| 1824 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 941 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1095 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1837 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1154 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1847 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1804 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1942 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1260 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 378 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 561 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 342 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 423 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1071 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5205 | Morohashi |
| 467 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1036 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1062 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1142 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1417 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1285 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
Kun reading compounds
- 堀 【ほり】 moat, fosse, canal, ditch
- 堀江 【ほりえ】 canal
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ほっ
- Korean:
- gul
Spanish
- zanja
- foso
- canal
Portuguese
- trincheira
- fosso
- canal
French
- canal
- fossé
- douves
| 1476 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3b8.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 4717.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-57 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5800 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 牢 【ロウ】 prison, jail, gaol, firm, solid, strong
- 籠球 【ロウキュウ】 basketball
- 蒸籠 【セイロ】 bamboo steamer, steaming basket, wooden frame holder with reed base used to steam food over a pot, soba served on a small wickerwork tray, wickerwork tray (for serving soba)
- 灯籠 【トウロウ】 garden lantern, hanging lantern
Kun reading compounds
- 籠 【かご】 basket (shopping, etc.), hamper, cage
- 籠で水を汲む 【かごでみずをくむ】 to bail out the ocean with a teaspoon, to scoop water with a basket
- 相合駕籠 【あいあいかご】 two people riding in a palanquin together (esp. a man and a woman)
- ほい駕籠 【ほいかご】 crude palanquin, street palanquin
- 込める 【こめる】 to load (a gun, etc.), to charge, to put into (e.g. emotion, effort), to include (e.g. tax in a sales price), to hang over, to shroud, to enshroud, to envelop, to screen
- 籠もる 【こもる】 to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room), to be confined in, to seclude oneself, to hide away, to stay inside (one's shell), to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.), to imbue with, to infuse with, to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.), to be heavy with (e.g. smoke), to be stuffy, to be dense, to be muffled (e.g. voice), to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.), to confine oneself in a temple to pray
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ごめ、 もり
- Korean:
- rong
Spanish
- cesto
- canasta
- palanquín
- confinarse
- recluirse
- confinar
- recluir
- engatusar
- seducir
Portuguese
French
| 3458 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2977 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1888 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 3398 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2383 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 26752 | Morohashi |
| 2734 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4376 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 6f16.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-16 | SKIP code |
| 8821.1 | Four corner code |
| 8871.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-68-38 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7c60 | Unicode hex code |
excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing, skilled
- On:
- カ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1643 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 佳 【カ】 beautiful, good, excellent
- 佳作 【カサク】 good piece of work, honourable mention (honorable)
- 絶佳 【ゼッカ】 superb (view, landscape)
- 風光絶佳 【フウコウゼッカ】 scenic beauty
Readings
- Japanese names:
- けい、 よし
- Korean:
- ga, gae
Spanish
- excelente
- bello
- bonito
Portuguese
- bom
- belo
- excelente
- agradável
- hábil
French
- excellent
- beau
- bon
- plaisant
- habile
| 1044 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1606 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 429 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1450 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1044 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 560 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1462 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1557 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1931 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 87 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 96 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 63 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 68 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 979 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 557 | Morohashi |
| 86 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 194 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 970 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1044 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1149 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2172 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a6.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-6 | SKIP code |
| 2421.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-34 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4f73 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1277 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 広大 【コウダイ】 vast, extensive, immense, huge, large, grand, magnificent
- 宏遠 【コウエン】 vast and far-reaching
- 恢弘 【カイコウ】 propagation, spreading out, extending
Kun reading compounds
- 広い 【ひろい】 spacious, vast, wide
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あつ、 ひろ、 ひろし
- Korean:
- goeng
Spanish
- amplio
- grande
- magnífico
Portuguese
French
| 1286 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1936 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 674 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2050 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2728 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1397 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1884 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 7086 | Morohashi |
| 2202 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1314 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2212 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2324 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 3m4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 3043.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-08 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5b8f | Unicode hex code |