| 1590 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1366 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 236 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1167 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1274 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1412 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1149 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1202 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1358 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 617 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2117 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1104 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1503 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1726 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9995P | Morohashi |
| 1683 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1719 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1710 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1846 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1430 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1533 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 彫刻 【チョウコク】 carving, engraving, sculpture
- 彫金 【チョウキン】 chasing, metal carving, metal engraving
- 木彫 【モクチョウ】 wood carving, wooden sculpture, woodcraft
Kun reading compounds
- 彫る 【ほる】 to carve, to engrave, to sculpt, to chisel, to tattoo
Readings
- Korean:
- jo
Spanish
- esculpir
- grabar
- cincelar
Portuguese
- cinzelar
- esculpir
- cinzel
French
- sculpter
- graver
- ciseler
| 3660 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3j8.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-3 | SKIP code |
| 7222.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-36-06 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5f6b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
866 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 刻 【コク】 period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac), carving, engraving, cutting, mincing, victory, strictness, cruelty
- 刻々 【コッコク】 moment by moment, hour by hour
- 復刻 【フッコク】 republication, reissue, reprinting, reproduction
- 刻一刻 【コクイッコク】 moment by moment, hour by hour
Kun reading compounds
- 刻む 【きざむ】 to mince, to cut fine, to chop up, to hash, to shred, to carve, to engrave, to chisel, to notch, to tick away (time), to beat out (e.g. rhythm), to record the passing moments, to etch (into one's mind), to remember distinctly, to have tattooed, to torment
- 刻み 【きざみ】 mincing, cutting, chopping, notch, nick, rapping (a percussion instrument), beating, shredded tobacco, interval
- 刻み足 【きざみあし】 mincing steps
Readings
- Korean:
- gag
Spanish
- grabar
- esculpir
- triste
- angustiado
- tiempo
- afilar
- cincelar
Portuguese
- escultura
- picar
- fatiar
- moer
- esculpir
French
- graver
- découper
- émincer
- hacher
- moment
- gravure
| 875 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 865 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1033 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 681 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1444 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 361 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 900 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1211 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1274 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1139 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 190 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1619 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 851 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1166 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1535 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1970 | Morohashi |
| 1267 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 478 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1521 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1639 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 863 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 443 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2f6.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-2 | SKIP code |
| 0280.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-79 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 523b | Unicode hex code |
凹
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2206 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 凹 【オウ】 concave, hollow, sunken
- 凹凸 【オウトツ】 unevenness, bumpiness, roughness, ruggedness, imbalance, inequality, unevenness, disparity
- 肋凹 【ロクオウ】 costal fovea
Kun reading compounds
- 窪む 【くぼむ】 to cave in, to become depressed, to sink
- 凹む 【へこむ】 to be dented, to be indented, to yield, to give, to sink, to collapse, to cave in, to be beaten, to be overwhelmed, to yield, to give in, to give up, to be disheartened, to feel down, to feel depressed, to suffer a loss, to lose
- 発達凸凹 【はったつでこぼこ】 developmental irregularities, developmental disorder, neurodiversity
- 穴ぼこ 【あなぼこ】 hole, hollow, pothole (road, pavement, etc.)
Readings
- Korean:
- yo
Spanish
- hueco
- cóncavo
- hundido
Portuguese
- côncavo
- concavidade
- afundado
French
- concave
- creux
- dépression
| 1032 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1920 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 664 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1883 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1087 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1893 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2069 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1922 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 173 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4294 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2170 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2924 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 33 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1810 | Morohashi |
| 3482 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 444 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 33 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 33 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1039 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3675 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-5-1 | SKIP code |
| 4-6-1 | SKIP code |
| 4-4-1 | SKIP code |
| 7777.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-90 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 51f9 | Unicode hex code |
printing block, printing plate, edition, impression, label
- On:
- ハン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
802 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 版 【ハン】 edition, version, printing, impression, implementation (of software), plate, block, cast, counter for editions of a publication
- 版画 【ハンガ】 woodcut, woodblock print, art print
- 図版 【ズハン】 plate, illustration, figure
- 製版 【セイハン】 plate-making
Readings
- Korean:
- pan
Spanish
- edición
- impresión
Portuguese
- Imprimir
- edição
- impressão
- rótulo
French
- édition
- bloc d'impression
- plaque d'impression
- impression
- version
| 861 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 791 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 770 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 677 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2843 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 689 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 725 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1046 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1089 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1142 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1288 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1082 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 585 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 775 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1221 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 19817 | Morohashi |
| 872 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3526 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1213 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1298 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 691 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1267 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2j6.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 2104.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-39 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7248 | Unicode hex code |