| 1551 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1413 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1845 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1096 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1341 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 382 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 993 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1030 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 764 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 861 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 299 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 191 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 227 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1083 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 11902P | Morohashi |
| 255 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2082 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1074 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1155 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1127 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
847 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 択 【タク】 counter for choices, options, etc.
- 択一 【タクイツ】 choosing one from among several, multiple choice
- 一択 【イッタク】 (only) one option, one possible choice
- 二択 【ニタク】 (having) two choices, choice between two things
Kun reading compounds
- 選ぶ 【えらぶ】 to choose, to select
Readings
- Korean:
- taeg
Spanish
- elegir
- seleccionar
- escoger
Portuguese
- escolher
- selecionar
- eleger
- preferir
French
- choisir
- sélectionner
- élire
- préférer
| 1362 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c4.21 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 5708.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-82 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 629e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
1976 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 把捉 【ハソク】 grasping (a meaning)
- 捕捉 【ホソク】 capture, seizure, prehension, trapping, apprehension, understanding, grasp
Kun reading compounds
- 捉える 【とらえる】 to catch, to capture, to seize, to arrest, to grab, to catch hold of, to grasp (e.g. meaning), to perceive, to capture (e.g. features), to captivate, to move (one's heart)
Readings
- Korean:
- chag
Spanish
- atrapar
- capturar
- agarrar
- asir
Portuguese
French
| 1909 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1660 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 518 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 391 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 12136 | Morohashi |
| 433 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2159 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2260 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1374 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 3c7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 5608.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-10 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6349 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
245 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 島 【トウ】 Island, insula, island, islet
- 島国 【シマグニ】 island country
- 千島列島 【チシマレットウ】 Kurile Islands
- 列島 【レットウ】 archipelago, chain of islands
Kun reading compounds
- 島 【しま】 island, one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.), one's turf
- 島国 【しまぐに】 island country
- 千島 【ちしま】 Kurile Islands
- 広島 【ひろしま】 Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
Readings
- Korean:
- do
Spanish
- isla
Portuguese
- ilha
French
- île
| 292 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 380 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 358 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 173 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 230 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 183 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 489 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1522 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 286 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 286 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 455 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 543 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4103 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2081 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2820 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1967 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8108 | Morohashi |
| 3310 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1476 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1948 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2098 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 379 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 362 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 852 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3o7.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-7-3 | SKIP code |
| 4-10-4 | SKIP code |
| 2772.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5cf6 | Unicode hex code |