| 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 1
JLPT level N3
967 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 草 【ソウ】 draft, rough copy, highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters), grass style
- 草案 【ソウアン】 draft (for a speech, bill, etc.)
- 除草 【ジョソウ】 weeding
- 起草 【キソウ】 drafting (e.g. a bill), drawing up
Kun reading compounds
- 草 【くさ】 grass, weed, herb, thatch, ninja, marijuana, cannabis, not genuine, substandard, LOL, haha
- 草刈り 【くさかり】 mowing, mower
- 水草 【みずくさ】 water plant, aquatic plant, waterweed, hydrophyte
- 若草 【わかくさ】 green grass, young (fresh) grass
Readings
- Japanese names:
- そ、 や
- Korean:
- cho
Spanish
- hierba
- planta
Portuguese
- grama
- erva daninha
- ervas
- pasto
- escrever
- esboçar
French
- herbe
- mauvaise herbe
- plantes
- pâturage
- écrire
- ébauche
| 106 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 57 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 162 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 705 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3939 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 118 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 865 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 934 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 249 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 249 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 567 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 652 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2813 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1450 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1953 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 229 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 30945P | Morohashi |
| 2263 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5032 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 224 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 238 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 77 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1955 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k6.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 4440.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-80 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8349 | Unicode hex code |