| 70 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 121 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 109 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 373 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 770 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 93 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 32 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 154 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 172 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 172 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 86 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 278 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2495 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1262 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1728 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 16 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3233 | Morohashi |
| 2002 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 702 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 16 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 16 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 320 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 107 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
509 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 古参 【コサン】 seniority, long service
- 古今 【ココン】 ancient and modern times, all ages, past and present
- 蒙古 【モウコ】 Mongolia (region), Greater Mongolia, Mongolian Plateau, Mongols (nomadic tribe)
- 懐古 【カイコ】 reminiscence, nostalgia, thinking fondly of the past, recalling the old days
Kun reading compounds
- 古い 【ふるい】 old, aged, ancient, antiquated, antique, timeworn, long, since long ago, time-honored, of the distant past, long-ago, stale, threadbare, hackneyed, corny, old-fashioned, outmoded, out-of-date
- 古家 【ふるいえ】 old house, deserted house
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ふゆ
- Korean:
- go
Spanish
- viejo
- antiguo
- desgastar
Portuguese
- velho
French
- vieux
| 1577 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2k3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-3 | SKIP code |
| 4060.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-37 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 53e4 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1616 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 墨 【ボク】 Mexico, Mohism, ink, tattooing (as a form of punishment in ancient China)
- 墨書 【ボクショ】 writing in India ink
- 遺墨 【イボク】 autographs (brushwork) of departed person
- 水墨 【スイボク】 water and ink, ink painting
Kun reading compounds
- 墨 【すみ】 sumi, India ink, Chinese ink, ink stick, ink-cake, squid ink, octopus ink, carpenter's inking string
- 墨付き 【すみつき】 certificate, certified document, authorization, authorisation, (the) thumbs up, seal of approval, paper with signature of the shogun or lord
- 烏賊墨 【いかすみ】 squid ink
- 雪と墨 【ゆきとすみ】 diametric opposites, night and day, black and white, snow and ink
Readings
- Japanese names:
- すの
- Korean:
- mug
Spanish
- tinta
- negro
- Méjico
Portuguese
- tinta preta
- tinta da Índia
- pau de tinta
- nanquin
- México
French
- encre noire
- encre de Chine
- bâtonnet d'encre
- Mexique
| 1821 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1431 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5404 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1494 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1167 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2230 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1705 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1821 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1695 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 363 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3423 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1763 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2400 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 177 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5469X | Morohashi |
| 2753 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1086 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 175 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 187 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1696 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3672 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3b11.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-7-7 | SKIP code |
| 6010.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 58a8 | Unicode hex code |