| 1932 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1752 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1530 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1514 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1262 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2042 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1689 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1804 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1729 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 597 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3911 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2016 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2720 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1615 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9436X | Morohashi |
| 3153 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1634 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1601 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1727 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1621 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
bargain, reason, charge, suspicion, point, account, purity, honest, low price, cheap, rested, contented, peaceful
- On:
- レン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2066 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 廉 【レン】 cheap, inexpensive, pure, honest, upright
- 廉価 【レンカ】 low price, moderate price
- 清廉 【セイレン】 honest, upright, cleanhanded, unselfish
- 低廉 【テイレン】 cheap, inexpensive
Readings
- Japanese names:
- きよ
- Korean:
- ryeom
Spanish
- noble
- puro
- honrado
- sincero
- barato
Portuguese
- pechincha
- razão
- carga
- suspeita
- ponto
- conta
- pureza
- preço baixo
- honesto
- barato
- descansado
- pacífica
- satisfeita
French
- bonne affaire
- raison
- charge
- suspicion
- pas cher
- point
- compte
- pureté
- honnête
- reposé
- satisfait
- paisible
| 564 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3q10.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-10 | SKIP code |
| 0023.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-87 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5ec9 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
241 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 基 【キ】 group, (free) radical, counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
- 起因 【キイン】 to be caused by, to result from, to arise from, to stem from, to be due to, cause, origin
- 塩基 【エンキ】 base
- 開基 【カイキ】 founding (of a temple or sect), founder, laying the foundation (for something), base (topology), basis
Kun reading compounds
- 元 【もと】 origin, source, beginning, basis, base, foundation, root, cause, (raw) material, ingredient, base, mix (e.g. for a cake), (soup) stock, (one's) side, capital, principal, cost price, root (of a plant), (tree) trunk, part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand), first three lines of a waka, counter for plants or trees, counter for falcons (in falconry)
- 基 【もとい】 basis, foundation, origin, source
- 失敗は成功のもと 【しっぱいはせいこうのもと】 failure teaches success, failure is a stepping-stone to success
- 生兵法は大怪我のもと 【なまびょうほうはおおけがのもと】 a little learning is a dangerous thing
- 基 【もとい】 basis, foundation, origin, source
Readings
- Japanese names:
- きい、 とも
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- fundamento
- origen
- base
Portuguese
- fundamentais
- radicais (Quim.)
- comtador para máquinas
- fundação
French
- fondements
- radical (chimie)
- compteur de machines
- fondations
| 755 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 670 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 641 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 382 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1098 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 688 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 435 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1493 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 450 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 457 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 691 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 354 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3312 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1716 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2330 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1783 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5197 | Morohashi |
| 2673 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1040 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1767 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1904 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 251 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 726 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1972 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3b8.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-5 | SKIP code |
| 2-8-3 | SKIP code |
| 4410.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-80 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 57fa | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 武勲 【ブクン】 feats of arms, military exploits, distinguished military service
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いさ
- Korean:
- hun
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 2553 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2406 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1685 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2465 | Morohashi |
| 1911 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 561 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 4d11.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-14-2 | SKIP code |
| 2432.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-50-14 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 52f3 | Unicode hex code |