| 608 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 506 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 480 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 783 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1518 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 860 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 513 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1509 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 894 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 916 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1054 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 592 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3877 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1994 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2693 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1167 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9376 | Morohashi |
| 3124 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1621 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1159 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1243 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 565 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
ease, peace
- On:
- コウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
760 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 康安 【コウアン】 Kōan era (of the Northern Court; 1361.3.29-1362.9.23)
- 康永 【コウエイ】 Kōei era (of the Northern Court; 1342.4.27-1345.10.21)
- 小康 【ショウコウ】 lull, breathing spell, respite, remission (of an illness), becoming stable
- 安康 【アンコウ】 calm and peaceful period of time
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かん、 こ、 みち、 やす、 やすし
- Korean:
- gang
Spanish
- tranquilo
- calmado
- sano
Portuguese
- facilidade
- paz
French
- tranquille
- paisible
| 542 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3q8.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 0023.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5eb7 | 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 |
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 |