| 152 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 241 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 222 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 504 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 62 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 804 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 175 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1483A | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 304 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 304 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 114 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 785 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3413 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1758 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2393 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1828 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10717 | Morohashi |
| 2745 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1873 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1810 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1951 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 295 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 369 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
530 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 悪 【アク】 evil, wickedness, (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.), the bad guy
- 悪質 【アクシツ】 malicious, vicious, malignant, underhanded, shoddy, inferior, poor-quality, second-rate
- 害悪 【ガイアク】 harm, injury, evil (influence)
- 改悪 【カイアク】 change for the worse, deterioration
- 悪寒 【オカン】 chill, shakes, ague
- 悪血 【アクチ】 impure blood
- 自己嫌悪 【ジコケンオ】 self-hatred, self-abhorrence, self-loathing
- 好悪 【コウオ】 likes and dislikes
Kun reading compounds
- 悪い 【わるい】 bad, poor, undesirable, poor (quality), inferior, insufficient, evil, sinful, ugly, not beautiful, at fault, to blame, in the wrong, bad (at doing something), unprofitable, unbeneficial, sorry, (my) bad, unforgivable
- 悪い行い 【わるいおこない】 bad deed, evil deed
- 悪し 【あし】 bad, evil
- 悪しからず 【あしからず】 don't get me wrong, but ..., I'm sorry
- 難い 【にくい】 difficult to ..., hard to ...
- 憎い 【にくい】 hateful, abominable, poor-looking, detestable, amazing, fantastic, admirable, lovely, wonderful
- 安んぞ 【いずくんぞ】 how, why
- 憎む 【にくむ】 to hate, to detest
Readings
- Korean:
- ag, o
Spanish
- malo
- incorrecto
- equivocado
- odio
- mal
Portuguese
- mal
- ruim
- falso
- mau
- errado
French
- mauvais
- vice
- vaurien
- faux
- mal
| 3258 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4k7.17 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-7-4 | SKIP code |
| 1033.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-13 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 60aa | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1791 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 枢軸 【スウジク】 axle, pivot, center (of power, activity), central point, the Axis (WWII alliance)
- 枢機卿 【スウキキョウ】 cardinal (Catholic church)
- 神経中枢 【シンケイチュウスウ】 nerve centre, nerve center
- 呼吸中枢 【コキュウチュウスウ】 respiratory center, respiratory centre
Kun reading compounds
- 枢 【とぼそ】 cavities in the frame of a door used as part of a pivot hinge, door
Readings
- Korean:
- chu
Spanish
- gozne
- pivote
- eje
- punto vital
Portuguese
- dobradiça
- pivô
- porta
French
- pivot
- charnière
- porte
| 1464 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1839 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2208 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1442 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1422 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1023 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1062 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1530 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1076 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1076 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 581 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 770 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1713 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14577P | Morohashi |
| 865 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2588 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1697 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1832 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1194 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1875 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a4.22 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 4191.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-85 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 67a2 | Unicode hex code |
axis, pivot, stem, stalk, counter for book scrolls
- On:
- ジク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1261 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 軸 【ジク】 axis, shaft, axle, center, centre, focal point, key point, stalk, stem, hanging scroll
- 軸足 【ジクアシ】 pivot foot, emphasis, priority, focus
- 基軸 【キジク】 basis, foundation, core, criterion, standard
- 中軸 【チュウジク】 axis, pivot, central figure, key man
Readings
- Korean:
- chug
Spanish
- eje
- pivote
- péndulo
- mango
Portuguese
- eixo
- pivô
- talo
- caule
- sufixo para contagem de pergaminhos
French
- axe
- pivot
- tige
- compteur de livres en rouleaux
| 1330 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1719 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4619 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1258 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1798 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 988 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1023 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1589 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1776 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1908 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1014 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1371 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1121 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38269 | Morohashi |
| 1514 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5952 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1112 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1193 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1591 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1576 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7c5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-5 | SKIP code |
| 5506.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-20 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8ef8 | Unicode hex code |