| 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, premiere
- 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
441 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 姿勢 【シセイ】 posture, pose, position, stance, carriage (of the body), attitude, approach, stance
- 姿勢制御 【シセイセイギョ】 attitude control, postural control
- 雄姿 【ユウシ】 majestic figure, imposing figure, impressive appearance, magnificent appearance
- 英姿 【エイシ】 gallant figure, impressive figure, noble appearance
Kun reading compounds
- 姿 【すがた】 figure, form, shape, appearance, dress, guise, state, condition, picture, image, form (of a waka), dressed in ..., wearing ...
- 姿絵 【すがたえ】 portrait
- 晴れ姿 【はれすがた】 appearing in one's finest clothes, appearing in one's hour of triumph
- 舞姿 【まいすがた】 dancing figure, one's appearance when dancing, dancing posture
Readings
- Japanese names:
- しな
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- figura
- forma
- apariencia
Portuguese
- figura
- formulário
- forma
French
- silhouette
- forme
- aspect
| 888 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 877 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 592 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1215 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1133 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1193 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1217 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 929 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 953 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 661 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 429 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3264 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1684 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2291 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 485 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 6257X | Morohashi |
| 2636 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1216 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 474 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 513 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 883 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 369 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3e6.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-3 | SKIP code |
| 3740.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-49 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 59ff | Unicode hex code |