| 1314 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 954 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 682 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1139 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 360 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 654 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 881 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 902 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1319 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 192 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1625 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 855 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1171 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 424 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1969 | Morohashi |
| 1275 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 480 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 417 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 446 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1154 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1031 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 刺 【シ】 calling card
- 刺激 【シゲキ】 stimulus, stimulation, irritation (esp. of the body, e.g. skin, eyes), impetus, impulse, stimulus, spur, incentive, encouragement, stimulation, motivation, provocation, excitement, thrill
- 牛刺 【ギュウサシ】 sliced raw beef
- 肉刺し 【ニクサシ】 fork
Kun reading compounds
- 刺す 【さす】 to pierce, to stab, to prick, to stick, to thrust, to sting, to bite, to sew, to stitch, to embroider, to pole (a boat), to catch (with a limed pole), to put (a runner) out, to pick off
- 刺刀 【さすが】 dagger
- 刺さる 【ささる】 to stick into (of something with a sharp point), to prick, to pierce, to get stuck (in), to lodge (in), to resonate emotionally, to move
- 刺し 【さし】 grain thief, sharpened tube for testing rice in bags, sashimi (sliced raw fish), stabbing, piercing, pricking
- 刺身 【さしみ】 sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
- 牛刺 【ぎゅうさし】 sliced raw beef
- 肉刺し 【にくさし】 fork
- 刺し 【さし】 grain thief, sharpened tube for testing rice in bags, sashimi (sliced raw fish), stabbing, piercing, pricking
- 刺身 【さしみ】 sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
- 牛刺 【ぎゅうさし】 sliced raw beef
- 肉刺し 【にくさし】 fork
- 刺 【とげ】 thorn, spine, prickle, splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh), hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone), biting words
- 棘魚 【とげうお】 stickleback (Gasterosteidae spp.)
- 刺々 【とげとげ】 sharply, harshly, stingingly
Readings
- Korean:
- ja, cheog
Spanish
- espina
- punzar
- pinchar
- apuñalar
- tarjeta de visita
Portuguese
- espinho
- furar
- esfaquear
- picar
- picar cartão
French
- piquer
- coudre
- enfoncer
- percer
- tailler
- épine
- carte de visite
| 1543 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2f6.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-2 | SKIP code |
| 5290.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-41 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 523a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
2212 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 股間 【コカン】 crotch, groin, area between the thighs
- 股関節 【コカンセツ】 hip joint, coxa
- 控股 【コウコ】 holdings, holding company
- 四股 【シコ】 wrestler's ceremonial leg raising and stomping
Kun reading compounds
- 股 【また】 groin, thigh, crotch, crutch, fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.), tines (of a fork)
- 跨る 【またがる】 to straddle, to sit astride, to mount, to extend over, to spread over, to span, to extend into
- お股 【おまた】 vulva, female genitals, female genital area
- 小股 【こまた】 short steps, mincing stride, crotch, groin, thigh
- 股 【もも】 thigh, femoral
- 股白蝙蝠 【ももじろこうもり】 big-footed myotis (Myotis macrodactylus), eastern long-fingered bat, Japanese large-footed bat
- 太もも 【ふともも】 thigh, buttocks, arse, ass, butt
- 外股 【そともも】 outer thigh
Readings
- Korean:
- go
Spanish
- entrepierna
- ingle
- muslo
- bifurcación
Portuguese
French
| 3739 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 615 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1055 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1093 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 785 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 29284 | Morohashi |
| 881 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4772 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2454 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 764 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 4b4.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 7724.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 80a1 | Unicode hex code |