| 741 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 645 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 616 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 348 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 963 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 780 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 418 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1751 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 722 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 735 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 930 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 518 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3216 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1667 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2257 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1043 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 4025 | Morohashi |
| 2603 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 857 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1034 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1111 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 388 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 749 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
303 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 営業所 【エイギョウショ】 business office, place of business
- 営業 【エイギョウ】 business, trade, operations, sales
- 国営 【コクエイ】 government management, state management
- 公営 【コウエイ】 public management
Kun reading compounds
- 営む 【いとなむ】 to run (a business), to operate, to conduct, to practice (law, medicine, etc.), to carry out, to perform, to lead (a life), to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
- 営み 【いとなみ】 activity, action, performance, execution, occupation, business, work, sexual intercourse, sex, preparations
Readings
- Korean:
- yeong
Spanish
- negocio
- campamento
- dirigir un negocio
Portuguese
- ocupação
- acampamento
- desempenhar
- construção
- conduta (negócios)
French
- travail
- camp
- exécuter
- construire
- diriger
| 977 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3n9.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-7 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 3260.6 | Four corner code |
| 9060.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-36 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 55b6 | Unicode hex code |
林
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N2
656 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 林道 【リンドウ】 path through forest, woodland path, logging road
- 林業 【リンギョウ】 forestry
- 雑木林 【ゾウキバヤシ】 grove of miscellaneous trees, copse, coppice, thicket
- 農林 【ノウリン】 agriculture and forestry
Kun reading compounds
- 林 【はやし】 wood, woods, forest, grove, copse, thicket, bunch (of something), cluster, line, collection
- 林原美術館 【はやしばらびじゅつかん】 Hayashibara Museum of Art
Readings
- Japanese names:
- し
- Korean:
- rim
Spanish
- arboleda
- soto
Portuguese
- bosque
- floresta
French
- bois (petite forêt)
- bois
| 150 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 64 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 75 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 420 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2210 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 57 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 197 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 633 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 127 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 127 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 459 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1081 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1071 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 577 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 765 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 200 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14551 | Morohashi |
| 861 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2590 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 196 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 208 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 75 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1864 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 4499.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-51 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6797 | Unicode hex code |
bureau, board, office, affair, conclusion, court lady, lady-in-waiting, her apartment
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
286 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 局 【キョク】 bureau, department, office (e.g. post, telephone), broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio), channel, exchange, affair, situation, game (of go, shogi, etc.)
- 局員 【キョクイン】 clerk, (bureau, post-office) staff
- 医局 【イキョク】 medical office (esp. in a hospital), doctor's office
- 開局 【カイキョク】 opening (of a broadcasting station, post office, bureau, etc.), establishment
Kun reading compounds
- 局 【つぼね】 court lady (Heian period), lady-in-waiting, separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady; Heian period), room for a very low class prostitute, very low class prostitute
- 局女郎 【つぼねじょろう】 prostitute of the lowest class (Edo period)
- 御局 【おつぼね】 court lady with her own private chamber or office, low-class prostitute (Edo period)
- お局 【おつぼね】 senior female worker who supervises junior employees in a domineering fashion
Readings
- Korean:
- gug
Spanish
- oficina
- departamento
Portuguese
- junta
- escritório
- caso
- conclusão
- dama da corte
- amante
- apartamento dela
French
- local
- pièce
- bureau
- affaire
- conclusion
- dame de cour
- dame d'honneur
- son appartement à elle
| 194 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 280 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 262 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 194 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1384 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 422 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 482 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 514 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 170 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 170 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 228 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 524 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3800 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1943 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2636 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1075 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7653 | Morohashi |
| 3063 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1412 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1066 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1147 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 228 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 279 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3749 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3r4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 3-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 7722.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-41 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5c40 | Unicode hex code |