| 1374 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1066 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4667 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 905 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1245 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 777 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 791 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1743 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 677 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3781 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1930 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2622 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 291 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8680P | Morohashi |
| 3047 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1528 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 285 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 303 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1090 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1262 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 巡 【ジュン】 counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.
- 巡回 【ジュンカイ】 going around, patrol, round, tour
- 一巡 【イチジュン】 one round, one tour, one circuit, one patrol
- 軽巡 【ケイジュン】 light cruiser
Kun reading compounds
- 巡る 【めぐる】 to go around, to make a circle around, to surround, to circle, to enclose, to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.), to return, to repeat, to circulate (of blood, money, etc.), to travel around, to make a tour of, to concern (a matter), to surround
- 巡り 【めぐり】 circumference, girth, tour, pilgrimage, circulation (e.g. of blood)
- めぐり合う 【めぐりあう】 to meet fortuitously, to meet by chance, to happen across
Readings
- Korean:
- sun
Spanish
- patrullar
- circular
- dar vueltas
Portuguese
- patrulhar
- dar uma volta
- circunferência
French
- patrouille
- faire le tour
- pèlerinage
- circonférence
| 2762 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q3.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 3-2-3 | SKIP code |
| 3230.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-68 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5de1 | Unicode hex code |
-times, round, game, revolve, counter for occurrences
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
50 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 回 【カイ】 counter for occurrences, a time, an instance, inning (baseball), round, game, episode, chapter, instalment, Hui (people), Islam
- 回忌 【カイキ】 death anniversary, anniversary of a person's death
- 初回 【ショカイ】 first time, first innings, initial attempt, first, initial
- 奪回 【ダッカイ】 recovery, rescue, recapture
- 回向 【エコウ】 memorial service, prayers for the repose of the soul, transfer of merit
- 回向偈 【エコウゲ】 closing recital that transfers the merit of the service to a buddha, a bodhisattva, or the dead
Kun reading compounds
- 回る 【まわる】 to turn, to rotate, to revolve, to spin, to go around, to circle, to revolve around, to orbit, to make the rounds (of), to go around (several places), to travel around, to make a tour of, to patrol, to go by way of, to go via, to stop by (on the way), to take a roundabout route, to make a detour, to move around (to another place or position), to come around, to go over (e.g. to the opposing side), to come around (of one's turn), to be passed around (of a cup, circular, etc.), to function, to work well, to spread, to extend (to; e.g. of one's attention), to reach, to take effect (of alcohol, poison, etc.), to pass (a time), to turn (e.g. 5 o'clock), to earn interest, to ... around, to ... about
- 回す 【まわす】 to turn, to rotate, to spin, to twist, to gyrate, to pass around, to send around, to hand around, to circulate, to move (someone or something to where its needed), to send, to bring, to transfer, to forward, to direct, to submit, to turn (to a new use), to use (for something else), to turn on (something that turns or has a rotating part, e.g. a washing machine), to start up (e.g. an engine), to give (something) a spin, to put (someone in a position), to make (e.g. an enemy of), to ... around (e.g. chase, fool, play), to do all over, to do everywhere, to do completely, to surround (something) with, to enclose with, to put (an arm) around (e.g. someone's waist), to reach around, to invest (money), to lend, to dial (a telephone number), to gang-rape, to operate (e.g. business, shop)
- 回る 【もとおる】 to wander around
Readings
- Korean:
- hoe
Spanish
- girar
- volver al principio
- evitar
- vez
- dar vueltas
- rodar
Portuguese
- -vêzes
- redondo
- jogo
- revolver
- sufixo para contagem de para ocorrências
- girar
French
- tourner
- fois
- rond
- manche (jeu)
- tour
- révolution
- récurrence
- compteur de fois
| 168 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 92 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 86 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 64 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1028 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 571 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 141 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 309 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 90 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 90 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 162 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 338 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3793 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1937 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2630 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 593 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 4690 | Morohashi |
| 3055 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 941 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 586 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 630 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 421 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 118 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3777 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3s3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 6060.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-83 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 56de | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
30 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 連 【レン】 two reams (of paper), 1000 sheets (of paper), stanza, verse, tribe (in taxonomy), forecast (bet), bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet), party, company, group, set, things strung in a line, e.g. pearls, dried fish, spans of a bridge, etc., falcon
- 連関 【レンカン】 connection, relation, linkage
- 労連 【ロウレン】 labour union, labor union
- 常連 【ジョウレン】 regular customer, regular patron, regular visitor, frequenter, constant companion
Kun reading compounds
- 連なる 【つらなる】 to extend, to stretch out, to stand in a row, to attend, to participate in, to enrol, to enroll, to join, to have a connection, to be related, to be linked
- 連ねる 【つらねる】 to line up, to put in a row, to add (to a group), to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.), to join (e.g. a list), to link, to put together, to string together (e.g. compliments), to enumerate, to take along with, to bring with
- 連れる 【つれる】 to take (someone) with one, to bring along, to go with, to be accompanied by
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ずれ、 つれ、 むらじ、 れ
- Korean:
- ryeon
Spanish
- unir
- acompañar
- estar junto
- grupo
- agrupar
Portuguese
- Levar pelo caminho
- primazia
- unir
- conectar
- partido
- gangue
- grupo
French
- emmener
- se mettre en rang
- s'unir
- série
- parti
- bande
- clique
| 538 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 637 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 607 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 87 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4702 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 383 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 960 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1238 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 440 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 446 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 299 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 699 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3849 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1976 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2672 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 293 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38902P | Morohashi |
| 3103 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6062 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 287 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 305 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 101 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 560 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1555 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 3530.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-47-02 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9023 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
806 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 絡繹 【ラクエキ】 constant (stream of traffic), incessant
- 絡糸嬢 【ラクシジョウ】 cricket, bush-cricket
- 短絡 【タンラク】 short circuit, short, illogical jump, drawing a hasty inference (between two events), jumping to conclusions, acting rashly
- 脈絡 【ミャクラク】 logical connection, chain of reasoning, coherence, context, blood vessel
Kun reading compounds
- 絡む 【からむ】 to twine, to get tangled, to get entangled, to get caught (in), to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter), to get involved (in), to be a factor (in), to have an influence, to pick a quarrel (with), to find fault (with), to pester, to hassle
- 絡まる 【からまる】 to be entwined, to be involved
Readings
- Korean:
- rag
Spanish
- entrelazar
- enredar
- rodear
- ser atrapado
- ser envuelto
- ser enredado
Portuguese
- enroscar
- enrolar
- ser apanhado em
French
- enlacer
- entrelacer
- s'enrouler autour
- s'empêtrer dans
| 1890 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 958 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3533 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 944 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 817 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 840 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 859 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 300 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1536 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1709 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 915 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1238 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1362 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27426 | Morohashi |
| 1351 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4484 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1350 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1450 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1578 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2777 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a6.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-6 | SKIP code |
| 2796.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-77 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7d61 | Unicode hex code |