| 282 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 194 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 177 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1090 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 584 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 446 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 168 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 764 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 405 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 409 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 76 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 607 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2537 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1291 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1759 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1248 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9737 | Morohashi |
| 2044 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1685 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1240 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1328 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 150 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
1161 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 弟 【オトウト】 younger brother, little brother, kid brother, brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband), pupil, apprentice
- 弟子 【デシ】 pupil, disciple, adherent, follower, apprentice, young person, teacher's student-helper
- 実弟 【ジッテイ】 biological younger brother
- 子弟 【シテイ】 children, sons, children and younger brothers, young people
- 親兄弟 【オヤキョウダイ】 parents and siblings, one's relatives
- 姉弟 【シテイ】 older sister and younger brother
- 弟子 【デシ】 pupil, disciple, adherent, follower, apprentice, young person, teacher's student-helper
- 弟子入り 【デシイリ】 becoming a pupil (of), becoming an apprentice
Kun reading compounds
- 弟 【おとうと】 younger brother, little brother, kid brother, brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband), pupil, apprentice
- 弟君 【おとうとぎみ】 younger brother
Readings
- Japanese names:
- て
- Korean:
- je
Spanish
- hermano menor
Portuguese
- irmão mais jovem
French
- frère cadet
- apprenti
- disciple
- service déférent aux ainés
| 944 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2o5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-5 | SKIP code |
| 4-7-3 | SKIP code |
| 8022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-36-79 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5f1f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
882 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 息 【ソク】 son, interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
- 息 【ソク】 son
- 鼻息 【ハナイキ】 nasal breathing, breathing through one's nose, person's pleasure, excitement
- 終息 【シュウソク】 cessation, (coming to an) end
Kun reading compounds
- 息 【いき】 breath, breathing, concord, harmony, rapport, steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.), (water) vapor, vapour
- 息切れ 【いきぎれ】 shortness of breath, panting, puffing, running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.), losing momentum, loss of efficiency
- 鼻息 【はないき】 nasal breathing, breathing through one's nose, person's pleasure, excitement
- 寝息 【ねいき】 breathing of a sleeping person
Readings
- Korean:
- sig
Spanish
- respiración
- aliento
- hijo
- interés (en dinero)
- tono
Portuguese
- hálito
- respiração
- filho
- juros
French
- respirer
- fils
- intérêts (prêt)
| 454 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 351 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 332 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 872 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3844 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 628 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 539 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1224 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1242 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1308 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1118 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 782 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3278 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1693 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2301 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 617 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10601 | Morohashi |
| 2647 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1850 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 610 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 657 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 359 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 858 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4k6.17 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 2633.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 606f | Unicode hex code |
子
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
72 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 子 【シ】 child (esp. a boy), viscount, founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius), master, masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature), you, -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
- 子宮 【シキュウ】 womb, uterus
- 中性子 【チュウセイシ】 neutron
- 精子 【セイシ】 sperm, spermatozoon
- 主 【ス】 honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name
- 恵比寿 【エビス】 Ebisu, god of fishing and commerce
- 久留子 【クルス】 cross sign
- 対子 【トイツ】 pair, eyes
- 七対子 【チートイツ】 seven pairs, winning hand composed of seven pairs
Kun reading compounds
- 子 【こ】 child, kid, teenager, youngster, young (non-adult) person, (one's) child, offspring, young woman, young (animal), offshoot, interest, new share, player who is not a dealer, young geisha, young prostitute, bird egg, -er (often of young women)
- 子 【こう】 child, interest
- 根っこ 【ねっこ】 root (of a plant), stump (of a tree), root (of a problem, etc.), base, foundation, origin, source
- 江戸っ子 【えどっこ】 (true) Tokyoite, Edoite, Tokyo native, Edokko
- 子 【ね】 the Rat (first sign of the Chinese zodiac), hour of the Rat (around midnight, 11pm to 1am, or 12 midnight to 2am), north, eleventh month of the lunar calendar
- 子忌み 【ねいみ】 collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first day of the Rat of the New Year)
- 庚子 【かのえね】 Metal Rat (37th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1960, 2020, 2080)
- 甲子 【きのえね】 Wood Rat (1st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 き、 ぎ、 く、 け、 ねっ
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- chiquillo
- niño
Portuguese
- criança
French
- enfant
- signe de la 1ère branche terrestre
- signe du Rat (zodiaque)
- 23 h à 01 h
- Nord (0°)
| 31 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 40 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 25 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 56 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1264 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 61 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 43 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 38 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 103 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 103 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 69 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 455 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4196 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2125 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2872 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 96 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 6930 | Morohashi |
| 3390 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1281 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 95 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 99 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 42 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 18 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3547 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 4-2-1 | SKIP code |
| 1740.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5b50 | Unicode hex code |