| 1465 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 974 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3097 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2162 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 8756X | Morohashi |
| 1543 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2415 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 巷間 【コウカン】 on the street, around town, the world, the public
- 巷説 【コウセツ】 gossip, talk about town
- 陋巷 【ロウコウ】 narrow, dirty backstreet
Kun reading compounds
- 巷 【ちまた】 the public, the street (e.g. "word on the street"), street, district, quarters, location (e.g. of a battle), scene (e.g. of carnage), divide (e.g. between life and death), fork (in a road), crossroads
- 巷で話題 【ちまたでわだい】 much-talked-about, recently popular, in vogue
- 悪の巷 【あくのちまた】 skid row, underworld
- 修羅の巷 【しゅらのちまた】 scene of carnage
Readings
- Korean:
- hang
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 1956 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k6.17 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 4471.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5df7 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
326 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 説 【セツ】 theory, doctrine, opinion, view, rumour, rumor, gossip, hearsay
- 説明 【セツメイ】 explanation, exposition, description, account, caption, legend
- 定説 【テイセツ】 established theory, accepted opinion, accepted explanation
- 解説 【カイセツ】 explanation, commentary, exposition, elucidation
- 遊説 【ユウゼイ】 election tour, election campaign, stumping
- 全国遊説 【ゼンコクユウゼイ】 nationwide election campaign
Kun reading compounds
- 説く 【とく】 to explain, to advocate, to preach, to persuade
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さとし、 とき
- Korean:
- seol, se, yeol
Spanish
- opinión
- teoría
- explicar
- expresar
Portuguese
- rumor
- opinião
- teoria
French
- théorie
- rumeur
- opinion
- thèse
| 654 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 553 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 524 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 307 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4373 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 216 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 251 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2143 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.9 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 400 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 404 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 292 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1688 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1949 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1042 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1405 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 511 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 35556P | Morohashi |
| 1547 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5627 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 499 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 538 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 240 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 620 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3057 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7a7.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-7 | SKIP code |
| 0861.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-66 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8aac | Unicode hex code |