| 605 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 502 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 477 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 765 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1454 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 467 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1099 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 135 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 818 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 837 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 378 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 209 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 218 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 138 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 165 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 871 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2295 | Morohashi |
| 189 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 522 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 863 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 927 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 448 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
857 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 功 【コウ】 merit, success, meritorious deed, achievement, accumulated experience
- 功績 【コウセキ】 achievement, meritorious deed, distinguished service, contribution
- 即効 【ソッコウ】 immediate effect, instant effect
- 奏功 【ソウコウ】 success, achievement, fruition
- 工夫 【クフウ】 devising (a way), contriving, inventing, thinking up, figuring out, coming up with, working out, device, design, idea, plan, invention, dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
- 効能 【コウノウ】 effect, effectiveness, efficacy, virtue, benefit
Kun reading compounds
- 勲 【いさお】 distinguished service, meritorious service
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いさ、 かつ、 くぬ、 ぐう、 こと、 つとむ、 とし、 のり、 よし
- Korean:
- gong
Spanish
- logro
- méritos
- éxito
- servicio
Portuguese
- realização
- méritos
- sucesso
- honra
- crédito
French
- réussite
- réalisation
- succès
- mérite
- honneur
- crédit
| 3145 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2g3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 1412.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-89 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 529f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1067 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 奏 【ソウ】 report to the emperor
- 奏功 【ソウコウ】 success, achievement, fruition
- 合奏 【ガッソウ】 ensemble (e.g. orchestra, chamber group, etc.), concert
- 四重奏 【シジュウソウ】 instrumental quartet
Kun reading compounds
- 奏でる 【かなでる】 to play an instrument (esp. string instruments), to dance
Readings
- Japanese names:
- すすむ
- Korean:
- ju
Spanish
- dirigirse al emperador
- tocar un instrumento
- completar
Portuguese
- tocar música
- audiência
- completar
French
- jouer de la musique
- concert
- parler à l'Empereur
- mener à bien
| 930 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 918 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 845 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1178 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1643 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1178 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 951 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1544 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1646 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1679 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 418 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3185 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1645 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2233 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1585 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5915 | Morohashi |
| 2577 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1156 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1571 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1693 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 890 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1463 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a9.17 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 4-9-4 | SKIP code |
| 5043.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-53 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 594f | Unicode hex code |