| 376 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 484 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 460 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 159 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 581 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 240 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 342 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 292 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 196 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 196 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 419 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 154 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3045 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1551 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2122 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1812 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1458 | Morohashi |
| 2393 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 373 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1795 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1934 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 106 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 464 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
174 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 共演 【キョウエン】 appearing together (in a film, play, etc.), performing together (at a concert, etc.), acting together, co-starring, playing together (in a sports match)
- 共栄 【キョウエイ】 mutual prosperity
- 反共 【ハンキョウ】 anticommunism
- 中共 【チュウキョウ】 Chinese Communist Party, Chinese Communists, Communist China
Kun reading compounds
- 共 【とも】 together with, same, both, all, neither, none, including ...
- 共に 【ともに】 together, jointly, at the same time, with, as ..., including, along with, both
- 送料共 【そうりょうとも】 including postage
- 母子とも 【ぼしとも】 both mother and child
- 共に 【ともに】 together, jointly, at the same time, with, as ..., including, along with, both
- 共にする 【ともにする】 to do together, to share, to participate in
Readings
- Korean:
- gong
Spanish
- ambos
- conjuntamente
- juntos
- también
Portuguese
- juntamente
- ambos (em afirm.)
- nenhum (em neg.)
- todo
- e
- da mesma forma
- com
French
- ensemble
- les deux
- ni l'un ni l'autre
- tous
- et
- semblable
- avec
| 1961 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k3.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-2 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 4480.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-06 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5171 | Unicode hex code |
用
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
107 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 用 【ヨウ】 business, task, errand, engagement, use, purpose, for the use of ..., used for ..., made for ..., call of nature, excretion
- 用意 【ヨウイ】 preparation, arrangements, provision, getting ready, laying out (e.g. a meal)
- 登用 【トウヨウ】 appointment, assignment, promotion
- 効用 【コウヨウ】 use, utility, effect, benefit
Kun reading compounds
- 用いる 【もちいる】 to use, to make use of, to utilize, to utilise
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たから
- Korean:
- yong
Spanish
- uso
- empleo
- trabajo
- usar
- hacer uso de
Portuguese
- utilizar
- negócios
- serviço
- usar
- empregar
French
- se servir de
- affaires
- service
- utiliser
- employer
| 146 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 235 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 215 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 102 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2993 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 110 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 219 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 193 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 107 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 107 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 308 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1329 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3694 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1889 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2569 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1189 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 21703 | Morohashi |
| 2976 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3721 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1181 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1265 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 177 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 116 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3653 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2r3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-3 | SKIP code |
| 4-5-1 | SKIP code |
| 7722.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-49 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7528 | Unicode hex code |