| 454 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 351 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 332 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 872 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3844 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 628 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 539 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1224 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1242 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1308 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1118 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 782 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3278 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1693 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2301 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 617 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10601 | Morohashi |
| 2647 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1850 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 610 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 657 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 359 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
882 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 息 【ソク】 son, interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
- 息 【ソク】 son
- 鼻息 【ハナイキ】 nasal breathing, breathing through one's nose, person's pleasure, excitement
- 終息 【シュウソク】 cessation, (coming to an) end
Kun reading compounds
- 息 【いき】 breath, breathing, concord, harmony, rapport, steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.), (water) vapor, vapour
- 息切れ 【いきぎれ】 shortness of breath, panting, puffing, running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.), losing momentum, loss of efficiency
- 鼻息 【はないき】 nasal breathing, breathing through one's nose, person's pleasure, excitement
- 寝息 【ねいき】 breathing of a sleeping person
Readings
- Korean:
- sig
Spanish
- respiración
- aliento
- hijo
- interés (en dinero)
- tono
Portuguese
- hálito
- respiração
- filho
- juros
French
- respirer
- fils
- intérêts (prêt)
| 858 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4k6.17 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 2633.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 606f | Unicode hex code |
scroll, volume, book, part, roll up, wind up, tie, coil, counter for texts (or book scrolls)
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
944 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 巻 【カン】 volume (of book), reel (of film), scroll (of books or paintings), roll (paper, etc.)
- 巻末 【カンマツ】 end of a book
- 圧巻 【アッカン】 highlight, best part, stunning, incredible, spectacular, breathtaking, to stun, to amaze, to impress, to overwhelm (with emotion)
- 通巻 【ツウカン】 consecutive number of volumes, total number of volumes
- 巻雲 【ケンウン】 cirrus (cloud)
- 巻纓 【ケンエイ】 rolled tail (of a traditional Japanese hat), looped tail
- 席巻 【セッケン】 sweeping (over, across), conquering, overwhelming
Kun reading compounds
- 巻く 【まく】 to wind, to coil, to roll, to wear (e.g. turban, scarf), to envelope, to shroud, to outflank, to skirt, to link (verse), to move ahead (three hours, etc.), to move up
- 巻 【まき】 roll (e.g. of cloth), winding (e.g. watch), volume (of book), speeding up, heel (of a Japanese sandal)
- 巻き返し 【まきかえし】 rally, recovery, comeback, rollback, winding (thread, etc.)
- 絵巻 【えまき】 picture scroll
- 鉢巻 【はちまき】 headband
- 巻 【まき】 roll (e.g. of cloth), winding (e.g. watch), volume (of book), speeding up, heel (of a Japanese sandal)
- 巻き返し 【まきかえし】 rally, recovery, comeback, rollback, winding (thread, etc.)
- 絵巻 【えまき】 picture scroll
- 鉢巻 【はちまき】 headband
Readings
- Korean:
- gweon
Spanish
- enrollar
- rollo
- volumen
- tomo
- liar
Portuguese
- rolo
- volume
- livro
- parte
- enrolar
- laço
- mola
- sufixo para contagem de para textos (em livros)
French
- rouleau
- livre
- tome
- volume
- partie
- enrouler
- envelopper
- compteur de textes (manuscrits roulés)
| 841 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 826 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 636 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1466 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 885 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 493 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 975 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 507 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 516 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 715 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 555 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3273 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1691 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2298 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1215 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8759P | Morohashi |
| 2645 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1545 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1207 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1292 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 878 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1056 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a9.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-3 | SKIP code |
| 4-9-2 | SKIP code |
| 9071.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5dfb | Unicode hex code |