| 1821 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1431 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5404 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1494 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1167 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2230 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1705 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1821 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1695 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 363 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3423 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1763 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2400 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 177 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5469X | Morohashi |
| 2753 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1086 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 175 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 187 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1696 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1616 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 墨 【ボク】 Mexico, Mohism, ink, tattooing (as a form of punishment in ancient China)
- 墨書 【ボクショ】 writing in India ink
- 遺墨 【イボク】 autographs (brushwork) of departed person
- 水墨 【スイボク】 water and ink, ink painting
Kun reading compounds
- 墨 【すみ】 sumi, India ink, Chinese ink, ink stick, ink-cake, squid ink, octopus ink, carpenter's inking string
- 墨絵 【すみえ】 ink painting
- イカ墨 【いかすみ】 squid ink
- 雪と墨 【ゆきとすみ】 diametric opposites, night and day, black and white, snow and ink
Readings
- Japanese names:
- すの
- Korean:
- mug
Spanish
- tinta
- negro
- Méjico
Portuguese
- tinta preta
- tinta da Índia
- pau de tinta
- nanquin
- México
French
- encre noire
- encre de Chine
- bâtonnet d'encre
- Mexique
| 3672 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3b11.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-7-7 | SKIP code |
| 6010.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 58a8 | Unicode hex code |
crotch, thigh, groin, fork, junction, (kokuji)
- Kun:
- また
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
1585 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
Kun reading compounds
- 股 【また】 groin, thigh, crotch, crutch, fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.), tines (of a fork)
- 二股 【ふたまた】 seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time, two-timing, bifurcation, fork, branch, dichotomy, fence-sitting, playing it both ways, parting of the ways
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ばた
- Korean:
- o
Spanish
- bifurcación
Portuguese
French
| 437 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 779 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 111 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 81 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 718 | Morohashi |
| 202 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2127 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2a7.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 2623.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-83 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4fe3 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
701 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 宿 【シュク】 lodging, relay station, post town, constellation, mansion (in Chinese astronomy)
- 夙 【シュク】 outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period
- 寄宿 【キシュク】 lodging, boarding, room and board, board and lodging, boarding house, residence hall, dormitory
- 奎宿 【トカキボシ】 Chinese "Legs" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Kun reading compounds
- 宿 【やど】 lodging, inn, hotel, house, home, dwelling, home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
- 宿屋 【やどや】 inn
- 連れ込み宿 【つれこみやど】 hotel catering for lovers, hotel that rents rooms by the hour
- 相宿 【あいやど】 staying in the same inn or hotel, rooming together
- 宿る 【やどる】 to dwell (in), to exist (within), to form, to stay (at), to stop (at), to lodge (in), to take shelter, to be in the womb (of an unborn child), to be part of a constellation
- 宿す 【やどす】 to house, to contain, to harbour (a feeling), to hold (e.g. dew on leaves), to carry (a baby), to be pregnant, to give lodging to, to accommodate
Readings
- Japanese names:
- すく、 ぶすき、 やけ
- Korean:
- sug, su
Spanish
- posada
- alojamiento
- hostal
- hospedar
- concebir un hijo
Portuguese
- pousada
- alojamento
- estação de retransmissor
- moradia
- estar grávida
- casa
- residência
French
- auberge
- logement
- séjourner
- relais (de poste, station)
- porter en soi (virus, enfant)
- être enceinte
- habiter
- habitation
| 634 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 327 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 505 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 406 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1317 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 549 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 470 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1438 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 179 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 179 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 326 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 488 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2858 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1475 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1985 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1004 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7195 | Morohashi |
| 2293 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1344 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 995 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1070 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 374 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 778 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3m8.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 3026.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-41 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5bbf | Unicode hex code |