| 1188 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1584 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1386 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1629 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1232 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1802 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1940 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 349 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 528 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3821 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1958 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2652 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1069 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7669 | Morohashi |
| 3079 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1415 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1060 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1140 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1166 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1434 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 屈辱 【クツジョク】 disgrace, humiliation
- 屈従 【クツジュウ】 servile submission, subservience
- 背屈 【ハイクツ】 dorsiflexion, dorsal flexion
- 後屈 【コウクツ】 retroflexion
Kun reading compounds
- 屈む 【かがむ】 to stoop, to lean over, to bend forward, to bend down, to crouch, to squat
- 屈める 【かがめる】 to stoop, to bend (e.g. one's knees)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くっ
- Korean:
- gul
Spanish
- doblar
- torcer
- curvar
- rendirse
- encogerse
- someter
Portuguese
- encruzilhada
- curva
- hesitação
- submeter
French
- céder
- se courber
- fléchir
- soumission
| 3776 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3r5.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 7727.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5c48 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
962 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 曲折 【キョクセツ】 bending, winding, meandering, zigzagging, ups and downs, twists and turns, complications, difficulties, vicissitudes
- 屈折 【クッセツ】 bending, curving, twisting, turning, winding, warping (of feelings, logic, etc.), distortion, twisting, refraction, inflection
- 折伏 【シャクブク】 preaching down, breaking down someone's false beliefs through confrontation (in order to convert them to the right faith)
Kun reading compounds
- 折る 【おる】 to break, to fracture, to break off, to snap off, to pick (e.g. flowers), to fold, to bend, to make (origami), to interrupt, to end
- 折 【おり】 opportunity, chance, occasion, time, folding, fold, pleat, crease, small food box (wooden or cardboard), folding in ... (two, three, etc.), counter for folded items, counter for items (esp. food) packed in an oribako
- 折り合い 【おりあい】 agreement (e.g. business, dispute), understanding, compromise, settlement, relationship, relation, (good, bad, etc.) terms
- 折々 【おりおり】 occasionally, now and then, from time to time
- 指折り 【ゆびおり】 leading, prominent, eminent, foremost, distinguished, counting on one's fingers
- 折 【おり】 opportunity, chance, occasion, time, folding, fold, pleat, crease, small food box (wooden or cardboard), folding in ... (two, three, etc.), counter for folded items, counter for items (esp. food) packed in an oribako
- 折り合い 【おりあい】 agreement (e.g. business, dispute), understanding, compromise, settlement, relationship, relation, (good, bad, etc.) terms
- 折々 【おりおり】 occasionally, now and then, from time to time
- 指折り 【ゆびおり】 leading, prominent, eminent, foremost, distinguished, counting on one's fingers
- 折れる 【おれる】 to break, to be broken, to snap, to fracture, to be folded, to give in, to back down, to yield, to submit, to turn (a corner)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- せき
- Korean:
- jeol, je
Spanish
- plegar
- doblar
- romper
- dividir
- en ese tiempo
- quebrar
Portuguese
- dobrar
- quebrar
- fraturar
- curvar
- produto
- submeter
French
- plier
- casser
- fracture
- courber
- céder
- soumettre
- tourner (coin)
| 651 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 551 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 522 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 830 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1855 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 585 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 560 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 385 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1394 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1483 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 772 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 860 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 297 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 189 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 225 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1139 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 11890 | Morohashi |
| 253 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2094 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1130 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1211 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 485 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1354 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c4.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 5202.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-62 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6298 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
631 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 異 【イ】 difference (of opinion), strange, odd, unusual, different
- 異議 【イギ】 objection, dissent, protest
- 天変地異 【テンペンチイ】 natural disaster, cataclysm
- 小異 【ショウイ】 minor difference
Kun reading compounds
- 異 【こと】 difference (from one another), different thing, other, unusual, extraordinary
- 異なる 【ことなる】 to differ, to be different, to disagree, to vary, to diverge
- 異なる 【ことなる】 to differ, to be different, to disagree, to vary, to diverge
- 異 【こと】 difference (from one another), different thing, other, unusual, extraordinary
- 異な 【けな】 exceptional, praiseworthy, laudable
Readings
- Korean:
- i
Spanish
- raro
- extraño
- inusual
- diferente
Portuguese
- incomum
- esquisito
- estranho
- raro
- curioso
- maravilhoso
French
- inhabituel
- bizarrerie
- étrangeté
- surprenant
- curieux
- extraordinaire
| 738 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 826 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 807 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 707 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3008 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 581 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 746 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1497 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1061 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1106 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1196 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1342 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3195 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1651 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2241 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1814 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 21854 | Morohashi |
| 2584 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3757 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1797 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1936 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 918 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3661 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5f6.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-6 | SKIP code |
| 2-9-2 | SKIP code |
| 6080.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-59 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7570 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
293 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 常識 【ジョウシキ】 common sense, good sense, common knowledge, general knowledge, common practice, accepted practice, social etiquette
- 常勤 【ジョウキン】 full-time employment
- 平常 【ヘイジョウ】 normal, usual, ordinary, everyday
- 経常 【ケイジョウ】 ordinary
Kun reading compounds
- 常 【つね】 usual state of things
- 常に 【つねに】 always, constantly
- 経常 【けいじょう】 ordinary
- 人の常 【ひとのつね】 human nature
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とき、 のぶ、 ひ、 ひた
- Korean:
- sang
Spanish
- habitual
- usual
- ordinario
- normal
- siempre
- interminable
Portuguese
- regular
- normal
- comum
- usual
French
- habituel
- ordinaire
- normal
| 642 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 740 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 718 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 356 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1364 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 199 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 499 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1463 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 497 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 506 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 708 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 566 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3203 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1657 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2247 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 807 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8955 | Morohashi |
| 2590 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1569 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 799 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 862 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 190 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 737 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1044 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3n8.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-6 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 9022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-79 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5e38 | Unicode hex code |