| 544 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 641 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 612 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 598 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 818 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 874 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 426 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1342 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1425 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1197 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 348 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3688 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1883 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2563 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 154 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 4879P | Morohashi |
| 2970 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 970 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 152 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 163 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 397 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 645 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
718 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 圧 【アツ】 pressure, force
- 圧力 【アツリョク】 pressure, stress, pressure (e.g. political), coercion, arm-twisting
- 高圧 【コウアツ】 high voltage, high pressure
- 外圧 【ガイアツ】 external pressure, outside pressure, foreign pressure
- 圧状 【オウジョウ】 document written under duress, coercion
Kun reading compounds
- 押す 【おす】 to push, to thrust, to shove, to press (down), to push (e.g. a button), to exert pressure on, to stamp (e.g. one's name), to affix (a seal), to affix (e.g. gold leaf), to push (someone for something), to press, to put pressure on (someone), to overwhelm, to overpower, to put (someone) under pressure, to be superior to, to push ahead (with a policy, plan, etc.), to proceed, to stick to, to do ... in spite of ..., to defy, to brave, to push aside, to make sure, to fall behind schedule
- 圧す 【へす】 to dent, to press, to push
- 押さえる 【おさえる】 to pin down, to hold down, to press down, to hold in place, to hold steady, to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand), to clutch (a body part in pain), to press (a body part), to get a hold of, to obtain, to seize, to catch, to arrest, to grasp (a point), to comprehend, to quell, to subdue, to suppress, to repress, to hold back, to check, to curb, to contain
- 押さえる 【おさえる】 to pin down, to hold down, to press down, to hold in place, to hold steady, to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand), to clutch (a body part in pain), to press (a body part), to get a hold of, to obtain, to seize, to catch, to arrest, to grasp (a point), to comprehend, to quell, to subdue, to suppress, to repress, to hold back, to check, to curb, to contain
Readings
- Korean:
- ab
Spanish
- presión
- opresión
Portuguese
- pressão
- empurrar
- inundar
- oprimir
- dominar
French
- pression
- pousser
- submerger
- oppresser
- dominer
| 3372 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2p3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-3 | SKIP code |
| 7121.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-21 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5727 | 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
538 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 効 【コウ】 efficacy, benefit, efficiency, effect, result, success
- 効果 【コウカ】 effect, effectiveness, efficacy, result, effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
- 実効 【ジッコウ】 practical effect, efficacy, efficiency
- 時効 【ジコウ】 statute of limitations, lapse of rights after a period of time, prescription (including acquisitive and extinctive prescription), becoming invalid or void after a set time, ageing, aging
Kun reading compounds
- 効く 【きく】 to be effective, to take effect, to be good (for), to work, to function well, to be possible (to do, use, etc.), to be able to, to taste (alcohol), to try
- 効き目 【ききめ】 effect, virtue, efficacy, impression, one's dominant eye
Readings
- Korean:
- hyo
Spanish
- eficacia
- eficiencia
- efecto
- ser efectivo
Portuguese
- mérito
- eficácia
- eficiência
- benefício
French
- efficacité
- bénéfique
- mérite
| 782 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 697 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 671 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 515 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 722 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 623 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 370 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 653 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 816 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 835 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 501 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 216 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1617 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 849 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1164 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1284 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2334 | Morohashi |
| 1265 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 535 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1276 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1369 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 682 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 445 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2g6.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-2 | SKIP code |
| 0442.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-90 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 52b9 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
383 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 卒爾 【ソツジ】 abrupt, sudden
- 卒然 【ソツゼン】 sudden, unexpected, unannounced, abrupt
- 短慮軽率 【タンリョケイソツ】 impulsive and imprudent, rash and unthinking
- 兜率 【トソツ】 Tusita (heaven, pure land)
- 率 【リツ】 rate, ratio, proportion, percentage
- 率を定める 【リツヲサダメル】 to fix the rate
- 倍率 【バイリツ】 magnification, leverage, amplification, scaling factor, scale factor, competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance), applicant-to-acceptance ratio
- 定率 【テイリツ】 fixed rate
Kun reading compounds
- 率いる 【ひきいる】 to lead, to spearhead (a group), to command (troops)
Readings
- Korean:
- sol, ryul
Spanish
- proporción
- tasa
- dirigir
- mandar
- verdad
- franqueza
- indiscreción
- liderar
- encabezar
Portuguese
- razão
- valor
- proporção
- %
- coeficiente
- fator
French
- taux
- rapport
- proportion
- %
- coefficient
- facteur
| 878 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 767 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 803 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 553 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 319 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 808 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 731 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2040 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 788 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 802 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 615 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1312 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2625 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1343 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1820 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1753 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 20817P | Morohashi |
| 2118 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3618 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1737 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1874 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 742 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 455 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2j9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-9 | SKIP code |
| 2-9-2 | SKIP code |
| 0040.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-08 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7387 | Unicode hex code |