| 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) |
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
| 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 |
equilibrium, measuring rod, scale
- On:
- コウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1847 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 衡器 【コウキ】 scale, balance, weighing machine
- 衡平 【コウヘイ】 balance, equity
- 拡大均衡 【カクダイキンコウ】 an expanded or expanding equilibrium
- 合従連衡 【ガッショウレンコウ】 alliance (of the Six Kingdoms against the Qin dynasty, and of individual Kingdoms with the Qin dynasty), (tactic of) making and breaking alliances (to benefit oneself as the occasion demands), resorting to alliances as a diplomatic expedient
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ひら
- Korean:
- hyeong
Spanish
- balanza
- escala
- peso
Portuguese
- equilíbrio
- vara de medição
- escala
French
- équilibre
- balance
| 1267 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1694 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1641 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1358 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1724 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2450 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1585 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1692 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1449 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1618 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 939 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 527 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 687 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 900 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 34078 | Morohashi |
| 761 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1775 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 891 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 957 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1828 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2053 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3i13.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-13 | SKIP code |
| 2143.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-53 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8861 | Unicode hex code |