| 989 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 977 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 836 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4026 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1250 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1252 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1989 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1432 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1521 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1157 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 570 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2937 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1509 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2044 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 416 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9051X | Morohashi |
| 2335 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1578 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 409 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 437 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 967 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
835 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 幕 【マク】 curtain, act (in a play), falling of the curtain, end (of a scene), end, close, case, occasion, role (to play), part, place, makuuchi, top division
- 幕開け 【マクアケ】 rise of the curtain, opening of a play, beginning (e.g. of an era), start, opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)
- 入幕 【ニュウマク】 advancing to the first grade
- 閉幕 【ヘイマク】 falling of the curtain, (coming to an) end, close
- 幕末 【バクマツ】 Bakumatsu period, closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate, end of the Edo period
- 幕府 【バクフ】 shogunate, bakufu, shogun's headquarters, Imperial Guards office, residence of the Imperial Guards commander
- 帷幕 【イバク】 curtain, field staff headquarters, secret meeting place
- 討幕 【トウバク】 attacking the shogunate
Readings
- Korean:
- mag
Spanish
- cortina
- telón
- acto de una obra
- del gobierno shogun
- final
Portuguese
- cortina
- pano p/ decoração
- atuar em peças teatrais
French
- rideaux
- guirlande
- acte (théâtre)
| 1944 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k10.19 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-10 | SKIP code |
| 2-10-3 | SKIP code |
| 2-7-6 | SKIP code |
| 4422.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-75 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5e55 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N4
214 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 別 【ベツ】 distinction, difference, discrimination, separate, different, another, extra, exception, exclusion, classified by, ranked by, according to
- 別院 【ベツイン】 branch temple
- 無差別 【ムサベツ】 indiscrimination, without discrimination, indiscriminate
- 告別 【コクベツ】 farewell, leave-taking
Kun reading compounds
- 別れる 【わかれる】 to part (usu. of people), to part from, to part with, to be apart from, to separate (of a couple), to break up, to divorce, to lose (e.g. one's mother), to be bereaved
- 分ける 【わける】 to divide (into), to split (into), to part, to separate, to divide up, to classify, to sort out, to divide out, to share, to distribute, to deal out, to dish out, to distinguish, to discriminate, to differentiate (between), to break up (a fight), to mediate, to call a draw, to tie, to push one's way through (a crowd), to sell
Readings
- Japanese names:
- べっ
- Korean:
- byeol
Spanish
- separar
- aparte
- distinto
- dividirse
Portuguese
- separar
- ramo desligado
- divergir
- garfo
- outro
- extra
- especialmente
French
- séparer
- spécialement
- diverger
- extra
- un autre
| 508 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 607 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 579 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 255 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 674 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 288 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 127 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 435 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 267 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 267 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 397 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 188 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1434 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 760 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1032 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 91 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1924 | Morohashi |
| 1117 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 467 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 90 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 94 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 227 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 490 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3743 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2f5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 6220.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-44 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5225 | Unicode hex code |
station
- On:
- エキ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
724 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 駅 【エキ】 railway station, train station, staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan), counter for railway stations and bus stations
- 駅員 【エキイン】 (train) station attendant, station employee, station staff
- 宿駅 【シュクエキ】 relay station, post station, stage
- 終着駅 【シュウチャクエキ】 terminal station
Readings
- Korean:
- yeog
Spanish
- estación
Portuguese
- estação
French
- gare
| 158 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 253 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 233 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 384 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5199 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 189 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 101 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2172 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 284 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 284 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 56 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1915 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2292 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1184 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1618 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2003 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 44633P | Morohashi |
| 1822 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6735 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1984 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2138 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 426 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3462 | 2001 Kanji |
| 10a4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-10-4 | SKIP code |
| 7738.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 99c5 | Unicode hex code |