| 503 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 859 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 308 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1191 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 882 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 152 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 413 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 104 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 104 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 244 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 432 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 240 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 155 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 184 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 100 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 6053 | Morohashi |
| 208 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1180 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 99 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 103 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 262 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 465 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
423 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 好 【コウ】 good
- 好意 【コウイ】 kindness, favor, favour, friendliness, goodwill, affection, liking (for someone), love
- 友好 【ユウコウ】 friendship
- 同好 【ドウコウ】 similar tastes
Kun reading compounds
- 好む 【このむ】 to like, to prefer
- 好むと好まざるとにかかわらず 【このむとこのまざるとにかかわらず】 whether one likes it or not
- 好く 【すく】 to like, to love, to be fond of
- 良い 【よい】 good, excellent, fine, nice, pleasant, agreeable, sufficient, enough, ready, prepared, profitable (deal, business offer, etc.), beneficial, OK, all right, fine, no problem, easy to ...
- いい男 【いいおとこ】 handsome man, looker, good guy, great guy, influential person (esp. in the yakuza), sumo wrestler
- いい加減 【いいかげん】 irresponsible, perfunctory, careless, lukewarm, half-baked, halfhearted, vague, (already) enough, considerably, quite, rather, pretty
- いい男 【いいおとこ】 handsome man, looker, good guy, great guy, influential person (esp. in the yakuza), sumo wrestler
Readings
- Japanese names:
- こ、 たか、 とし、 よし
- Korean:
- ho
Spanish
- agradable
- gustar algo
- gustar
- preferir
Portuguese
- apaixonado
- agradável
- gostar
French
- aimer bien
- apprécié
- agréable
| 1747 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3e2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 1-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 4744.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-05 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 597d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
604 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 捕鯨 【ホゲイ】 whaling, whale hunting, whale fishing
- 捕獲 【ホカク】 capture, seizure
- 採捕 【サイホ】 collecting (plants and animals), gathering, capturing, catching
- 再逮捕 【サイタイホ】 rearrest, recapture
Kun reading compounds
- 捉える 【とらえる】 to catch, to capture, to seize, to arrest, to grab, to catch hold of, to grasp (e.g. meaning), to perceive, to capture (e.g. features), to captivate, to move (one's heart)
- 囚われる 【とらわれる】 to be caught, to be captured, to be taken prisoner, to be arrested, to be apprehended, to be seized with (fear, etc.), to be a slave to, to stick to, to adhere to, to be swayed by
- 捕る 【とる】 to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.), to capture
- 捉える 【とらえる】 to catch, to capture, to seize, to arrest, to grab, to catch hold of, to grasp (e.g. meaning), to perceive, to capture (e.g. features), to captivate, to move (one's heart)
- 囚われる 【とらわれる】 to be caught, to be captured, to be taken prisoner, to be arrested, to be apprehended, to be seized with (fear, etc.), to be a slave to, to stick to, to adhere to, to be swayed by
- 捕まえる 【つかまえる】 to catch, to capture, to arrest, to seize, to restrain, to grab, to clutch, to grasp, to seize, to hold on to, to catch hold of (someone), to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street), to hail (a taxi, waiter, etc.), to hold (someone) back, to detain, towards (someone), at (someone), in (someone's) face
- 捕まる 【つかまる】 to be caught, to be arrested, to hold on to, to grasp, to find (e.g. proof), to get (e.g. a taxi), to be detained by
Readings
- Korean:
- po
Spanish
- atrapar
- capturar
- coger
- ser atrapado
- ser capturado
Portuguese
- pegar
- capturar
French
- attraper
- capturer
| 1784 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 669 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1919 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1611 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 571 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 890 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 911 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1049 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 895 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 514 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 315 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 387 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1853 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 12157 | Morohashi |
| 429 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2170 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1836 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1978 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1341 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1353 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c7.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 5302.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6355 | Unicode hex code |