| 840 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 825 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1179 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1492 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1542 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 502 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 26 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 584 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 593 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 506 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 572 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4187 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2116 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2863 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1663 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9165 | Morohashi |
| 3379 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1589 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1648 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1777 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 826 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
1349 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 関与 【カンヨ】 participation, taking part in, participating in, being concerned in
- 干渉 【カンショウ】 interference, intervention, meddling
- 水干 【スイカン】 everyday garment worn by nobles in ancient Japan, silk dried after having been washed in plain water and stretched out
- 十干 【ジッカン】 ten celestial stems (two types each of wood, fire, earth, metal, water), ten heavenly stems
Kun reading compounds
- 干す 【ほす】 to air, to dry, to desiccate, to drain (off), to drink up, to deprive of a role, job, etc.
- 干る 【ひる】 to dry (up), to become parched, to ebb, to recede
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ほし
- Korean:
- gan, gang
Spanish
- secarse
- secar
- relacionar
- airear
Portuguese
- sêco
- ressecar
French
- sec
- dessécher
| 3155 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2k1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 1040.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5e72 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
795 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 城 【ジョウ】 castle (in place names), castle, fortress
- 城内 【ジョウナイ】 inside of a castle, area surrounded by castle walls
- 荒城 【コウジョウ】 ruined castle
- 開城 【カイジョウ】 surrender of a castle, surrender of a fortress, capitulation of a stronghold
- 傾城 【ケイセイ】 beauty, siren, courtesan, prostitute
- 傾国傾城 【ケイコクケイセイ】 woman so glamorous as to bring ruin to a country (castle) as its king (lord) is captivated by her beauty, femme fatale
Kun reading compounds
- 城 【しろ】 castle
- 城跡 【しろあと】 castle site, ruins of a castle
- ハウルの動く城 【ハウルのうごくしろ】 Howl's Moving Castle (2004 animated film)
- 砂の城 【すなのしろ】 sandcastle, sand castle
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いく、 がき、 き、 くに、 ぐしく、 ぐすく、 しき、 すく、 ぜい、 たち、 なり
- Korean:
- seong
Spanish
- castillo
Portuguese
- Castelo
French
- château
| 914 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 903 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 638 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1078 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 886 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 433 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 796 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 720 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 733 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 942 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 374 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 417 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 261 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 312 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 368 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5086P | Morohashi |
| 352 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1011 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 362 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 387 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 884 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1459 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3b6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 4315.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-75 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 57ce | Unicode hex code |