| 1708 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 684 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1854 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1525 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 561 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 384 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1713 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1830 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 769 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 864 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 290 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 183 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 219 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 712 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 11901P | Morohashi |
| 246 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2093 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 705 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 761 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1129 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
slip out, extract, pull out, pilfer, quote, remove, omit
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
726 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 抜群 【バツグン】 outstanding, excellent, exceptional, distinguished, unrivaled, surpassing (e.g. beauty), beyond compare
- 抜山蓋世 【バツザンガイセイ】 great strength and energy (of a mighty hero), Herculean strength and vitality
- 卓抜 【タクバツ】 excellence, superiority, preeminence, prevalence
- 警抜 【ケイバツ】 scintillating, extraordinarily excellent
Kun reading compounds
- 抜く 【ぬく】 to pull out, to draw out, to extract, to unplug, to weed, to omit, to leave out, to go without, to skip, to do to the end, to do thoroughly, to do completely, to do severely, to let out (e.g. air from a tyre), to drain (e.g. water from a bath), to empty, to pick out, to choose, to select, to extract, to pilfer, to steal, to remove, to get rid of, to take out, to pass, to overtake, to outstrip, to get ahead of, to pierce, to break through, to go through, to cut out (a shape), to create (a pattern) by dying the surrounding area, to seize, to capture, to reduce, to scoop (a story), to take out (an opponent's stones; in go), to masturbate (of a male), to ejaculate (while masturbating), to take (a photo), to record (video)
- 抜くべからざる 【ぬくべからざる】 deep-rooted (suspicion, etc.)
- 抜き 【ぬき】 leaving out, omitting, skipping, dispensing with, (beating) in succession, in a row
- 抜き打ち 【ぬきうち】 drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke, doing (something) suddenly and without warning, doing without prior notice
- 手抜き 【てぬき】 omitting crucial steps, cutting corners, skimping, intentional negligence, tenuki, making a move which is not a direct counter to one's opponent's last move
- 栓抜き 【せんぬき】 bottle opener, corkscrew
- 抜ける 【ぬける】 to come out, to fall out, to be omitted, to be missing, to escape, to come loose, to fade, to discolour, to wear a hole (e.g. clothes), to leave (e.g. a meeting), to be clear, to be transparent (e.g. of the sky), to be absentminded, to be careless, to be inattentive, to be foolish, to exit (a program loop), to go through, to pass through, to give way, to collapse, to finish a round with more than 88 points (not counting points gained from scoring combinations)
- 抜けるような青空 【ぬけるようなあおぞら】 deep blue sky, bottomless blue sky
- 抜かす 【ぬかす】 to omit, to leave out, to skip, to overtake, to pass, to say, to speak
- 抜かる 【ぬかる】 to make a mistake
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぬき
- Korean:
- bal, pae
Spanish
- omitir
- echar
- extraer
- tirar
- quitar
- sacar
Portuguese
- deslizar
- extrato
- arrancar
- furtar
- citação
- remover
- omitir
French
- arracher
- extraire
- chaparder
- enlever
- omettre
- faire une erreur
| 1367 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c4.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 5404.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-20 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 629c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
10 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 本 【ホン】 book, volume, script, this, present, current, ... in question, ... at issue, main, head, principal, real, genuine, regular, proper, counter for long, cylindrical things, counter for films, TV shows, etc., counter for goals, home runs, etc., counter for telephone calls
- 本位 【ホンイ】 standard, basis, principle
- 社会資本 【シャカイシホン】 social capital, SOC
- 配本 【ハイホン】 distribution of books
Kun reading compounds
- 元 【もと】 origin, source, beginning, basis, base, foundation, root, cause, (raw) material, ingredient, base, mix (e.g. for a cake), (soup) stock, (one's) side, capital, principal, cost price, root (of a plant), (tree) trunk, part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand), first three lines of a waka, counter for plants or trees, counter for falcons (in falconry)
- 本木 【もとき】 original stock
- 大本 【おおもと】 root, origin, source, cause, basis, foundation, Ōmoto (religion)
- 旗本 【はたもと】 shogunal vassal, direct retainer of a shogun
Readings
- Japanese names:
- まと、 ごう
- Korean:
- bon
Spanish
- libro
- origen
- base
- contador de cosas alargadas
Portuguese
- livro
- presente
- real
- verdadeiro
- principal
- sufixo p/ contagem De coisas longas
French
- livre
- présent
- essentiel
- origine
- principal
- réalité
- vérité
- compteur d'objets allongés
| 45 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 76 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 70 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 15 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 96 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 20 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 61 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 212 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 25 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 25 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 37 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1046 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4314 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2183 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2937 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 215 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14421 | Morohashi |
| 3502 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2536 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 211 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 224 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 6 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 47 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1855 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.25 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-5-3 | SKIP code |
| 5023.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-60 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 672c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
147 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 改 【カイ】 revision
- 改革 【カイカク】 reform, reformation, reorganization
- 更改 【コウカイ】 renewal, extension, revision
- 契約更改 【ケイヤクコウカイ】 contract renewal
Kun reading compounds
- 改める 【あらためる】 to change, to alter, to revise, to replace, to reform, to correct, to mend, to improve, to examine, to check, to inspect, to do properly, to do formally
- 改まる 【あらたまる】 to be renewed, to change, to be improved, to be reformed, to be revised, to be corrected, to stand on ceremony, to be formal, to take a turn for the worse (of an illness), to take a serious turn
Readings
- Korean:
- gae
Spanish
- reforma
- cambio
- investigación
- cambiar
- reformar
- renovar
- revisar
- investigar
Portuguese
- reforma
- mudança
- modificar
- umsertar
- renovar
- examinar
- inspecionar
- pesquisar
French
- réforme
- changer
- modifier
- améliorer
- renouveler
- examiner
- inspecter
- chercher
| 359 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 458 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 435 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 294 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1464 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 691 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 584 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 379 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 514 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 523 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 726 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 933 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 287 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 180 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 216 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 534 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13114 | Morohashi |
| 243 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2332 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 528 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 567 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 289 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 475 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3566 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4i3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 1874.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6539 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
249 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 革命 【カクメイ】 revolution, 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
- 革新 【カクシン】 reform, innovation
- 行革 【ギョウカク】 administrative reform
- 農地改革 【ノウチカイカク】 agrarian reform
Kun reading compounds
- 革 【かわ】 leather
- 革靴 【かわぐつ】 leather shoes, leather boots
- 藍革 【あいかわ】 indigo-dyed leather
- 負い革 【おいかわ】 sling (e.g. of a firearm)
Readings
- Korean:
- hyeog, geug
Spanish
- cuero
- piel
- reforma
- cambio
Portuguese
- couro
- torna-se sério
- pele
- esconder
- pelêgo
French
- cuir
- peau
- fourrure
- devenir sérieux
- rénovation
- réforme
| 746 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 836 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 821 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 686 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5088 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 811 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1003 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 937 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1075 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1123 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 996 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1877 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3099 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1582 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2163 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1911 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 42710 | Morohashi |
| 2448 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6570 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1893 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2041 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 487 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 877 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1955 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k6.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 4450.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-55 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9769 | Unicode hex code |