| 876 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 208 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3238 | Morohashi |
| 696 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2166 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2285 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
2316 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 叩解 【コウカイ】 beating (in papermaking), refining
- 叩首 【コウシュ】 kowtow
Kun reading compounds
- 叩く 【たたく】 to strike, to hit, to beat, to knock, to pound, to bang, to slap, to spank, to tap, to pat, to clap (one's hands), to play (the drums), to attack, to bash, to criticize, to censure, to flame (on the Internet), to sound out (someone's views), to pound (meat or fish), to chop into small pieces, to beat down the price, to talk (big, bad, idly, etc.), to call, to invoke (e.g. a function)
- 叩く 【はたく】 to dust, to remove dust, to slap, to hit (with the palm), to use up money
Readings
- Korean:
- go
Spanish
- golpe
- ataque
- golpear
- atacar
- apalear
- criticar
Portuguese
French
| 3d2.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 6702.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 53e9 | Unicode hex code |
牛
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
1202 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 妓夫 【ギュウ】 pimp, brothel tout
- 牛 【ウシ】 cattle (Bos taurus), cow, bull, ox, calf, beef, Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
- 肉牛 【ニクギュウ】 beef cattle
- 海牛 【カイギュウ】 sirenian (any aquatic mammal of order Sirenia, incl. manatees, and dugongs), sea cow
Kun reading compounds
- 牛 【うし】 cattle (Bos taurus), cow, bull, ox, calf, beef, Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
- 牛車 【ぎゅうしゃ】 ox carriage (for Heian-era nobles), oxcart
- 去勢牛 【きょせいうし】 ox, bullock
- 特牛 【こというし】 strong bull
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うじ、 ご
- Korean:
- u
Spanish
- vaca
- ganado
Portuguese
- Vaca
French
- vache
| 62 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 108 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 97 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 909 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2852 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 534 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 213 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 111 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 281 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 281 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 483 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1289 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4263 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2151 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2903 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 251 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 19922 | Morohashi |
| 3452 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3532 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 245 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 260 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 88 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2455 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4g0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 2500.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-77 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 725b | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 牛蒡 【ゴボウ】 great burdock (Arctium lappa), gobo
- 叩き牛蒡 【タタキゴボウ】 burdock root seasoned with sesame
Readings
- Korean:
- bang
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 4011 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 31572X | Morohashi |
| 5145 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 3k10.26 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-10 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-10 | SKIP code |
| 4422.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-72-80 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 84a1 | Unicode hex code |