| 232 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 152 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 136 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 421 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1300 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 278 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 157 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1183 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 166 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 166 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 331 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 477 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2802 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1442 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1943 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 761 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7136 | Morohashi |
| 2254 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1327 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 754 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 816 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 176 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
550 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 室 【シツ】 room, wife (of someone of high rank), scabbard, Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
- 室長 【シツチョウ】 section chief, laboratory manager, office head, room monitor
- 同室 【ドウシツ】 same room, sharing a room, occupying the same room
- 皇室 【コウシツ】 Imperial household
Kun reading compounds
- 室 【むろ】 greenhouse, icehouse, cellar
- 室町 【むろまち】 Muromachi period (1336-1573)
- 石室 【せきしつ】 stone hut, rock chamber, tomb, stone burial chamber
- 氷室 【こおりむろ】 ice house, ice room, cold room
Readings
- Korean:
- sil
Spanish
- habitación
- cuarto
- caverna
- guarida
- gruta
Portuguese
- quarto
- apartamento
- câmara
- estufa
- porão
French
- pièce
- appartement
- chambre
- serre
- cave
| 772 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3m6.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 3010.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-28 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5ba4 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1660 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 傍聴 【ボウチョウ】 listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.), attending (without participating), sitting in (e.g. on a meeting), observing
- 脇見 【ワキミ】 looking from the side, looking aside
- 路傍 【ロボウ】 roadside
- 道傍 【ドウボウ】 side of the road, roadside
Kun reading compounds
- 傍ら 【かたわら】 side, edge, beside, besides, nearby, while (doing), in addition to, at the same time
- 傍らに 【かたわらに】 beside, nearby
- 脇役 【わきやく】 supporting role (actor), minor role
- 脇見 【わきみ】 looking from the side, looking aside
- 側 【そば】 near, close, beside, vicinity, proximity, besides, while, third person
- 端から 【はたから】 from outside, from the side
- 側 【そば】 near, close, beside, vicinity, proximity, besides, while, third person
- 側から 【そばから】 as soon as, right after
- お側 【おそば】 near, close, beside, vicinity, proximity, besides, while, attendant, retainer, vassal
Readings
- Japanese names:
- び
- Korean:
- bang, paeng
Spanish
- vecindad
- cercanía
Portuguese
- espectador
- além disso
- enquanto
- muito próximo
- 3ª pessoa
French
- observateur
- spectateur
- à côté
- en outre
- pendant que
- tout près
- les autres
| 1815 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1689 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 520 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1406 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1062 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1538 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1183 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1242 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1429 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 125 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 166 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 110 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 127 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1024 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 948 | Morohashi |
| 147 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 286 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1015 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1090 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1506 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2145 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a10.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-10 | SKIP code |
| 2022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-21 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 508d | Unicode hex code |
nucleus, core, kernel
- On:
- カク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
475 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 核 【カク】 stone (of a fruit), pit, pip, core (of an organization, team, etc.), nucleus, heart, nuclear weapons, nucleus (of an atom), nucleus (of a cell), condensation nucleus, (planetary) core, ring (in a cyclic compound), kernel, core, nucleus (of a cultured pearl)
- 核家族 【カクカゾク】 nuclear family
- 中核 【チュウカク】 kernel, core, nucleus, center, centre
- 放射性同位核 【ホウシャセイドウイカク】 radioisotope
Readings
- Korean:
- haeg
Spanish
- semilla
- núcleo
- centro
- meollo
Portuguese
- núcleo
- centro
- cerne
French
- noyau
- nucléaire
- coeur
| 1074 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 577 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2254 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1608 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1430 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1212 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1275 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 986 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1089 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1162 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 628 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 836 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1534 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14743 | Morohashi |
| 927 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2660 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1520 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1638 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1348 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1862 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a6.22 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-6 | SKIP code |
| 4098.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-43 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6838 | Unicode hex code |