| 1410 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1338 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1593 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1386 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1275 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2174 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1827 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1976 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1620 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 618 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2337 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1203 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1647 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1731 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10015 | Morohashi |
| 1860 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1721 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1715 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1851 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1701 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
patent, clear
- On:
- ショウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1310 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 彰義隊 【ショウギタイ】 Shōgitai (group of former Tokugawa retainers opposed to the Meiji government and fought in the battle of Ueno)
- 彰徳 【ショウトク】 public praise, making another's virtues well-known
- 顕彰 【ケンショウ】 honouring (publicly), honoring, making someone's good deeds or achievements well-known
- 表彰 【ヒョウショウ】 (official) commendation, public recognition (of someone's achievements, good deeds, etc.), awarding, honouring
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 あきら
- Korean:
- chang
Spanish
- patente
- claro
- manifiesto
- aclarar
- desvelar
Portuguese
- patente
- clarear
French
- patent
- clair
| 460 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3j11.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-11-3 | SKIP code |
| 0242.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-20 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5f70 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
387 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 武 【ブ】 the art of war, martial arts, military arts, military force, the sword, valor, bravery, military officer, military man
- 武器 【ブキ】 weapon, arms, ordnance, weapon (something used to gain an advantage), asset
- 文武 【ブンブ】 literary and military arts, the pen and the sword
- 威武 【イブ】 authority and force
- 武者 【ムシャ】 warrior
- 武者修行 【ムシャシュギョウ】 traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling)
- 建武 【ケンム】 Kenmu era (of unified Japan; 1334.1.29-1336.2.29), Kenmu era (of the Northern Court; 1336.2.29-1338.8.28)
- 玄武 【ゲンブ】 Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens), seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
Kun reading compounds
- 武し 【たけし】 brave
- 武田薬品工業 【たけだやくひんこうぎょう】 Takeda Pharmaceutical
- 武し 【たけし】 brave
Readings
- Japanese names:
- う、 お、 たけし、 たけん、 ん
- Korean:
- mu
Spanish
- guerrero
- armas
- valor
Portuguese
- guerreiro
- militar
- cavalaria
- armas
French
- guerrier
- militaire
- chevalerie
- armes
| 708 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 802 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 781 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 448 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 51 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 596 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 651 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 751 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1031 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1071 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1165 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1129 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3979 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2046 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2764 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 383 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 16273 | Morohashi |
| 3210 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2959 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 377 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 403 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 461 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 694 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3056 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4n5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 4-8-4 | SKIP code |
| 1314.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-41-80 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6b66 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
140 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 県 【ケン】 prefecture (Japan), county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.), department (France), province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
- 県知事 【ケンチジ】 prefectural governor
- 都道府県 【トドウフケン】 prefectures (of Japan), largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
- 同県 【ドウケン】 the same prefecture, the said prefecture
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あがた、 がた
- Korean:
- hyeon
Spanish
- prefectura
Portuguese
- Condado
- prefeitura (região)
French
- préfecture
- département
| 203 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 291 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 273 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 195 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1362 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 381 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 226 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1252 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 194 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 194 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 336 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1380 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3269 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1687 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2294 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 126 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 23210P | Morohashi |
| 2641 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3918 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 513 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 552 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 326 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1241 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3n6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-3 | SKIP code |
| 3-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 2-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 2690.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 770c | Unicode hex code |