| 807 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 900 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 890 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 953 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 323 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 759 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1226 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1668 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 934 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 961 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 514 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 520 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2129 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1113 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1512 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1988 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7599 | Morohashi |
| 1694 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1401 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1969 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2121 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 947 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
624 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 就業 【シュウギョウ】 employment, starting work
- 就学 【シュウガク】 entering school, school attendance
- 去就 【キョシュウ】 leaving or staying, (one's) course of action, (one's) position, (one's) attitude
- 進退去就 【シンタイキョシュウ】 one's course of action, deciding what to do with oneself, whether staying in the present position or leaving it
- 本懐成就 【ホンカイジョウジュ】 realization of a great ambition, attainment of one's most cherished desire, one's earnest prayer being answered
- 不空成就 【フクウジョウジュ】 Amoghasiddhi, Infallible Magic (a dhyani-Buddha)
Kun reading compounds
- 就く 【つく】 to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.), to assume, to be hired, to be employed, to ascend (the throne), to accede, to start (on a journey), to commence, to depart, to study (under teacher), to be an apprentice
- 就ける 【つける】 to install (a king, emperor, etc.), to appoint (to a post), to promote, to assign (to study under)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たか、 なり
- Korean:
- chwi
Spanish
- llegar al trabajo
- realizar
- establecerse en
- tomar posición
- llevar a cabo
Portuguese
- colocar
- tomar partido
- lado de um contrato
- partido
French
- concernant
- s'installer
- prendre place
- prendre un poste
- adhérer à
- se rendre à
- étudier
- par
| 457 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3d9.21 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-4 | SKIP code |
| 0391.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-02 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5c31 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
305 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 職 【ショク】 job, work, employment, occupation, position, duties, trade, skill
- 職員 【ショクイン】 staff member, employee, worker, personnel
- 住職 【ジュウショク】 chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)
- 休職 【キュウショク】 temporary retirement, leave of absence, suspension from office
- 職 【ショク】 job, work, employment, occupation, position, duties, trade, skill
- 有職 【ユウショク】 holding a job, being employed, gainful employment, being learned, being knowledgeable, having great artistic talent, being a skilled performer, being well-versed in usages or practices of the court or military households
Readings
- Japanese names:
- もと
- Korean:
- jig
Spanish
- puesto
- empleo
- ocupación
Portuguese
- posto
- emprego
- trabalho
French
- poste de travail
- emploi
- travail
| 819 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 743 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 721 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 335 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3718 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 432 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 839 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2734 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 385 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 386 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 513 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1586 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1803 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 960 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1297 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 832 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 29183 | Morohashi |
| 1425 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4742 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 824 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 887 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 253 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 823 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3259 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6e12.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-12 | SKIP code |
| 1315.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-06 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8077 | Unicode hex code |
difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
330 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 難 【ナン】 difficulty, trouble, hardship, shortage, accident, disaster, danger, fault, defect, flaw, criticism, charge, blame
- 難解 【ナンカイ】 difficult to understand, unintelligible, abstruse
- 至難 【シナン】 most difficult, next to impossible
- 海難 【カイナン】 accident at sea, sea disaster, shipwreck
Kun reading compounds
- 難い 【かたい】 difficult, hard
- 難しい 【むずかしい】 difficult, hard, troublesome, complicated, serious (disease, problem, etc.), impossible, unfeasible, fussy, particular, fastidious, hard to please, displeased, gloomy, glum, sullen, serious (look), dirty, unclean, filthy, detestable, unpleasant, uncomfortable, creepy, spooky
- 難しい顔をする 【むずかしいかおをする】 to look displeased, to frown, to scowl, to look grave, to look serious
- 難しい 【むずかしい】 difficult, hard, troublesome, complicated, serious (disease, problem, etc.), impossible, unfeasible, fussy, particular, fastidious, hard to please, displeased, gloomy, glum, sullen, serious (look), dirty, unclean, filthy, detestable, unpleasant, uncomfortable, creepy, spooky
Readings
- Japanese names:
- な、 なに
- Korean:
- nan, na
Spanish
- desastre
- dificultad
- sufrimiento
- ataque al punto débil
- difícil
- imposible
Portuguese
- impossível
- difícil
- dificuldade
- acidente
- defeito
French
- difficile
- impossible
- problème
- accident
- défaut
| 853 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 960 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 949 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 442 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5038 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 800 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 995 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2760 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 557 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 566 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 526 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1856 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2310 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1196 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1632 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1594 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 42128P | Morohashi |
| 1838 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6515 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1580 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1703 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 351 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 1003 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1975 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8c10.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-10-8 | SKIP code |
| 4051.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 96e3 | Unicode hex code |