| 439 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 545 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 515 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 115 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1799 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 224 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 549 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 322 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 261 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 261 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 377 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 836 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4352 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2202 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2964 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 367 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 11542P | Morohashi |
| 3537 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2025 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 361 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 386 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 160 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 466 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
116 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 成果 【セイカ】 (good) result, outcome, fruits (of one's labors), product, accomplishment
- 成案 【セイアン】 definite plan
- 合成 【ゴウセイ】 composition, synthesis, compounding, combining, composite photo, (function) composition
- 集大成 【シュウタイセイ】 (large) compilation, culmination (of hard work)
- 成仏 【ジョウブツ】 attaining Buddhahood, becoming a Buddha, entering Nirvana, going to heaven, resting in peace, dying (peacefully)
- 成就 【ジョウジュ】 fulfillment, fulfilment, realization, realisation, completion
Kun reading compounds
- 成る 【なる】 to become, to get, to grow, to turn, to reach, to attain, to result in, to turn out, to end up, to prove (to be), to consist of, to be composed of, to be made up of, to be completed, to be realized, to succeed, to be attained, to be accomplished, to change (into), to turn (into), to transform, to come (to do), to begin (to do), to grow (to do), to come to, to amount to, to add up to, to make, to play (the part of), to act as, to be used for, to be useful for, to serve as, to be promoted, to do ...
- 成るべく 【なるべく】 as (much) as possible, as (much) as one can, wherever practicable, if possible
- 成す 【なす】 to form, to make, to constitute, to build up (e.g. a fortune), to create, to establish, to accomplish, to achieve, to win (fame), to gain, to change (into), to convert, to do, to commit, to carry out, to bring about, to do intentionally
- なす角 【なすかく】 formed angle, angle made
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 あきら、 しげ、 そん、 たえ、 なお、 なり、 なる、 のり、 ひら、 まさ、 よし、 り
- Korean:
- seong
Spanish
- convertirse en
- resultar
- consistir en
- hacerse
- llegar a ser
- llevar a cabo
- lograr
Portuguese
- tornar-se
- obter
- crescer
- passar
- alcançar
French
- se changer en
- devenir
- obtenir
- croissance
- s'écouler
- accomplir
| 1459 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4n2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 3-5-1 | SKIP code |
| 5320.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-14 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6210 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
857 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 功 【コウ】 merit, success, meritorious deed, achievement, accumulated experience
- 功績 【コウセキ】 achievement, meritorious deed, distinguished service, contribution
- 即効 【ソッコウ】 immediate effect, instant effect
- 奏功 【ソウコウ】 success, achievement, fruition
- 工夫 【クフウ】 devising (a way), contriving, inventing, thinking up, figuring out, coming up with, working out, device, design, idea, plan, invention, dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
- 効能 【コウノウ】 effect, effectiveness, efficacy, virtue, benefit
Kun reading compounds
- 勲 【いさお】 distinguished service, meritorious service
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いさ、 かつ、 くぬ、 ぐう、 こと、 つとむ、 とし、 のり、 よし
- Korean:
- gong
Spanish
- logro
- méritos
- éxito
- servicio
Portuguese
- realização
- méritos
- sucesso
- honra
- crédito
French
- réussite
- réalisation
- succès
- mérite
- honneur
- crédit
| 605 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 502 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 477 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 765 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1454 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 467 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1099 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 135 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 818 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 837 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 378 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 209 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 218 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 138 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 165 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 871 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2295 | Morohashi |
| 189 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 522 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 863 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 927 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 448 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3145 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2g3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 1412.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-89 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 529f | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鍵 【ケン】 key (on a piano, organ, etc.)
- 鍵盤 【ケンバン】 keyboard (of a piano, typewriter, etc.)
- 打鍵 【ダケン】 keystroke
- 黒鍵 【コッケン】 black key (on a piano, organ, etc.)
Kun reading compounds
- 鍵 【かぎ】 key, lock, key (to a problem, success, etc.), clue
- 鍵垢 【かぎアカ】 private account (on social media, esp. Twitter), account that can only be viewed by approved followers
- 公開鍵 【こうかいかぎ】 public key
- 暗号鍵 【あんごうかぎ】 cryptographic key, encryption key
Readings
- Korean:
- geon
Spanish
- llave
- tecla (piano
- órgano
- etc.)
Portuguese
French
| 1824 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4894 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2652 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 915 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2203 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1565 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 40654 | Morohashi |
| 1753 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6317 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2761 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 418 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 8a8.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-9 | SKIP code |
| 1-8-8 | SKIP code |
| 8514.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-16 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9375 | Unicode hex code |