| 28 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 35 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 32 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 42 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1827 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 37 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 54 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 118 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 57 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 57 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 170 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 847 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4267 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2155 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2907 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 644 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 11768 | Morohashi |
| 3456 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2060 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 637 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 687 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 57 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 30 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
手
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
60 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 手術 【シュジュツ】 surgery, operation, procedure, skill with one's hands, sleight of hand
- 手記 【シュキ】 note, memorandum, memo, memoirs, personal account
- 二塁手 【ニルイシュ】 second baseman
- 名手 【メイシュ】 master, expert, brilliant move (in go, shogi, etc.), excellent move
- 交際上手 【コウサイジョウズ】 good at socializing, sociability, being a good mixer
- 処世上手 【ショセイジョウズ】 knowing how to get on in the world, knowing the secret of success in life
Kun reading compounds
- 手 【て】 hand, arm, forepaw, foreleg, handle, hand, worker, help, trouble, care, effort, means, way, trick, move, technique, workmanship, hand, handwriting, kind, type, sort, one's hands, one's possession, ability to cope, hand (of cards), direction, move (in go, shogi, etc.)
- 手足 【てあし】 hands and feet, limbs, person at one's beck and call, person at hand, reliable worker
- 逆手 【ぎゃくて】 underhand grip, backhand grip (e.g. in tennis), unexpected twist, turning the tables (on an opponent)
- 担い手 【にないて】 bearer, carrier, person bearing responsibility, person in charge, supporter
Readings
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- mano
Portuguese
- mão
French
- main
| 2247 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 2-1-3 | SKIP code |
| 2050.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 624b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
112 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 強 【キョウ】 a little over, a little more than, strength, the strong, powerhouse, one of the biggest, one of the most powerful, -upper (seismic intensity)
- 強化 【キョウカ】 strengthening, intensifying, reinforcement, enhancement, solidification, reinforcement
- 列強 【レッキョウ】 major powers of the world, great powers
- 屈強 【クッキョウ】 robust, brawny, muscular, strong, sturdy
- 強盗 【ゴウトウ】 robber, mugger, robbery, burglary
- 強引 【ゴウイン】 overbearing, coercive, pushy, forcible, high-handed
Kun reading compounds
- 強い 【つよい】 strong, potent, competent, domineering, tough, strong, brawny, powerful, healthy, rugged, good (at), skilled, knowledgeable, being able to handle, know how to deal (with), durable (against), resistant (to), resilient, firm, rigid, solid, intense, strong, fierce, high, dependable, trustworthy
- 強い雨 【つよいあめ】 heavy rain (specifically 20-29 mm per hour in JMA use)
- 強まる 【つよまる】 to get strong, to gain strength
- 強める 【つよめる】 to strengthen, to emphasize, to emphasise
- 強いる 【しいる】 to force, to compel, to coerce, to press, to impose
- 強い 【こわい】 tough, stiff, hard, inflexible, obstinate, stubborn, tired, worn out
- 強飯 【こわめし】 glutinous rice with red beans (eaten on celebratory occasions), mochi rice with red beans
Readings
- Japanese names:
- すね
- Korean:
- gang
Spanish
- fuerte
- coacción
- poderoso
- obligar
- forzar
- coaccionar
Portuguese
- Forte
- poderoso
- forçar
French
- fort
| 192 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 111 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 100 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 112 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1571 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 332 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 170 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1878 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 217 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 217 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 111 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 611 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 574 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 349 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 432 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1243 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9815 | Morohashi |
| 475 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1695 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1235 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1321 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 133 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 201 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3571 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3h8.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 1323.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5f37 | Unicode hex code |