| 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 |
hang, suspend, depend, arrive at, tax, pour
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
1027 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 掛留 【ケイリュウ】 music suspension
Kun reading compounds
- 掛ける 【かける】 to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall), to let hang, to suspend (from), to hoist (e.g. sail), to raise (e.g. flag), to put on (e.g. a blanket), to put on top of, to cover, to lay, to spread, to put on (glasses, etc.), to wear (a necklace, etc.), to make (a call), to spend (time, money), to expend, to use, to pour (liquid) onto, to sprinkle (powder or spices) onto, to splash, to throw (e.g. water) onto, to turn on (an engine, radio, etc.), to set (a dial, alarm clock, etc.), to put on (a DVD, song, etc.), to use (a device, implement, etc.), to cause (someone inconvenience, trouble, etc.), to burden (someone), to impose, to multiply (arithmetic operation), to secure (e.g. lock), to take a seat, to sit, to rest (something on something else), to support (something on something else), to bind, to wager, to bet, to risk, to stake, to gamble, to put an effect (spell, anaesthetic, etc.) on, to hold (a play, festival, etc.), to hold an emotion for (pity, hope, etc.), to argue (in court), to deliberate (in a meeting), to present (e.g. idea to a conference, etc.), to increase further, to catch (in a trap, etc.), to set atop, to erect (a makeshift building), to apply (insurance), to pun (on a word), to use (a word) as a pivot word, to play on words, to be partway doing ..., to begin (but not complete) ..., to be about to ..., to address (someone), to direct (something, to someone), to do (something, to someone)
- 掛け 【かけ】 credit, money owed on an account, bill, hanger, holder, rest, rack, peg, hook, stand, in the process of (doing), midway through, half-(done), on the verge of, just about to, hot noodles in broth, wholesale price as a proportion of the list price (in tenths)
- 掛け金 【かけきん】 installment, instalment, premium, bill
- 切っ掛け 【きっかけ】 chance, start, cue, excuse, motive, impetus, occasion
- 打ち掛け 【うちかけ】 women's bridal robe with trailing skirts worn over a kimono, ending play for the day, leaving a game unfinished (esp. Go)
- 掛かる 【かかる】 to take (a resource, e.g. time or money), to hang, to come into view, to arrive, to come under (a contract, a tax), to start (engines, motors), to attend, to deal with, to handle, to have started to, to be on the verge of, to overlap (e.g. information in a manual), to cover, to (come) at, to be fastened, to be covered (e.g. with dust, a table-cloth, etc.), to be caught in, to get a call, to depend on
- 掛かり 【かかり】 starting (e.g. of an engine), engaging (e.g. of a lock), expenses, costs, attack (esp. a corner approach), barb (of a fish hook), charge, duty, person in charge, official, clerk
- 係長 【かかりちょう】 subsection head, assistant manager, chief clerk
- 掛かり 【かかり】 starting (e.g. of an engine), engaging (e.g. of a lock), expenses, costs, attack (esp. a corner approach), barb (of a fish hook), charge, duty, person in charge, official, clerk
- 係長 【かかりちょう】 subsection head, assistant manager, chief clerk
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かけ
- Korean:
- gwae
Spanish
- colgar
- suspender
- enganchar
- depender
Portuguese
- pendurar
- suspender
- depender
- chegar
- imposto
French
- accrocher
- suspendre
- dépendre
- arriver à
- taxe
- verser
| 1083 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1183 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1952 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1143 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1362 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1321 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1464 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1559 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1477 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 896 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 596 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 361 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 449 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 681 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 12267 | Morohashi |
| 493 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2214 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 674 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 727 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1436 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1354 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c8.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 5300.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 639b | Unicode hex code |