| 428 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 535 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 507 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 261 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4215 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 636 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 353 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 427 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 679 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 692 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 440 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 181 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1433 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 759 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1031 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 411 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1911 | Morohashi |
| 1116 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 469 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 404 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 431 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 279 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 483 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
152 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 初夏 【ショカ】 early summer, fourth month of the lunar calendar
- 初演 【ショエン】 first performance
- 年初 【ネンショ】 beginning of the year
- 原初 【ゲンショ】 origin, source, beginning, starting point
Kun reading compounds
- 始め 【はじめ】 beginning, start, outset, opening, first (in line, etc.), origin, such as ..., not to mention ...
- 初めて 【はじめて】 for the first time, only after ... is it ..., only when ... do you ..., not until ... do you ..., first time, (one's) first
- 月初め 【つきはじめ】 beginning of the month
- 初めて 【はじめて】 for the first time, only after ... is it ..., only when ... do you ..., not until ... do you ..., first time, (one's) first
- 初 【はつ】 first, new
- 初夏 【しょか】 early summer, fourth month of the lunar calendar
- 業界初 【ぎょうかいはつ】 the industry's first ...
- 人生初 【じんせいはつ】 (for the) first time in one's life
Readings
- Japanese names:
- し、 はっ
- Korean:
- cho
Spanish
- comienzo
- primero
Portuguese
- primeiros tempos
- começo
French
- première fois
- commencement
| 645 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5e2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 3722.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 521d | Unicode hex code |
publish, carve, engrave
- On:
- カン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
855 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 刊 【カン】 publication, edition (e.g. morning, evening, special), published in (year), publication frequency (e.g. daily, monthly)
- 刊行 【カンコウ】 publication, issue
- 週刊 【シュウカン】 weekly publication
- 休刊 【キュウカン】 suspension of publication
Readings
- Korean:
- gan
Spanish
- publicar
- editar
Portuguese
- publicar
- gravar
- cunhar
French
- publier
- ciseler
- graver
| 750 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 666 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 636 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 619 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1493 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 604 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 351 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 585 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 594 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1138 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 184 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 221 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 139 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 167 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1665 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1865 | Morohashi |
| 190 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 456 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1650 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1779 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 648 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3143 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2f3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 1240.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 520a | Unicode hex code |