| 1645 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1668 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1516 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1856 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1135 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1246 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1697 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1813 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1727 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 292 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3867 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1988 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2685 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1165 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3709P | Morohashi |
| 3115 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 812 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1157 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1241 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1318 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
1727 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 唐 【トウ】 Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907), T'ang dynasty, China, foreign country
- 唐土 【モロコシ】 China, Chinese
- 頽唐 【タイトウ】 decadence, decline
- 後唐 【コウトウ】 Later Tang dynasty (of China; 923-937), Later T'ang dynasty
Kun reading compounds
- 唐 【から】 China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries)
- 空手 【からて】 karate, being empty-handed, having nothing in one's hands
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かろ、 たん
- Korean:
- dang
Spanish
- Tang (antigua dinastía china)
- China
Portuguese
- T'ang
- China
French
- T'ang
- Chine
| 577 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3q7.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 0026.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-66 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5510 | Unicode hex code |
dwell, Sung dynasty
- On:
- ソウ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2058 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 宋 【ソウ】 Song dynasty (of China; 960-1279), Sung dynasty, Liu Song dynasty (of China; 420-479), Liu Sung dynasty, Song (ancient Chinese state; 11th century-286 BCE), Sung
- 宋音 【ソウオン】 sō-on, Song reading, on reading of a kanji based on Song dynasty and later Chinese (esp. in words related to Zen Buddhism)
- 北宋 【ホクソウ】 Northern Song dynasty (of China; 960-1127)
- 入宋 【ニッソウ】 journeying to Song China during the Heian and Kamakura periods
Readings
- Korean:
- song
Spanish
- dinastía china Sung
Portuguese
French
| 1285 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 468 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2730 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1886 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 7078 | Morohashi |
| 1313 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2215 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2326 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 3m4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 3090.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-55 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5b8b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
491 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 音 【オン】 sound, noise, (speech) sound, Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
- 音楽 【オンガク】 music
- 爆音 【バクオン】 (sound of an) explosion or detonation, roar (of a machine)
- 防音 【ボウオン】 soundproofing
- 音信 【オンシン】 correspondence, news, letter, tidings
- 鸚哥 【インコ】 true parrot (esp. small parrots such as the parakeet, lory and conure)
- 玉音 【ギョクオン】 the Emperor's voice, beautiful voice, beautiful sound
- 唐音 【トウオン】 tō-on, Tang reading, on reading of a kanji based on Song dynasty and later Chinese
Kun reading compounds
- 音 【おと】 sound, noise, (musical) note, fame
- 音孔 【おとあな】 tone hole
- 鈍い音 【にぶいおと】 dull sound, muffled sound
- 風音 【かざおと】 sound of the wind
- 音 【ね】 sound, tone, note, ring, chirp
- 音色 【ねいろ】 tone color, tone colour, tone quality, timbre
- 弱音 【よわね】 feeble complaint, whine
- 高音 【こうおん】 high-pitched tone, soprano
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 と
- Korean:
- eum
Spanish
- sonido
- ruido
Portuguese
- som
- barulho
French
- son
- bruit
| 50 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 33 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 6 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 402 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5110 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 206 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 274 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 962 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 347 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 347 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 620 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1879 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2570 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1312 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1783 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 490 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 43265 | Morohashi |
| 2070 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6607 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 479 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 518 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 78 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 478 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5b4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 2-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 0060.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 97f3 | Unicode hex code |