| 48 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 50 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 4 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 2 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 617 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 159 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 20 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 78 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 13 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 13 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 14 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 159 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3673 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1875 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2555 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 185 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1513 | Morohashi |
| 2955 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 385 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1811 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1952 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 260 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 25 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
69 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 円 【エン】 yen (Japanese monetary unit), circle
- 円滑 【エンカツ】 smooth, undisturbed, uninterrupted, harmonious
- 楕円 【ダエン】 ellipse, oval
- 同心円 【ドウシンエン】 concentric circles
Kun reading compounds
- 丸い 【まるい】 round, circular, spherical, curved, smooth, harmonious, calm, peaceful, amiable, amicable
- 丸 【まる】 circle, entirety, whole, full, complete, money, dough, moola, enclosure inside a castle's walls, soft-shelled turtle, suffix for ship names, suffix for names of people (esp. infants), suffix for names of swords, armour, musical instruments, etc., suffix for names of dogs, horses, etc.
- 丸い 【まるい】 round, circular, spherical, curved, smooth, harmonious, calm, peaceful, amiable, amicable
- 黒円 【くろまる】 black spot, black dot, bull's-eye, middle dot, interpunct
- 円居 【まどい】 sitting in a circle, pleasant gathering
- 円か 【まどか】 round, tranquil, contentedly at ease
- 円か 【まどか】 round, tranquil, contentedly at ease
- 円やか 【まろやか】 round, circular, spherical, mellow (flavour, voice, etc.), mild, smooth
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つぶら、 のぶ、 まどか、 みつ
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
- circular
- redondo
- yen
Portuguese
- círculo
- iene
- redondo
French
- cercle
- yen
- rond
| 3645 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2r2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 7722.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-63 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5186 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
562 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 周 【シュウ】 counter for laps or circuits, perimeter, Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE), Chou dynasty
- 周囲 【シュウイ】 surroundings, environs, circumference
- 円周 【エンシュウ】 circumference
- 外周 【ガイシュウ】 outer circumference, perimeter, outskirts, periphery
Kun reading compounds
- 周り 【まわり】 circumference, girth, surroundings, neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity, people surrounding oneself, surrounding circumstances
- 回りくどい 【まわりくどい】 circuitous, roundabout, indirect
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あまね、 しゅ、 す、 ちか、 のり、 ひろ、 びび、 まこと
- Korean:
- ju
Spanish
- circunferencia
- vuelta
- alrededores
- difundir
Portuguese
- circunferência
- circuito
- volta
French
- circonférence
- tour
- alentours
| 632 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 532 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 504 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 694 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 622 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 187 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 409 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 736 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 91 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 91 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 558 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 324 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3720 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1903 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2585 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 323 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3441P | Morohashi |
| 2998 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 768 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 317 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 339 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 507 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3649 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2r6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-6 | SKIP code |
| 7722.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5468 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
805 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 角 【カク】 angle, square, cube, bishop, third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale), Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
- 角界 【カクカイ】 the world of sumo
- 内角 【ナイカク】 interior angle, internal angle, inside corner
- 外角 【ガイカク】 external angle, exterior angle, outside corner
Kun reading compounds
- 角 【かど】 corner, edge, (street) corner, turning, rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.), abrasiveness, harshness, sharpness
- 角地 【かどち】 corner lot
- 四つ角 【よつかど】 four corners, crossroads, intersecting street, street corner
- 塩角 【しおかど】 sharp taste of (refined) salt
- 角 【つの】 horn, antler, antenna, feeler, tentacle (e.g. of a snail), horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
- 角隠し 【つのかくし】 bride's head-dress
- 枝角 【えだづの】 antler
- 豊穣の角 【ほうじょうのつの】 cornucopia, horn of plenty
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 す、 すみ、 ずみ、 ふさ
- Korean:
- gag
Spanish
- ángulo
- esquina
- cuadrado
- cuerno
Portuguese
- ângulo
- canto
- chifre
French
- angle
- coin
- carré
- corne
- bois (andouillers)
| 173 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 97 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 243 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 714 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4301 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 273 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 891 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 547 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 473 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 481 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 716 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1650 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2541 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1293 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1761 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1829 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 35003 | Morohashi |
| 2047 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5543 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1812 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1953 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 138 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2545 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2n5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-5 | SKIP code |
| 3-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 2722.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-49 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 89d2 | Unicode hex code |