| 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
- 墨付き 【すみつき】 certificate, certified document, authorization, authorisation, (the) thumbs up, seal of approval, paper with signature of the shogun or lord
- 烏賊墨 【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 |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2042 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 烏克蘭 【ウクライナ】 Ukraine
- 烏焉魯魚 【ウエンロギョ】 miswriting a word, using the wrong kanji to write a word
- 屋烏 【オクウ】 crow perched on a roof
- 愛及屋烏 【アイキュウオクウ】 infatuation, doting
- 烏秋 【オウチュウ】 black drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus)
- 烏滸 【オコ】 foolish thing, stupid thing, absurdity
Kun reading compounds
- 烏 【からす】 crow (Corvus spp.), raven
- 烏河豚 【からす】 Chinese puffer (Takifugu chinensis)
- 闇夜に烏 【やみよにからす】 something indistinct, a crow in a pitch-black night
- 八咫の烏 【やたのからす】 Yatagarasu (mythical raven who aided Emperor Jimmu on his eastern expedition), three-legged crow inhabiting the sun in Chinese mythology
- 安んぞ 【いずくんぞ】 how, why
Readings
- Korean:
- o
Spanish
- cuervo
Portuguese
French
- corneille
- corbeau
| 229 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1256 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 4088 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2811 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1963 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 18998 | Morohashi |
| 3421 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1944 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2094 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 4d6.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 2732.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-08 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 70cf | Unicode hex code |
burglar, rebel, traitor, robber
- On:
- ゾク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2045 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 賊 【ゾク】 thief, robber, burglar, rebel, insurgent, traitor
- 賊害 【ゾクガイ】 harm, killing, destruction at the hands of rebels
- 空賊 【クウゾク】 air pirate, air piracy
- 流賊 【リュウゾク】 roving robber, marauder
Readings
- Korean:
- jeog
Spanish
- ladrón
- rebelde
- traidor
Portuguese
- assaltante
- rebelde
- traidor
- ladrão
French
- bandit
- rebelle
- traitre
- cambrioleur
- voleur
| 1537 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1999 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4508 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1426 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1782 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1807 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1946 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1584 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1744 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1932 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1029 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1391 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 363 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 36759 | Morohashi |
| 1530 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5801 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 357 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 381 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1669 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3959 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7b6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-6 | SKIP code |
| 6385.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8cca | Unicode hex code |