| 709 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2554 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2398 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1680 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2224 | Morohashi |
| 515 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2143 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2270 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
weapon of war, logging axe, kill en masse, peeling (paint off a wall, etc), sparse, faded
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
1947 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
Readings
- Japanese names:
- らう、 のぶ、 みずち
- Korean:
- ryu
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 2f13.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-13-2 | SKIP code |
| 7210.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-13 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5289 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
287 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 少 【ショウ】 small, little, few
- 少輔 【ショウ】 assistant vice-minister (ritsuryō system, early Meiji period)
- 最少 【サイショウ】 fewest, least, smallest (number), lowest, minimum, youngest
- 過少 【カショウ】 too few, too little, insufficient
Kun reading compounds
- 少ない 【すくない】 few, little, small (amount), low, scarce, insufficient, seldom, rare
- 少し 【すこし】 a little, a bit, a small amount, a few, some, slightly, somewhat, a little while, a short time, a moment, a minute, a little way, a short distance
- 少しも 【すこしも】 (not) at all, (not) a bit, (not) in the least, (not) in the slightest
Readings
- Korean:
- so
Spanish
- poco
- pequeño
- un poco
- apenas
Portuguese
- poucos
- pequenos
French
- un petit peu
- un peu
| 93 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 160 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 143 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 231 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 166 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 129 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 47 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 88 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.17 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 144 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 144 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 105 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 512 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4278 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2163 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2915 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 107 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7475 | Morohashi |
| 3467 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1390 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 106 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 111 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 153 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 95 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1160 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3n1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 1-1-3 | SKIP code |
| 9020.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5c11 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1367 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 奇 【キ】 strange, unconventional, eccentric, novel, odd, odd number
- 奇異 【キイ】 odd, strange, queer, peculiar
- 物好き 【モノズキ】 (idle) curiosity, fancifulness, whimsy, (having) strange tastes
- 怪奇 【カイキ】 bizarre, strange, weird, mysterious, grotesque
Kun reading compounds
- 奇しき 【くしき】 strange, mysterious, queer
- 奇しき 【くしき】 strange, mysterious, queer
- 奇しくも 【くしくも】 strangely, oddly, miraculously, mysteriously
Readings
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- extraño
- raro
- sospechoso
Portuguese
- estranho
- estranheza
- curiousidade
French
- étrange
- étrangeté
- curieux (bizarre)
| 1123 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1189 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1176 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1048 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1176 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 752 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1360 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1444 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1292 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 414 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2756 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1409 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1902 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 128 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5892 | Morohashi |
| 2217 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1150 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 126 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 133 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1160 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1449 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3d5.17 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 3-5-3 | SKIP code |
| 4062.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5947 | Unicode hex code |