| 575 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 470 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 447 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 798 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1470 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 823 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 495 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 445 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 676 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 689 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 888 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 559 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2543 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1294 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1763 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1501 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8813 | Morohashi |
| 2049 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1553 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1489 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1602 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 477 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
hope, beg, request, pray, beseech, Greece, dilute (acid), rare, few, phenomenal
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
896 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 希 【キ】 dilute, rare, Greece
- 希少 【キショウ】 scarce, rare
- 古希 【コキ】 70th birthday, ancient Greek (language)
- 七十古希 【シチジュウコキ】 men seldom live to be seventy, few people live to be seventy
- 希有 【ケウ】 rare, uncommon
Kun reading compounds
- 稀 【まれ】 rare, seldom
- 稀に見る 【まれにみる】 rare, extraordinary, singular
- 類まれ 【たぐいまれ】 rare, exceptional, extraordinary, unique, incomparable, unparalleled, matchless
- ごく稀 【ごくまれ】 extremely rare
- 希う 【こいねがう】 to beg, to request, to beseech, to implore, to entreat
Readings
- Japanese names:
- のぞ、 のぞみ
- Korean:
- heui
Spanish
- raro
- poco
- deseo
- esperanza
- Grecia
Portuguese
- esperança
- pedir
- solicitação
- implorar
- Grécia
- diluir (ácido)
- raro
- poucos
- fenomenal
French
- espoir
- demander
- prier
- implorer
- dilution
- Grèce
- rare
- peu nombreux
- phénoménal
| 2944 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3f4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-5 | SKIP code |
| 4-7-4 | SKIP code |
| 3-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 4022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-85 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5e0c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
470 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 望 【モチ】 full moon, 15th day of the lunar month
- 望遠鏡 【ボウエンキョウ】 telescope
- 眺望 【チョウボウ】 prospect, view, outlook
- 太公望 【タイコウボウ】 (avid) angler
- 本望 【ホンモウ】 long-cherished ambition, satisfaction
- 宿望 【シュクボウ】 long-cherished desire, one's heart's desire
Kun reading compounds
- 望む 【のぞむ】 to desire, to want, to wish for, to hope for, to expect (of someone), to hope for, to look forward to, to see, to command (a view of), to overlook
- 望むところ 【のぞむところ】 what one desires, what one hopes for, suits me well, could ask for nothing better, bring it on, make my day
- 望 【もち】 full moon, 15th day of the lunar month
- 望月 【もちづき】 full moon, moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar), full moon of the eighth lunar month
Readings
- Japanese names:
- み、 も
- Korean:
- mang
Spanish
- esperanza
- deseo
- aspiración
- mirar lejos
- popularidad
- desear
- esperar
Portuguese
- ambição
- lua cheia
- esperança
- desejo
- aspirar
- esperar
French
- ambition
- espoir
- désir
- aspirer à
- dominer (vue)
- contempler
- pleine lune
| 514 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 613 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 585 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 361 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2940 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 767 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 613 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1777 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 673 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 685 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 581 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1007 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3408 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1756 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2390 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 500 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14368P | Morohashi |
| 2742 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4819 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 489 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 528 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 314 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 578 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 472 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4f7.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-7-4 | SKIP code |
| 0710.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 671b | Unicode hex code |
retreat, withdraw, retire, resign, repel, expel, reject
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
424 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 退役 【タイエキ】 retiring from military service
- 退院 【タイイン】 leaving hospital, discharge from hospital
- 進退 【シンタイ】 advance or retreat, moving forwards or backwards, movement, course of action, behaviour, conduct, attitude, remaining in one's post or resigning, staying or leaving
- 勇退 【ユウタイ】 retiring voluntarily, resigning one's post (to make way for others), stepping down, bowing out
Kun reading compounds
- 退く 【しりぞく】 to step back, to move back, to retreat, to withdraw (from the presence of a superior), to leave, to exit, to resign, to retire, to quit, to concede
- 退ける 【しりぞける】 to refuse, to reject, to turn down, to dismiss, to repel, to repulse, to drive away, to beat off, to defeat, to make (someone) leave, to send away, to turn away, to force (someone) to leave their post, to oust, to remove, to expel
- 退く 【ひく】 to move back, to draw back, to recede, to fall back, to retreat, to lessen, to subside, to ebb, to go down (e.g. of swelling), to resign, to retire, to quit
- 退く 【どく】 to step aside, to move (i.e. out of the way), to make way, to resign, to retire, to quit, to secede
- 退ける 【のける】 to put something out of the way, to move (something, someone) aside, to remove, to exclude, to take away, to set aside, to keep apart, to remove (someone) from the group, to shun, to do well despite difficulties, to accomplish despite adversity, to do resolutely, to do boldly
- 退く 【どく】 to step aside, to move (i.e. out of the way), to make way, to resign, to retire, to quit, to secede
Readings
- Korean:
- toe
Spanish
- retroceder
- retirarse
- renunciar
- dimitir
- destruir
- negar
- rechazar
- rehusar
Portuguese
- retirada
- sacar
- retirar
- pedir demissão
- repelir
- expelir
- rejeitar
French
- retraite
- se retirer
- démissionner
- repousser
- exclure
- rejeter
| 839 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 769 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 746 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 613 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4684 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 459 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 954 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1236A | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 846 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 865 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 348 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 687 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3838 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1969 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2665 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1477 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38839P | Morohashi |
| 3094 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6040 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1465 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1575 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 703 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3865 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 3730.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-64 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9000 | 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 |