| 986 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 974 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1095 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 291 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1004 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 528 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1374 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1461 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 209 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 772 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2529 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1285 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1753 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 603 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10333 | Morohashi |
| 2036 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1784 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 596 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 640 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 855 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
1129 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 忘年会 【ボウネンカイ】 year-end party, "forget-the-year" party, bōnenkai
- 忘却 【ボウキャク】 lapse of memory, forgetting completely, (consigning to) oblivion
- 両忘 【リョウボウ】 detachment from dichotomies, detachment from objectivity and subjectivity
- 備忘 【ビボウ】 reminder
Kun reading compounds
- 忘れる 【わすれる】 to forget, to leave carelessly, to be forgetful of, to forget about, to forget (an article)
Readings
- Korean:
- mang
Spanish
- olvidar
- dejar atrás
Portuguese
- Esquecer
French
- oublier
| 458 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2j5.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-5 | SKIP code |
| 0033.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-26 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5fd8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
959 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 焼却 【ショウキャク】 incineration, destroy by fire
- 償却 【ショウキャク】 repayment, redemption, depreciation, amortization, amortisation
Kun reading compounds
- 却って 【かえって】 on the contrary, rather, instead, all the more
- 退ける 【しりぞける】 to refuse, to reject, to turn down, to dismiss, to repel, to repulse, to drive away, to beat off, to defeat, to make (someone) leave, to send away, to turn away, to force (someone) to leave their post, to oust, to remove, to expel
Readings
- Korean:
- gag
Spanish
- retirarse
- echarse atrás
- rechazar
Portuguese
- ao invés
- ao contrário
- melhor
French
- au lieu de
- au contraire
- plutôt
| 1145 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1252 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 808 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1680 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1114 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1783 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1915 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1616 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 252 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1436 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 761 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1034 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1407 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2856 | Morohashi |
| 1118 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 631 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1395 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1497 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1101 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1444 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2e5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 4772.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-49 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5374 | Unicode hex code |
bend, music, melody, composition, pleasure, injustice, fault, curve, crooked, perverse, lean
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
810 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 曲 【キョク】 composition, piece of music, song, track (on a record), tune, melody, air, enjoyment, fun, interest, pleasure
- 曲折 【キョクセツ】 bending, winding, meandering, zigzagging, ups and downs, twists and turns, complications, difficulties, vicissitudes
- 歌謡曲 【カヨウキョク】 kayōkyoku, form of Japanese popular music that developed during the Showa era, (Western) pop song
- 名曲 【メイキョク】 famous piece of music, excellent song, (musical) masterpiece
Kun reading compounds
- 曲がる 【まがる】 to bend, to curve, to warp, to wind, to twist, to turn, to be awry, to be askew, to be crooked
- 曲げる 【まげる】 to bend, to crook, to bow, to curve, to curl, to lean, to tilt, to incline, to slant, to bend (the truth), to distort, to twist, to pervert, to yield (a point), to depart (from a principle), to ignore (what one really thinks), to pawn
- 隈 【くま】 corner, nook, recess, shade, shadow, dark area, dark circles (under the eyes), dark rings, bend (in a road, river, etc.), shading, gradation, kumadori, style of kabuki makeup used for violent roles
Readings
- Japanese names:
- まがた
- Korean:
- gog
Spanish
- melodía
- curva
- encorvado
- torcer
- doblar
- torcerse
- girarse
Portuguese
- tender
- música
- melodia
- composição
- prazer
- injustiça
- falta
- curva
- tortuoso
- perverso
- inclinar
French
- courber
- musique
- mélodie
- composition
- plaisir
- injustice
- faute
- malhonnête
- pervers
- pencher
| 381 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 279 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 261 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 604 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 103 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 715 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 609 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 327 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 366 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 367 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 625 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 996 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4340 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2197 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2956 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1180 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14280 | Morohashi |
| 3527 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2418 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1172 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1256 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 264 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1976 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a6.27 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-6-2 | SKIP code |
| 5560.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-42 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 66f2 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
382 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 線 【セン】 line, stripe, stria, line (e.g. telephone line), wire, ray (e.g. X-ray), beam, line (e.g. of a railroad), track, route, lane, outline, contours, form, level, division, line (of action), position, approach, policy, principle, impression one leaves, air one gives off
- 繊維 【センイ】 fibre, fiber, textile
- 横線 【オウセン】 horizontal line
- 赤外線 【セキガイセン】 infrared rays, infrared radiation
Readings
- Korean:
- seon
Spanish
- línea
- cable
- frontera
- raíl
- carril
Portuguese
- linha
- trilha
French
- ligne
- voie
| 447 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 176 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 329 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 247 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3580 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 389 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 826 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 299 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 299 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 841 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1551 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1760 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 944 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1273 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1351 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27641 | Morohashi |
| 1392 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4548 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1339 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1438 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 236 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2742 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a9.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-9 | SKIP code |
| 2693.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7dda | Unicode hex code |