| 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
909 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 縮 【シュク】 wearing armour (armor), counter for suits of armour
- 縮小 【シュクショウ】 reduction, curtailment, cut, cutback, scaling down, contraction, shrinkage
- 凝縮 【ギョウシュク】 condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.), condensation (of a vapour or gas)
- 濃縮 【ノウシュク】 concentration (e.g. of a solution), enrichment, condensation
Kun reading compounds
- 縮む 【ちぢむ】 to shrink, to contract, to diminish (in size)
- 縮まる 【ちぢまる】 to shorten, to narrow, to close, to shrink
- 縮める 【ちぢめる】 to shorten, to reduce, to condense, to shrink, to crumple (fabric), to wrinkle, to make (one's body) smaller, to draw in (one's legs), to duck (one's head)
- 縮れる 【ちぢれる】 to be wavy, to be curled, to be frizzled
- 縮らす 【ちぢらす】 to curl, to crimp
Readings
- Korean:
- chug
Spanish
- acortar
- reducir
- restringir
- encoger
- contraerse
- estar rizado
- rizar
Portuguese
- encolher
- contrair
- enrugar
- ruga
- reduzir
French
- rétrécir
- contracter
- raccourcir
- friser
- réduire
| 904 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 893 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 924 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3608 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1142 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1646 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2813 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1110 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1162 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 884 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1558 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1790 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 955 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1290 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1348 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27815 | Morohashi |
| 1414 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4585 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1336 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1434 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 999 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2778 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a11.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-11 | SKIP code |
| 2396.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-44 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7e2e | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 緬甸 【メンデン】 Burma
- めん羊 【メンヨウ】 sheep
- 訪緬 【ホウメン】 visit to Myanmar, visit to Burma
- 羅紗綿 【ラシャメン】 sheep, foreigner's mistress
Readings
- Korean:
- myeon
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 3574 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1758 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 27674 | Morohashi |
| 1390 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4542 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 6a9.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-9 | SKIP code |
| 2196.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-43 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7dec | Unicode hex code |