| 566 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 661 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 631 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 882 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1654 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 827 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 531 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 372 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1409 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1498 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 656 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 808 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 289 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 182 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 218 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1657 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10369 | Morohashi |
| 245 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1802 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1642 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1771 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 664 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
1074 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 快 【カイ】 pleasure, delight, enjoyment
- 快感 【カイカン】 pleasant feeling, pleasant sensation, pleasure
- 豪快 【ゴウカイ】 hearty, tremendous, magnificent, glorious, splendid, heroic, stirring
- 明快 【メイカイ】 clear, clear-cut, lucid, unequivocal, explicit
Kun reading compounds
- 快い 【こころよい】 pleasant, agreeable, comfortable, refreshing
Readings
- Japanese names:
- よし
- Korean:
- kwae
Spanish
- agradable
- bueno
- curarse
- rápido
- placentero
Portuguese
- confortável
- agradável
- alegre
French
- agréable
- gai
- plaisant
- confortable
| 1163 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4k4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 1-1-6 | SKIP code |
| 9503.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-87 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5feb | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1926 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 傑 【ケツ】 the top (e.g. top ten), the best
- 傑人 【ケツジン】 outstanding person, distinguished person, person of high caliber
- 豪傑 【ゴウケツ】 hero, bold person, daring person, great person, extraordinary person
- 英傑 【エイケツ】 great person, hero, mastermind, extraordinary person
Kun reading compounds
- 優れる 【すぐれる】 to surpass, to outstrip, to excel
Readings
- Japanese names:
- すぐ、 たけ、 まさ
- Korean:
- geol
Spanish
- grandeza
- excelencia
- excelente
Portuguese
- grandeza
- excelência
French
- grandeur
- excellence
| 1211 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1601 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 517 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1208 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1063 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1827 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1731 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1849 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1431 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 127 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 175 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 115 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 133 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1008 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 955 | Morohashi |
| 155 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 293 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 999 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1074 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1606 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2164 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a11.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-11 | SKIP code |
| 2529.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-70 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5091 | Unicode hex code |
round, full (month), perfection, -ship, pills, make round, roll up, curl up, seduce, explain away
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
542 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 丸 【ガン】 fishball, meatball, pill
- 丸剤 【ガンザイ】 pill
- 一丸 【イチガン】 one lump, one body, one group
- 雷丸 【ライガン】 raigan (Omphalia lapidescens), parasitic fungus which grows on bamboo, used in Chinese medicine
Kun reading compounds
- 丸 【まる】 circle, entirety, whole, full, complete, money, dough, moola, enclosure inside a castle's walls, soft-shelled turtle, suffix for ship names, suffix for names of people (esp. infants), suffix for names of swords, armour, musical instruments, etc., suffix for names of dogs, horses, etc.
- 丸い 【まるい】 round, circular, spherical, curved, smooth, harmonious, calm, peaceful, amiable, amicable
- 本丸 【ほんまる】 inner citadel, core, center, centre, focus, crux
- 大丸 【だいまる】 Daimaru, Daimaru (Japanese department store chain)
- 丸める 【まるめる】 to make round, to roll up, to curl up, to seduce, to cajole, to explain away, to round off (a fraction), to shave (one's head), to lump together
- 丸い 【まるい】 round, circular, spherical, curved, smooth, harmonious, calm, peaceful, amiable, amicable
- 丸井 【まるい】 Marui, Marui (retailer)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ま、 わ、 わに
- Korean:
- hwan
Spanish
- redondo
- circular
- círculo
- redondear
Portuguese
- arredondar
- cheio
- mês
- perfeição
- -nave
- pílulas
- espiral para cima
- seduzir
French
- rond
- arrondir
- entier (mois)
- pilule
- perfection
- suffixe des bateaux
- se pelotonner
- se rouler en boule
- séduire
- justifier
| 101 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 830 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 567 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 155 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 922 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 288 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 40 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 644 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 654 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 591 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 17 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4225 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2134 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2883 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 44 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 94 | Morohashi |
| 3417 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 34 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 44 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 44 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 82 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1657 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a3.28 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 5001.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e38 | Unicode hex code |