| 222 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 144 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 130 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 78 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 284 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 119 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 162 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 195 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 181 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 181 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 547 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 556 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2487 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1258 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1724 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 419 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8775 | Morohashi |
| 1993 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1549 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 412 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 440 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 305 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 109 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
42 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 市 【シ】 city
- 市営 【シエイ】 (under) municipal management (transport, housing, etc.), city facility management
- 同市 【ドウシ】 same city
- 田園都市 【デンエントシ】 garden city
Kun reading compounds
- 市 【いち】 market, fair
- 市中 【しちゅう】 in the city, in the community
- 骨董市 【こっとういち】 antique market, flea market
- 草市 【くさいち】 flower market during Obon, fair of plants and flowers (as offerings)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 ち
- Korean:
- si
Spanish
- mercado
- ciudad
Portuguese
- mercado
- cidade
French
- marché
- ville
- cité
| 444 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2j3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-3 | SKIP code |
| 4-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 0022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5e02 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1653 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 虎列刺 【コレラ】 cholera
- 虎疫 【コエキ】 cholera
- 猛虎 【モウコ】 fierce tiger, ferocious tiger, Hanshin Tigers (baseball team)
- 竜虎 【リュウコ】 dragon and tiger, two mighty rivals
Kun reading compounds
- 虎 【とら】 tiger (Panthera tigris), drunkard, drunk, sot
- 虎葦毛 【とらあしげ】 dapple gray (horse coat color), dapple grey
- 大虎 【おおとら】 big tiger, drinker, staggering drunkard
- 小虎 【ことら】 small tiger, light drinker, occasional drinker
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たけ
- Korean:
- ho
Spanish
- tigre
Portuguese
French
- tigre
- ivrogne
| 1558 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4105 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1932 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 754 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2234 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1677 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 3981 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2048 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2766 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2009 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 32675 | Morohashi |
| 3212 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5265 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1990 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2145 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1257 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2m6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 3-6-2 | SKIP code |
| 2121.7 | Four corner code |
| 2121.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-55 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 864e | Unicode hex code |
set free, release, fire, shoot, emit, banish, liberate
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
288 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 放火 【ホウカ】 arson, setting fire
- 放映 【ホウエイ】 televising, broadcasting, airing
- 豪放 【ゴウホウ】 largehearted, frank, unaffected
- 性解放 【セイカイホウ】 sexual liberation, emancipation from gender restrictions
Kun reading compounds
- 放す 【はなす】 to release, to let go, to free, to set free, to let loose, to turn loose, to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
- 放つ 【はなつ】 to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.), to shoot, to hit (e.g. baseball), to break wind, to set free, to release, to let loose, to emit (e.g. light), to give off (e.g. a scent), to send out (a person to carry out a duty), to set fire to
- 放れる 【はなれる】 to get free (from), to be freed, to be released
- 放く 【こく】 to expel (from the body), to let off (a fart), to let out, to utter (a lie, nonsense, etc.), to say, to do
- 放る 【ほうる】 to throw, to fling, to hurl, to toss, to neglect, to abandon, to leave alone, to give up on, to leave undone, to leave unfinished
Readings
- Japanese names:
- はなれ
- Korean:
- bang
Spanish
- dejar libre
- soltar
- liberar
- emitir
- separarse
- abandonar
Portuguese
- libertar
- liberação
- fogo
- disparar
- emitir
- banir
- liberar
French
- libérer
- relâcher
- renvoyer
- enflammer
- bannir
- émettre
| 512 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 414 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 391 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 282 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2084 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 287 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 585 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 606 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 512 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 521 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 723 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 935 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1058 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 570 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 754 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 507 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13133 | Morohashi |
| 853 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2333 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 496 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 535 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 325 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 314 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 466 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4h4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 0824.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-92 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 653e | Unicode hex code |