| 1663 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1375 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 3179 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2227 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1432 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10479 | Morohashi |
| 2570 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1819 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1420 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1524 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
2137 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 怨言 【エンゲン】 grudge, complaint, reproach
- 怨恨 【エンコン】 enmity, grudge
- 旧怨 【キュウエン】 old grudge
- 宿怨 【シュクエン】 old grudge, old score
- 怨霊 【オンリョウ】 revengeful ghost, apparition
- 怨念 【オンネン】 deep-seated grudge, hatred
- 呪怨 【ジュウオン】 Ju-on, The Grudge (Japanese horror movie)
Kun reading compounds
- 恨む 【うらむ】 to bear a grudge against, to resent, to blame, to curse, to feel bitter towards
- 恨み 【うらみ】 resentment, grudge, malice, bitterness, matter for regret, regret
- 恨み言 【うらみごと】 grudge, complaint, reproach
- 恨めしい 【うらめしい】 reproachful, hateful, bitter
Readings
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
Portuguese
French
- rancune
- ressentiment
- jalousie
| 4k5.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 2733.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-69 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6028 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1205 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 敵 【テキ】 opponent, rival, adversary, menace, danger, threat, enemy
- 敵意 【テキイ】 hostility, animosity, enmity
- 強敵 【キョウテキ】 formidable enemy, strong enemy, tough enemy
- 無敵 【ムテキ】 invincible, unrivaled, unrivalled, matchless, unbeatable, undefeatable
Kun reading compounds
- 敵 【かたき】 rival, opponent, adversary, competitor, enemy (esp. one with which there is longstanding enmity), foe, revenge, spouse
- 敵討ち 【かたきうち】 vengeance, revenge, retaliation
- 目の敵 【めのかたき】 enemy
- 仇を討つ 【かたきをうつ】 to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer
- 叶う 【かなう】 to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.), to be realized, to be fulfilled, to suit (e.g. a purpose), to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.), to conform to (standards, rules, etc.), to be consistent with, to match (implies competition), to rival, to bear (e.g. the heat)
Readings
- Korean:
- jeog
Spanish
- enemigo
- oponente
- adversario
- rival
Portuguese
- inimigo
- adversário
French
- ennemi
- adversaire
| 678 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 779 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 756 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1057 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2060 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 454 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1391 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2354 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 416 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 422 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 658 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 946 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2340 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1204 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1648 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 450 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13354 | Morohashi |
| 1864 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2359 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 443 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 475 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 809 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 466 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4i11.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-11-4 | SKIP code |
| 0824.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-08 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6575 | Unicode hex code |
retreat, withdraw, retire, resign, repel, expel, reject
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
424 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 退役 【タイエキ】 retiring from military service
- 退院 【タイイン】 leaving hospital, discharge from hospital
- 進退 【シンタイ】 advance or retreat, moving forwards or backwards, movement, course of action, behaviour, conduct, attitude, remaining in one's post or resigning, staying or leaving
- 勇退 【ユウタイ】 retiring voluntarily, resigning one's post (to make way for others), stepping down, bowing out
Kun reading compounds
- 退く 【しりぞく】 to step back, to move back, to retreat, to withdraw (from the presence of a superior), to leave, to exit, to resign, to retire, to quit, to concede
- 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
- 退く 【ひく】 to move back, to draw back, to recede, to fall back, to retreat, to lessen, to subside, to ebb, to go down (e.g. of swelling), to resign, to retire, to quit
- 退く 【どく】 to step aside, to move (i.e. out of the way), to make way, to resign, to retire, to quit, to secede
- 退ける 【のける】 to put something out of the way, to move (something, someone) aside, to remove, to exclude, to take away, to set aside, to keep apart, to remove (someone) from the group, to shun, to do well despite difficulties, to accomplish despite adversity, to do resolutely, to do boldly
- 退く 【どく】 to step aside, to move (i.e. out of the way), to make way, to resign, to retire, to quit, to secede
Readings
- Korean:
- toe
Spanish
- retroceder
- retirarse
- renunciar
- dimitir
- destruir
- negar
- rechazar
- rehusar
Portuguese
- retirada
- sacar
- retirar
- pedir demissão
- repelir
- expelir
- rejeitar
French
- retraite
- se retirer
- démissionner
- repousser
- exclure
- rejeter
| 839 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 769 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 746 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 613 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4684 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 459 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 954 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1236A | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 846 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 865 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 348 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 687 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3838 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1969 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2665 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1477 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38839P | Morohashi |
| 3094 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6040 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1465 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1575 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 703 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3865 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 3730.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-64 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9000 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
758 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 散骨 【サンコツ】 scattering of ashes (cremated remains)
- 散会 【サンカイ】 adjournment
- 離散 【リサン】 dispersal, scattering, discrete
- 集散 【シュウサン】 collection (gathering) and distribution
Kun reading compounds
- 散る 【ちる】 to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves), to scatter, to be dispersed, to disappear, to dissolve, to break up, to spread, to run, to blur, to die a noble death
- 散らす 【ちらす】 to scatter, to cause a shower of, to disperse, to distribute, to spread, to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.), to relieve, to get rid of, to cure, to distract, to divert, to do ... wildly (i.e. disorderly or frequently), to do ... all over the place
- 散らかす 【ちらかす】 to scatter around, to leave untidy, to make a mess
- 散らかる 【ちらかる】 to be in disorder, to lie scattered around
- 散らばる 【ちらばる】 to be scattered about, to disperse, to be littered (with)
- 散 【ばら】 loose articles (not packaged with other things), bulk items, individual items, coins, small change
- ばら撒く 【ばらまく】 to scatter, to disseminate (e.g. a rumor), to spread (e.g. germs), to broadcast, to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets), to hand out freely, to spend recklessly
- 散ける 【ばらける】 to come apart, to unravel, to come loose, to become disarrayed (e.g. of hair)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ちる
- Korean:
- san
Spanish
- esparcir
- dispersar
- derramar
- caer
- esparcirse
- estar desordenado
Portuguese
- dispersar
- espalhar
- gastar
- dissipar
French
- disperser
- éparpiller
- dépenser
- gaspiller
| 407 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 519 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 492 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 611 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2056 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 465 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 590 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1689 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 767 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 781 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 721 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 944 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2137 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1118 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1518 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1197 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13265 | Morohashi |
| 1702 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2352 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1189 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1273 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 588 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1966 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4i8.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-4 | SKIP code |
| 4824.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-22 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6563 | Unicode hex code |