| 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 |
char, hurry, impatient, irritate, burn, scorch, singe
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
973 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 焦点 【ショウテン】 focus, focal point, focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.), point at issue, central point, focus
- 焦燥 【ショウソウ】 impatience, irritation, frustration, fretfulness
- 合焦 【ガッショウ】 being in focus, bringing into focus
- 中焦 【チュウショウ】 middle jiao (in traditional Chinese medicine), middle burner
Kun reading compounds
- 焦げる 【こげる】 to burn, to scorch, to char, to singe
- 焦がす 【こがす】 to burn, to scorch, to singe, to char
- 焦がれる 【こがれる】 to yearn for, to be in love with
- 焦る 【あせる】 to be in a hurry, to be impatient, to be anxious (to do), to fret, to get a fright, to panic, to get flustered, to be startled
- 焦れる 【じれる】 to get impatient, to become irritated, to fret, to chafe
- 焦らす 【じらす】 to tease, to irritate, to tantalize, to keep (someone) in suspense
Readings
- Korean:
- cho
Spanish
- carbonizar
- chamuscar
- quemar
- impacientarse
- carbonizarse
- chamuscarse
- quemarse
Portuguese
- apressar
- impaciente
- irritar
- queimadura
- assadura
- danificar
French
- carboniser
- roussir
- brûler
- impatient
- pressé
- foyer (lentille)
| 1404 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1202 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5029 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1606 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1516 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 999 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1036 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1385 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1278 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3444 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1771 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2412 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 564 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 19119 | Morohashi |
| 2770 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3436 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 557 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 599 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1564 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2440 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8c4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-8-4 | SKIP code |
| 2033.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-39 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7126 | Unicode hex code |