| 867 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 856 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 640 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 914 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1000 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 410 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 571 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1254 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1325 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 197 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 301 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 324 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 205 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 246 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1497 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3471 | Morohashi |
| 273 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 769 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1485 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1597 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 862 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
498 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 呼吸 【コキュウ】 breathing, respiration, knack, trick, secret (of doing something), harmony, balance, synchronization, accord, short interval, short pause
- 呼応 【コオウ】 hailing each other, acting in concert, responding (to), sympathizing (with), agreement, concord
- 連呼 【レンコ】 calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name), pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
- 点呼 【テンコ】 roll-call, muster
Kun reading compounds
- 呼ぶ 【よぶ】 to call out (to), to call, to invoke, to summon (a doctor, etc.), to invite, to designate, to name, to brand, to garner (support, etc.), to gather, to take as one's wife
- 呼子鳥 【よぶこどり】 calling bird (esp. a cuckoo)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- よぶ
- Korean:
- ho
Spanish
- llamar
- aspirar
Portuguese
- chamada
- chamar para
- convidar
French
- appeler
- inviter
| 3747 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3d5.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 6204.9 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-38 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 547c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
1054 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 吸収 【キュウシュウ】 absorption, suction, attraction
- 吸血鬼 【キュウケツキ】 vampire, bloodsucker
- 腹式呼吸 【フクシキコキュウ】 diaphragmatic breathing, abdominal breathing
- 外呼吸 【ガイコキュウ】 external respiration
Kun reading compounds
- 吸う 【すう】 to smoke, to breathe in, to inhale, to suck, to sip, to slurp, to absorb, to soak up, to kiss
Readings
- Korean:
- heub
Spanish
- aspirar
- absorber
- chupar
- fumar
Portuguese
- chupar
- inalar
- sugar
French
- aspirer
- absorber
- inhaler
- siroter
| 849 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 837 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1133 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 885 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1083 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 406 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1256 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1327 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 272 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 296 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 234 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 150 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 179 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 696 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3372P | Morohashi |
| 202 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 713 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 689 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 744 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 843 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3767 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3d3.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 1-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 6704.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-59 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5438 | Unicode hex code |
fermentation
- On:
- コウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1862 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 酵素 【コウソ】 enzyme
- 酵母 【コウボ】 yeast, leaven
- 並行複発酵 【ヘイコウフクハッコウ】 multiple parallel fermentation (esp. in sake brewing)
- 精密発酵 【セイミツハッコウ】 precision fermentation (use of microbial hosts, such as bacteria and yeast, to produce specific biomolecules)
Readings
- Korean:
- hyo
Spanish
- fermento
- fermentación
Portuguese
- fermentação
French
- fermentation
| 1265 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1602 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4787 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1589 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1836 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1866 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2026 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1595 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1795 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1966 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1047 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1413 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1442 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 39868 | Morohashi |
| 1561 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6175 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1430 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1538 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1734 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3247 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7e6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-7 | SKIP code |
| 1-7-6 | SKIP code |
| 1464.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-58 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9175 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
660 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 素 【ソ】 plain, white silk, prime
- 素案 【ソアン】 rough plan, draft
- 栄養素 【エイヨウソ】 nutrient
- 酵素 【コウソ】 enzyme
- 素 【ス】 one's nature, one's feelings, oneself, plain, unadorned, undecorated, unadulterated, au naturel, mere, poor, exceedingly
- 素顔 【スガオ】 face with no make-up, unpainted face, true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.), real face, true picture, real nature, sober face, sobriety
- 空素 【カラス】 dealt hand containing only 1-point cards (scoring combination)
- 鉤素 【ハリス】 snell (fishing), leader, trace, cast
Kun reading compounds
- 元 【もと】 origin, source, beginning, basis, base, foundation, root, cause, (raw) material, ingredient, base, mix (e.g. for a cake), (soup) stock, (one's) side, capital, principal, cost price, root (of a plant), (tree) trunk, part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand), first three lines of a waka, counter for plants or trees, counter for falcons (in falconry)
- 元より 【もとより】 from the beginning, from the first, all along, originally, of course, not to mention ..., not only ... but also ..., to say nothing of ...
- 味の素 【あじのもと】 Ajinomoto, brand name of monosodium glutamate (MSG)
- 味の素 【あじのもと】 Ajinomoto Co. Inc.
Readings
- Korean:
- so
Spanish
- materia prima
- elemental
- normal
- usual
Portuguese
- elementar
- princípio
- descoberto
- nu
French
- élément
- principe
- nu
- découvert
| 658 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 759 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 737 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 717 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3511 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 797 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1623 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1707 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 271 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 271 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 636 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1506 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3108 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1590 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2171 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1546 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27300 | Morohashi |
| 2458 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4456 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1532 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1652 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 500 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 716 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1441 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a4.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-6 | SKIP code |
| 5090.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-39 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7d20 | Unicode hex code |