| 1159 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1725 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 663 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1337 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1085 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 173 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1280 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1354 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1812 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 172 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3679 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1877 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2557 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1503 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1803 | Morohashi |
| 2961 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 442 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1490 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1603 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1022 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
villain, evil, bad luck, disaster
- On:
- キョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1673 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 凶 【キョウ】 bad luck, ill fortune, misfortune
- 凶悪 【キョウアク】 atrocious, heinous, fiendish, brutal, vicious
- 元凶 【ゲンキョウ】 ringleader, main culprit, main cause, source
- 大凶 【ダイキョウ】 terrible luck, very bad luck
Readings
- Korean:
- hyung
Spanish
- mal
- maldad
- desastre
- calamidad
Portuguese
- vilão
- mau
- sorte ruim
- desastre
French
- vaurien
- mauvais
- malchance
- désastre
| 1275 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a4.19 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 2277.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-07 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 51f6 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
853 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 弾 【ダン】 counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.), counter for bullets
- 弾圧 【ダンアツ】 oppression, suppression, pressure
- 防弾 【ボウダン】 bulletproof, bombproof
- 砲弾 【ホウダン】 shell, cannonball
- 弾棋 【ダンギ】 ancient Chinese board game similar to go
- 弾指 【ダンシ】 snapping the fingers (esp. by striking the side of the middle finger with the thumb; to indicate consent, joy, a warning, etc.), moment, instant, criticism, shunning, rejection
Kun reading compounds
- 弾く 【ひく】 to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
- 弾む 【はずむ】 to spring, to bound, to bounce, to be stimulated, to be encouraged, to get lively, to pay handsomely, to splurge, to part eagerly with (money, etc.), to breathe hard, to pant, to be out of breath
- 玉 【たま】 ball, sphere, globe, orb, bead (of sweat, dew, etc.), drop, droplet, ball (in sports), pitch (e.g. in baseball), pile (of noodles, etc.), bullet, bulb (i.e. a light bulb), lens (of glasses, etc.), bead (of an abacus), ball (i.e. a testicle), gem, jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively), pearl, female entertainer (e.g. a geisha), person (when commenting on their nature), character, item, funds or person used as part of a plot, egg, okonomiyaki, coin, precious, beautiful, excellent
- 弾傷 【たまきず】 bullet wound, gunshot wound
- 弾く 【はじく】 to flip, to snap, to flick, to repel, to use (an abacus), to calculate, to strum, to pluck the strings (of a guitar, etc.)
- 弾ける 【はじける】 to burst open, to split open, to pop, to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor), to bounce, to bound
- 弾正台 【だんじょうだい】 Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (1869-1871), Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (under the ritsuryō system)
Readings
- Korean:
- tan
Spanish
- bala
- pelota
- chasquido
- golpe seco
- chasquear
- tocar (piano
- guitarra
- etc.)
Portuguese
- Bala (arma)
- fanhoso
- sacudidela
- estalo
French
- boulet
- rebond
- chiquenaude
- vibration
| 1570 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 933 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1575 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1099 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1272 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1880 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1539 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1641 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 590 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 613 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 697 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 418 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 524 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1950 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9836P | Morohashi |
| 572 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1699 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1931 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2081 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1529 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3555 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3h9.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 1925.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-38 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5f3e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
791 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 倒産 【トウサン】 (corporate) bankruptcy, insolvency, commercial failure, failed business
- 倒閣 【トウカク】 overthrow of government
- 傾倒 【ケイトウ】 devoting oneself to, concentrating on, being an ardent admirer of, having great esteem for, tipping over and collapsing
- 風倒 【フウトウ】 falling due to a strong wind, being toppled by the wind
Kun reading compounds
- 倒れる 【たおれる】 to fall (over, down), to collapse, to take a fall, to topple, to be destroyed (in a collapse), to collapse, to cave in, to crumble, to give away, to be confined to bed (with an illness), to come down with, to break down (e.g. from overwork), to die, to be killed, to go bankrupt (of a company, bank, etc.), to fail, to collapse, to go under, to be defeated (in a game), to lose, to fall (of a government, dictator, etc.), to be overthrown
- 倒す 【たおす】 to throw down, to bring down, to blow down, to fell, to knock down, to set (something) down on its side, to turn (something) on its side, to recline (e.g. a seat), to kill, to defeat, to beat, to overthrow, to trip up, to ruin, to leave unpaid, to cheat, to do completely, to do thoroughly, to do to the fullest
- 逆さま 【さかさま】 inverted, upside down, reversed, back to front, wrong way round
- 逆様事 【さかさまごと】 child dying before parents, occurrence out of sequence, wrong order
- 逆さま 【さかさま】 inverted, upside down, reversed, back to front, wrong way round
- 逆さ 【さかさ】 inverted, upside down, reversed, back to front
- 逆しま 【さかしま】 reverse, inversion, upside down, unreasonable, absurd, wrong
Readings
- Korean:
- do
Spanish
- caida
- derribo
- derrocar
- hacer caer
- derribar
- caer
- caerse
Portuguese
- Queda de regime
- queda
- colapso
- gota
- deposição
French
- renverser
- tomber
- s'écrouler
- dégringoler
- s'effondrer
| 1643 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1188 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 487 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1189 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 324 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 905 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 927 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 225 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 109 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 139 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 93 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 106 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 989 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 767 | Morohashi |
| 124 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 256 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 980 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1055 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1303 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2143 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a8.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-8 | SKIP code |
| 2220.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5012 | Unicode hex code |