| 1381 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1701 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1522 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1661 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1259 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1505 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1766 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1898 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1413 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 593 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3880 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1997 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2696 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1199 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9373 | Morohashi |
| 3127 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1625 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1191 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1275 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1427 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
commoner, all, bastard
- On:
- ショ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1558 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 庶民 【ショミン】 common people, ordinary people, masses
- 庶民的 【ショミンテキ】 popular, folksy, plebeian, ordinary, unpretentious
- 衆庶 【シュウショ】 the masses, common people
- 士庶 【シショ】 samurai and commoners, normal people (as opposed to people of a high social standing)
Readings
- Korean:
- seo
Spanish
- varios
- muchos
Portuguese
- mais comum
- tudo
- bastardo
French
- peuple
- roturier
- tout
- bâtard
| 540 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3q8.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 3-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 0023.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5eb6 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
111 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 務歯 【ムシ】 zipper teeth, zip teeth
- 務所 【ムショ】 prison, jail, slammer, pen
- 政務 【セイム】 government affairs
- 外務 【ガイム】 foreign affairs
Kun reading compounds
- 勤める 【つとめる】 to work (for), to be employed (at), to serve (in), to serve (as), to act (as), to fill (the position of), to play the role (of), to conduct a religious service
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つかさ、 み
- Korean:
- mu
Spanish
- tarea
- obligaciones
- deber
- cargo
- servir
- desempeñar un cargo
Portuguese
- tarefa
- deveres
French
- tâche
- devoir
- travail
| 722 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 815 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 795 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 140 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3167 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 491 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 372 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1377 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 235 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 235 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 388 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 222 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1505 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 797 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1085 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1235 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2394 | Morohashi |
| 1173 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 546 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1227 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1313 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 244 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 747 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3545 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4i7.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-6 | SKIP code |
| 1822.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 52d9 | Unicode hex code |
chapter, lesson, section, department, division, counter for chapters (of a book)
- On:
- カ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
455 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 課 【カ】 lesson, section (in an organization), division, department, counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
- 課員 【カイン】 section staff
- 賦課 【フカ】 levy, imposition
- 会計課 【カイケイカ】 accounts section, accounting section
Readings
- Korean:
- gwa
Spanish
- capitulo
- lección
- sección
- departamento
- división
Portuguese
- capítulo
- lição
- seção
- departamento
- divisão
- sufixo para contagem de capítulos (de um livro)
French
- leçon
- chapitre
- section
- service
- division
- compteur de chapitres
| 564 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 456 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 433 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 531 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4389 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 568 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 905 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 488 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 497 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 669 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1693 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1980 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1057 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1423 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1132 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 35589 | Morohashi |
| 1573 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5644 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1123 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1204 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 623 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3064 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7a8.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-8 | SKIP code |
| 0669.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8ab2 | Unicode hex code |