to be intricate, to go into, to go in, to put into, to become (completely), to do thoroughly, to do sufficiently, to remain (silent, seated, etc.), to stay ...
- 込み 【こみ】 including ..., inclusive of ..., bundling together (items of different size, quality, etc.), lumping together, komi, extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second
- 混み合う 【こみあう】 to be crowded, to be packed, to be jammed
- 割り込み 【わりこみ】 queue jumping, breaking into a line, muscling in on, wedging oneself in, interruption, sharing a theater box (theatre), interrupt
- 取り込み 【とりこみ】 taking in, bringing in, capturing (e.g. customers), attracting, winning over, pleasing, confusion, bustle, misfortune, disorder, importing (e.g. data), capturing (e.g. image)
- 込める 【こめる】 to load (a gun, etc.), to charge, to put into (e.g. emotion, effort), to include (e.g. tax in a sales price), to hang over, to shroud, to enshroud, to envelop, to screen
Readings
- Japanese names:
- こみ、 ごめ
- Korean:
- ib
Spanish
- abarrotar
- llenarse
- apiñarse
- meter
- incluir
Portuguese
- apinhado
- misturar
- em volume
- incluido
French
- encombré
- mélange
- en gros
- inclus
- (kokuji)
| 1275 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 280 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4660 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 987 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 948 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 178 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.9 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 776 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 790 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 961 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 675 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3762 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1917 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2608 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 787 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38712P | Morohashi |
| 3030 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6010 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 780 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 843 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 396 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 1055 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3562 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q2.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 3-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 3830.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8fbc | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1013 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 銃 【ジュウ】 gun, rifle, small arms
- 銃器 【ジュウキ】 small arms
- 短銃 【タンジュウ】 pistol
- 小銃 【ショウジュウ】 rifle, small arms
Kun reading compounds
- 捧げ銃 【ささげつつ】 presenting arms
Readings
- Korean:
- chong
Spanish
- arma
- pistola
- rifle
Portuguese
- Armas
- arma de fogo
French
- fusil
- armes
| 1365 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1163 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4854 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1185 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1847 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 829 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 848 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1599 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1818 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2157 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1134 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1535 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 769 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 40359 | Morohashi |
| 1723 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6267 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 762 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 824 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1736 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2857 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8a6.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-6 | SKIP code |
| 8011.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-38 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9283 | Unicode hex code |