| 1167 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 951 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1685 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1163 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 537 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1602 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1709 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 759 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 780 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3283 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1696 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2306 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 620 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10552X | Morohashi |
| 2650 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1853 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 613 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 660 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 497 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 1330 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
878 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 恐慌 【キョウコウ】 panic, scare, alarm, panic, financial panic
- 恐喝 【キョウカツ】 blackmail, extortion, threat (to extort money)
- 戦々恐々 【センセンキョウキョウ】 trembling with fear, in great fear, filled with trepidation, nervously, timidly
- 最恐 【サイキョウ】 scariest, most frightening
Kun reading compounds
- 恐れる 【おそれる】 to fear, to be afraid of
- 恐る 【おそる】 to fear, to be afraid
- 恐る恐る 【おそるおそる】 fearfully, timidly, nervously, cautiously, gingerly
- 恐ろしい 【おそろしい】 terrible, dreadful, terrifying, frightening, surprising, startling, tremendous, amazing
- 恐ろしい思いをする 【おそろしいおもいをする】 to find oneself fearful, to have an awful time
- 怖い 【こわい】 scary, frightening, eerie, dreadful
- 怖いもの見たさ 【こわいものみたさ】 curiosity of fear, urge to look at something frightening, wanting to take a peek at something unpleasant
- 怖がる 【こわがる】 to be afraid (of), to fear, to be frightened (of), to be scared (of), to worry (about)
Readings
- Korean:
- gong
Spanish
- miedo
- temor
- sobrecogimiento
- tener miedo
- temer
- temible
- pavoroso
- espantoso
Portuguese
- medo
- temer
- temor
French
- peur
- épouvante
- crainte
| 3158 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4k6.19 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 1733.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-18 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6050 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2068 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 謹慎 【キンシン】 self restraint, moderating one's own behavior, penitence, discipline, confinement (esp. to one's home), house arrest, suspension (from work or school)
- 謹賀新年 【キンガシンネン】 Happy New Year
- 細謹 【サイキン】 slight flaw
Kun reading compounds
- 慎む 【つつしむ】 to be careful, to be discreet, to do in moderation, to refrain (from overdoing), to abstain, to be reverent, to be purified, to be chaste
Readings
- Korean:
- geun
Spanish
- discreto
- respetuoso
- humilde
- ser discreto
- ser respetuoso
- ser humilde
Portuguese
- discreto
- reverentemente
- humildemente
French
- révérencieusement
- humblement
- discret
| 1180 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1835 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4424 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1151 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1769 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2645 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1247 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1314 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1582 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1705 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2045 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1077 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1462 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1590 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 35850P | Morohashi |
| 1618 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5688 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1576 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1698 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1882 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3072 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7a10.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-10 | SKIP code |
| 0461.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-64 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8b39 | Unicode hex code |
言
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
83 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 言 【ゲン】 word, remark, statement
- 言及 【ゲンキュウ】 reference, allusion
- 過言 【カゴン】 exaggeration, overstatement, saying too much, misstatement, slip of the tongue, gaffe
- 狂言 【キョウゲン】 kyogen, farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play, kabuki play, kabuki performance, make-believe, ruse, trick
- 言語 【ゲンゴ】 language
- 言下 【ゲンカ】 promptly
- 過言 【カゴン】 exaggeration, overstatement, saying too much, misstatement, slip of the tongue, gaffe
- 二言 【ニゴン】 double-dealing, double tongue, going back on what one has said, repeating oneself
Kun reading compounds
- 言う 【いう】 to say, to utter, to declare, to name, to call, to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"), to make a noise
- 言うまでもない 【いうまでもない】 goes without saying, needless to say, obvious
- 言 【げん】 word, remark, statement
- 言葉 【ことば】 language, dialect, word, phrase, expression, term, speech, (manner of) speaking, (use of) language, words, remark, statement, comment, learning to speak, language acquisition
- 禍言 【まがごと】 ominous word, ill-omened word, misfortune
- 二言 【ふたこと】 two words, repetition
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とき
- Korean:
- eon
Spanish
- palabras
- decir
Portuguese
- Dizer
- palavras
French
- dire
| 392 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 118 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 274 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 279 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4309 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 43 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 85 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 439 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 66 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 66 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 203 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1653 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2440 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1233 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1698 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 341 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 35205 | Morohashi |
| 1941 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5552 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 335 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 357 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 44 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 142 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3077 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-1-6 | SKIP code |
| 0060.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8a00 | Unicode hex code |