| 511 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 611 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 583 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1112 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 176 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 369 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 377 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 218 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 804 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 819 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1013 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 230 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3684 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1880 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2560 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 536 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2506P | Morohashi |
| 2966 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 572 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 530 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 569 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 456 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
954 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 包 【ホウ】 counter for packaged goods (esp. powdered medicine)
- 包囲 【ホウイ】 siege, encirclement, envelopment, surrounding, besiegement
- 内包 【ナイホウ】 connotation, comprehension, intension, inclusion, containment within
- 閉包 【ヘイホウ】 closure
Kun reading compounds
- 包む 【つつむ】 to wrap up, to pack, to bundle, to do up, to cover, to envelop, to shroud, to engulf, to conceal (a feeling), to hide, to give (money in an envelope; as a wedding gift, funeral offering, etc.)
- 包む 【くるむ】 to wrap up (in), to roll up (in), to tuck (up)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 かね
- Korean:
- po
Spanish
- envolver
- empaquetar
- cubrir
Portuguese
- movimentar
- embrulhar
- capa
- esconde
French
- emballer
- envelopper
- recouvrir
- cacher
| 2556 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-3 | SKIP code |
| 4-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 2771.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5305 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1886 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 蘭 【ラン】 orchid, Netherlands, Holland
- 蘭学 【ランガク】 rangaku, study of Western knowledge through the Dutch language during the Edo period
- 第希蘭 【テヘラン】 Tehran (Iran)
- 伊蘭 【イラン】 Iran
- 蘭 【ラン】 orchid, Netherlands, Holland
- 蘭 【ラニ】 thoroughwort (species of boneset, Eupatorium fortunei)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 あららぎ
- Korean:
- ran
Spanish
- orquídea
- Holanda
Portuguese
French
- Hollande
- orchidée
| 4091 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1990 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2839 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2233 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 3031 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1545 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2114 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1643 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 32477P | Morohashi |
| 2383 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5255 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2363 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2449 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 3k16.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-16 | SKIP code |
| 3-11-8 | SKIP code |
| 4422.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-86 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 862d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
382 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 線 【セン】 line, stripe, stria, line (e.g. telephone line), wire, ray (e.g. X-ray), beam, line (e.g. of a railroad), track, route, lane, outline, contours, form, level, division, line (of action), position, approach, policy, principle, impression one leaves, air one gives off
- 繊維 【センイ】 fibre, fiber, textile
- 横線 【オウセン】 horizontal line
- 赤外線 【セキガイセン】 infrared rays, infrared radiation
Readings
- Korean:
- seon
Spanish
- línea
- cable
- frontera
- raíl
- carril
Portuguese
- linha
- trilha
French
- ligne
- voie
| 447 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 176 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 329 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 247 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3580 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 389 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 826 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 299 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 299 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 841 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1551 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1760 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 944 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1273 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1351 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27641 | Morohashi |
| 1392 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4548 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1339 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1438 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 236 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2742 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a9.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-9 | SKIP code |
| 2693.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7dda | Unicode hex code |