| 129 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 214 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 195 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 224 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 132 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 150 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 28 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 213 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 88 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 88 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 159 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 243 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4313 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2182 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2936 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1210 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2707X | Morohashi |
| 3501 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 608 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1202 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1286 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 324 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 113 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
224 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 半 【ハン】 half, semi-, partial, half-past, odd number, han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
- 半額 【ハンガク】 half the amount (of money), half price, half fare
- 四畳半 【ヨジョウハン】 four and a half tatami mats, four-and-a-half-mat room, small room esp. for assignations
- 過半 【カハン】 the greater part
Kun reading compounds
- 半ば 【なかば】 middle, halfway, midway, half (of), one half, half (e.g. done, jokingly), partly, in part, partially, mostly, almost, nearly
- 半ば過ぎ 【なかばすぎ】 beyond the middle
Readings
- Japanese names:
- は
- Korean:
- ban
Spanish
- mitad
- medio
- incompleto
- semi-
- semi
- a medias
- en parte
Portuguese
- metade
- médio
- número ímpar
- semi-
- parte-
French
- moitié
- demi
- milieu
- nombre impair
| 1055 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.24 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-5-3 | SKIP code |
| 9050.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 534a | Unicode hex code |
rod, stick, cane, pole, club, line
- On:
- ボウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
1455 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 棒 【ボウ】 pole, rod, stick, baton, line, dash, spoken monotonously
- 棒状 【ボウジョウ】 cylinder or rod-shaped
- 用心棒 【ヨウジンボウ】 bodyguard, bouncer, (security) guard, bar (on a door), bolt, stick or pole used for self-defence
- 指揮棒 【シキボウ】 conductor's stick, conductor's baton
Readings
- Korean:
- bong, bang
Spanish
- barra
- vara
- bastón
- palo
- sin variación
- invariable
Portuguese
- vara
- pau
- poste
- bastão
- ramo
French
- bâton
- baguette
- canne
- barre
- perche
- massue
- ligne
| 987 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 975 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1424 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2302 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1121 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 636 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1623 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1543 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1645 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 988 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1105 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1237 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 671 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 894 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1589 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14929 | Morohashi |
| 983 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2750 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1575 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1697 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 956 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1855 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a8.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-8 | SKIP code |
| 4595.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 68d2 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
350 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 術 【ジュツ】 art, technique, skill, means, way, stratagem, artifice, trick, trap, magic, sorcery
- 術後 【ジュツゴ】 postoperative, after surgery
- 奇術 【キジュツ】 magic, conjuring, sleight of hand, legerdemain
- 占星術 【センセイジュツ】 astrology
Kun reading compounds
- 術 【すべ】 way, method, means
- 術無し 【すべなし】 having no choice, at a loss for what to do, at one's wits' end
- なす術 【なすすべ】 means, method, way
- 為ん術 【せんすべ】 (proper) methods
Readings
- Korean:
- sul
Spanish
- arte
- técnica
- manera de hacer las cosas
Portuguese
- arte
- técnica
- habilidade
- meios
- truque
- recursos
- mágica
French
- technique
- art
- moyens
- tour
- ressources
- magie
| 636 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 732 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 708 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 299 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1621 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 447 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 877 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1298 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 187 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 187 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 370 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1614 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 575 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 350 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 433 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1539 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 34046P | Morohashi |
| 476 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1754 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1525 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1644 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 322 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 736 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2053 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3i8.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 2122.1 | Four corner code |
| 2190.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-49 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8853 | Unicode hex code |