| 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1795 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鼓舞 【コブ】 encouragement, inspiration, rousing, stirring up, raising (e.g. morale)
- 鼓動 【コドウ】 beat, palpitation, pulsation, throbbing
- 大太鼓 【オオダイコ】 large drum, bass drum
- 御太鼓 【オタイコ】 very common way of tying a woman's kimono sash
Kun reading compounds
- 鼓 【つづみ】 hand drum
- 舌鼓 【したつづみ】 smacking one's lips (over food)
- 大鼓 【おおつづみ】 large hand drum
Readings
- Korean:
- go
Spanish
- golpeo
- tambor
- animar
Portuguese
- tambor
- batida
- despertar
- inspeção (militar)
French
- tambour
- battement
- encourager
- appel (armée)
| 1234 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1836 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5415 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1064 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1926 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1959 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1147 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1200 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1827 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1944 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2241 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1168 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1589 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1456 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 48330 | Morohashi |
| 1786 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 7076 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1444 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1552 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1692 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1467 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3p10.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-9-4 | SKIP code |
| 4414.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9f13 | Unicode hex code |