| 1038 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 878 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 240 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 930 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 448 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1798 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 476 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 484 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 71 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 419 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3503 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1806 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2458 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 937 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5981 | Morohashi |
| 2824 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1165 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 928 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 997 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1520 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1018 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 奥地 【オクチ】 interior, backwoods, hinterland, back regions
- 奥義 【オウギ】 secret techniques (of an art or skill), inner mysteries, essence, quintessence, heart
- 最奥 【サイオウ】 deep inside, innermost place
- 内奥 【ナイオウ】 inner part, depths
Kun reading compounds
- 奥 【おく】 inner part, interior, back (of a drawer, one's throat, etc.), depths (e.g. of a forest), recesses (e.g. of a cave), heart, end (of a road, garden, etc.), living quarters (at the back of a house), inner room, recesses (of one's mind), bottom (of one's heart), behind (someone's words), mysteries (of an art)
- 奥地 【おくち】 interior, backwoods, hinterland, back regions
- 山奥 【やまおく】 deep in the mountains, mountain recesses
- 大奥 【おおおく】 inner palace (in Edo Castle), palace's ladies chambers, shogun's harem
- 奥まる 【おくまる】 to lie deep in, to extend far back
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 おお、 おん、 つ、 のく
- Korean:
- o, ug
Spanish
- profundo
- interior
- esposa
Portuguese
- coração
- interior
French
- intérieur
- coeur
- fond
- épouse
| 863 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6b6.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-9-3 | SKIP code |
| 4-12-4 | SKIP code |
| 2-10-2 | SKIP code |
| 2743.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-92 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5965 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
146 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 保育 【ホイク】 nurturing, rearing, childcare, day care
- 保安 【ホアン】 peace preservation, security, safety
- 留保 【リュウホ】 reserving, withholding
- 生保 【セイホ】 life insurance, livelihood protection, public assistance, welfare
- 保する 【ホスル】 to guarantee
- 保安 【ホウアン】 Hōan era (1120.4.10-1124.4.3)
- 永保 【エイホウ】 Eihō era (1081.2.10-1084.2.7), Eiho era
- 太保 【タイホウ】 Grand Protector (lowest of the top three civil positions of the Zhou dynasty), Minister of the Right (official in Nara and Heian periods)
Kun reading compounds
- 保つ 【たもつ】 to keep, to preserve, to hold, to retain, to maintain, to sustain, to last, to endure, to keep well (food), to wear well, to be durable
Readings
- Japanese names:
- う、 お、 ぶ、 もり、 やす、 やすし
- Korean:
- bo
Spanish
- garantizar
- mantener
- preservar
- proteger
- apoyar
Portuguese
- proteger garantia
- guarda
- preservar
- sustentar
- apoiar
French
- protéger
- garantir
- garder
- préserver
- conserver
- soutenir
| 716 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 808 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 787 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 166 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 455 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 351 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 319 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 781 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 489 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 498 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 665 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 102 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 107 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 72 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 77 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1006 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 702 | Morohashi |
| 96 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 222 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 997 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1072 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 163 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 705 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2164 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a7.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 2629.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4fdd | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 強固 【キョウコ】 firm, strong, solid, stable
- 強皮症 【キョウヒショウ】 scleroderma
Readings
- Korean:
- gong
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 5097 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2379 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3369 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 42819X | Morohashi |
| 2714 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6585 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 3k12.21 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-9 | SKIP code |
| 2-6-8 | SKIP code |
| 1750.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-80-63 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 978f | Unicode hex code |