| 210 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 126 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 277 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 122 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 579 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 219 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 341 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 156 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 126 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 126 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 323 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 152 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2468 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1249 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1715 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 792 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1452 | Morohashi |
| 1974 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 372 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 784 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 847 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 212 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 92 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
118 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 公 【コウ】 public affair, government matter, the state, the government, the public, duke, prince, Sir, Lord, familiar or derogatory suffix
- 公安 【コウアン】 public safety, public welfare
- 大公 【タイコウ】 archduke
- 乃公 【ダイコウ】 I, me
- 公家 【クゲ】 court noble, nobility, kuge, Imperial Court
- 公廨 【クガイ】 government office
- 夙 【シュク】 outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period
Kun reading compounds
- 公 【おおやけ】 official, governmental, formal, public (use, matter, forum, etc.), common, being public knowledge, being out in the open, exposure to public view
- 公所 【おおやけどころ】 imperial court, government office, imperial land, government land
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あきら、 き、 きみ、 きん、 たか、 ただし、 とも、 ひろ、 まさ
- Korean:
- gong
Spanish
- público
- imparcial
- oficial
Portuguese
- público
- príncipe
- oficial
- governamental
French
- public
- prince
- officiel
- gouvernemental
| 2071 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2o2.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 8073.0 | Four corner code |
| 8073.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 516c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
1388 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 孫 【ソン】 descendant (usu. of a certain generation), lineage, pedigree, grandchild
- 孫悟空 【ソンゴクウ】 Sun Wukong (character in the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West), Monkey King, Son Goku (Dragon Ball)
- 愛孫 【アイソン】 one's beloved grandchild
- 外孫 【ガイソン】 grandchild from a daughter married into another family
Kun reading compounds
- 孫 【まご】 grandchild
- 孫子 【まごこ】 children and grandchildren, posterity, descendants
- 初孫 【ういまご】 first grandchild
- 内孫 【ないそん】 child of one's heir
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ひ
- Korean:
- son
Spanish
- nieto
- descendientes
Portuguese
- neto
- descendentes
French
- petits-enfants
- descendants
| 458 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 565 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 538 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1356 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1273 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 644 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 457 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1540 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 910 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 932 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 448 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 463 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 492 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 305 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 370 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1405 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 6987 | Morohashi |
| 410 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1296 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1393 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1494 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 551 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3541 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2c7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 1-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 1249.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-25 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5b6b | Unicode hex code |
ease, peace
- On:
- コウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
760 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 康安 【コウアン】 Kōan era (of the Northern Court; 1361.3.29-1362.9.23)
- 康永 【コウエイ】 Kōei era (of the Northern Court; 1342.4.27-1345.10.21)
- 小康 【ショウコウ】 lull, breathing spell, respite, remission (of an illness), becoming stable
- 安康 【アンコウ】 calm and peaceful period of time
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かん、 こ、 みち、 やす、 やすし
- Korean:
- gang
Spanish
- tranquilo
- calmado
- sano
Portuguese
- facilidade
- paz
French
- tranquille
- paisible
| 608 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 506 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 480 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 783 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1518 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 860 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 513 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1509 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 894 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 916 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1054 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 592 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3877 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1994 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2693 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1167 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9376 | Morohashi |
| 3124 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1621 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1159 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1243 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 565 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 542 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3q8.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 0023.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5eb7 | Unicode hex code |