| 79 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 136 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 123 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 8 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1037 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 111 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 36 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 745 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 40 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 40 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 151 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 344 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3831 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1964 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2659 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 588 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 4752 | Morohashi |
| 3087 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 950 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 581 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 624 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 4 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 158 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
3 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 国益 【コクエキ】 national interest
- 国営 【コクエイ】 government management, state management
- 最恵国 【サイケイコク】 most favored nation, most favoured nation, MFN
- 異国 【イコク】 foreign country
Kun reading compounds
- 国 【くに】 country, state, region, national government, central government, home (i.e. hometown, home country), province (of Japan), land, earth
- 国人 【こくじん】 indigenous person, inhabitant of a country, local, native, local lords and samurai, daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
- お国 【おくに】 your native country, your hometown, my home country (i.e. Japan), countryside, country, daimyo's territory (Edo period)
- 現国 【うつしくに】 world of mankind, this world
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くな、 こ
- Korean:
- gug
Spanish
- país
Portuguese
- País
- terra
- nação
French
- pays
| 3172 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3s5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 6010.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 56fd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
111 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 務歯 【ムシ】 zipper teeth, zip teeth
- 務所 【ムショ】 prison, jail, slammer, pen
- 政務 【セイム】 government affairs
- 外務 【ガイム】 foreign affairs
Kun reading compounds
- 勤める 【つとめる】 to work (for), to be employed (at), to serve (in), to serve (as), to act (as), to fill (the position of), to play the role (of), to conduct a religious service
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つかさ、 み
- Korean:
- mu
Spanish
- tarea
- obligaciones
- deber
- cargo
- servir
- desempeñar un cargo
Portuguese
- tarefa
- deveres
French
- tâche
- devoir
- travail
| 722 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 815 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 795 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 140 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3167 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 491 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 372 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1377 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 235 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 235 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 388 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 222 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1505 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 797 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1085 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1235 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2394 | Morohashi |
| 1173 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 546 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1227 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1313 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 244 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 747 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3545 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4i7.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-6 | SKIP code |
| 1822.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 52d9 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
12 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 長 【チョウ】 head, chief, leader, elder, merit, strong point, superiority, major
- 長官 【チョウカン】 secretary (government), director, chief
- 体長 【タイチョウ】 length (of an animal), body length
- 医長 【イチョウ】 medical director, chief physician
Kun reading compounds
- 長い 【ながい】 long (distance, length), long (time), protracted, prolonged
- 長居 【ながい】 long visit, overstaying
- 長 【おさ】 head, chief, leader, the greatest (of all the ...)
- 【オサガメ】 leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)
- 田長 【たおさ】 master of the rice field, chief farmer, lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
- 死出田長 【しでたおさ】 lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 おしゃ、 たかし、 たけ、 な、 は、 ひさ
- Korean:
- jang
Spanish
- largo
- jefe
- sobresaliente
Portuguese
- Longo
- ambicionar
- líder
- chefe
French
- long
- chef
| 116 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 189 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 173 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 25 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4938 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 155 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 95 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 939 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 95 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 95 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 89 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1837 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3163 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1626 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2212 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1939 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 41100 | Morohashi |
| 2556 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6379 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1920 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2070 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 90 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 161 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3465 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a8.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-3 | SKIP code |
| 4-8-1 | SKIP code |
| 7173.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-36-25 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9577 | Unicode hex code |
bureaucrat, the government, organ
- On:
- カン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
230 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 官 【カン】 government service, the bureaucracy
- 官界 【カンカイ】 bureaucracy
- 代官 【ダイカン】 local governor (Edo period), local magistrate, bailiff, deputy official (Middle Ages), acting administrator
- 自衛官 【ジエイカン】 Japanese Self-Defense Force official, Self-Defense Force official
Readings
- Korean:
- gwan
Spanish
- gobierno
- gubernamental (lugar
- persona)
- órgano del cuerpo
Portuguese
- burocracia
- o governo
French
- fonctionnaire
- gouvernemental
| 364 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 465 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 441 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 225 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1295 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 318 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 462 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 672 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 326 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 326 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 540 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 469 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2766 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1417 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1912 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1279 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7107 | Morohashi |
| 2226 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1322 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1271 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1363 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 202 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 498 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 777 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3m5.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 3077.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5b98 | Unicode hex code |