| 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
952 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 緒 【ショ】 beginning, inception
- 緒戦 【ショセン】 beginning of hostilities, beginning of competition, first match (in a series)
- 端緒 【タンショ】 start, beginning, first step, clue
- 由緒 【ユイショ】 history, pedigree, lineage
- 緒 【ショ】 beginning, inception
- 緒戦 【ショセン】 beginning of hostilities, beginning of competition, first match (in a series)
- 端緒 【タンショ】 start, beginning, first step, clue
- 下町情緒 【シタマチジョウチョ】 the friendly atmosphere of the traditional commercial and working-class neighborhoods
Kun reading compounds
- 緒 【お】 cord, strap, thong, string (of a musical instrument, bow, etc.)
- 緒締め 【おじめ】 string-fastener, drawstring on pouch or purse (handbag)
- 下緒 【さげお】 cord for attaching a sword scabbard tightly to the obi, sword strap, sword knot
- 筈緒 【はずお】 hemp rope fastened from the bow of a Japanese ship to the tip of the mast
- 糸口 【いとぐち】 beginning, start, first step, clue, lead, hint, thread end
- 糸口を開く 【いとぐちをひらく】 to find a clue, to make a beginning
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ほ
- Korean:
- seo
Spanish
- principio
- comienzo
- hilo
- cordón
- cuerda de instrumento musical
Portuguese
- faixa
- começo
- início
- fim
- corda
- correia
French
- bout
- début
- fin
- lanière
- corde
- sangle
| 1382 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1296 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3557 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 949 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 825 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2537 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 862 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 881 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1033 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1542 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1742 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 935 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1260 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1356 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27632 | Morohashi |
| 1378 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4521 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1344 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1444 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1724 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2778 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a8.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-8 | SKIP code |
| 2496.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-79 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7dd2 | Unicode hex code |