| 1584 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1238 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1877 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1443 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1345 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 987 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1022 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1254 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 878 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 359 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 223 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 267 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1115 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 11930 | Morohashi |
| 302 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2119 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1106 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1187 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1182 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1437 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 抽象 【チュウショウ】 abstraction
- 抽出 【チュウシュツ】 extraction, abstraction, selection (from a group), sampling
Readings
- Korean:
- chu
Spanish
- tirar
- extraer
- sacar
- quitar
Portuguese
- puxão
- puxar
- extrato
- superar
French
- extraire
- tirer
- exceller
| 1376 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c5.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 5506.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 62bd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1631 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 筒状 【ツツジョウ】 cylindrical, tubular
- 筒状花 【トウジョウカ】 tubular flower, disk floret
- 円筒 【エントウ】 cylinder
- 気筒 【キトウ】 cylinder
Kun reading compounds
- 筒 【つつ】 pipe, tube, cylinder, gun barrel, gun, cannon, well lining, well curb
- 筒井 【つつい】 round well
- 銃の筒 【じゅうのつつ】 barrel of a gun
- 紙筒 【かみづつ】 paper tube, cardboard tube
Readings
- Korean:
- tong
Spanish
- cilindro
- tubo
Portuguese
- cilindro
- tubo
- cano
- cano de arma
- manga
French
- cylindre
- tuyau
- tube
- canon (fusil)
- manche
| 1655 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1567 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3392 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1125 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 796 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1818 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1472 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1569 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 373 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1480 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3323 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1721 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2341 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 953 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 26004 | Morohashi |
| 2680 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4283 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 944 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1015 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1574 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2349 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6f6.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-6 | SKIP code |
| 3-8-4 | SKIP code |
| 8822.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-91 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7b52 | Unicode hex code |
子
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
72 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 子 【シ】 child (esp. a boy), viscount, founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius), master, masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature), you, -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
- 子宮 【シキュウ】 womb, uterus
- 中性子 【チュウセイシ】 neutron
- 精子 【セイシ】 sperm, spermatozoon
- 主 【ス】 honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name
- 恵比寿 【エビス】 Ebisu, god of fishing and commerce
- 久留子 【クルス】 cross sign
- 対子 【トイツ】 pair, eyes
- 七対子 【チートイツ】 seven pairs, winning hand composed of seven pairs
Kun reading compounds
- 子 【こ】 child, kid, teenager, youngster, young (non-adult) person, (one's) child, offspring, young woman, young (animal), offshoot, interest, new share, player who is not a dealer, young geisha, young prostitute, bird egg, -er (often of young women)
- 子 【こう】 child, interest
- 根っこ 【ねっこ】 root (of a plant), stump (of a tree), root (of a problem, etc.), base, foundation, origin, source
- 江戸っ子 【えどっこ】 (true) Tokyoite, Edoite, Tokyo native, Edokko
- 子 【ね】 the Rat (first sign of the Chinese zodiac), hour of the Rat (around midnight, 11pm to 1am, or 12 midnight to 2am), north, eleventh month of the lunar calendar
- 子忌み 【ねいみ】 collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first day of the Rat of the New Year)
- 庚子 【かのえね】 Metal Rat (37th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1960, 2020, 2080)
- 甲子 【きのえね】 Wood Rat (1st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 き、 ぎ、 く、 け、 ねっ
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- chiquillo
- niño
Portuguese
- criança
French
- enfant
- signe de la 1ère branche terrestre
- signe du Rat (zodiaque)
- 23 h à 01 h
- Nord (0°)
| 31 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 40 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 25 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 56 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1264 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 61 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 43 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 38 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 103 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 103 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 69 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 455 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4196 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2125 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2872 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 96 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 6930 | Morohashi |
| 3390 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1281 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 95 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 99 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 42 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 18 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3547 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 4-2-1 | SKIP code |
| 1740.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5b50 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
1958 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 痕 【コン】 scar (e.g. from operation, injection), trace, mark (e.g. skid marks)
- 痕跡 【コンセキ】 trace, vestige, mark, sign, evidence
- 弾痕 【ダンコン】 bullet hole, bullet mark
- 聖痕 【セイコン】 stigmata
Kun reading compounds
- 跡 【あと】 trace, tracks, mark, sign, site, remains, ruins, scar
- ニキビ跡 【にきびあと】 pockmark (caused by a pimple), acne scarring
- 爪痕 【つめあと】 fingernail mark, scratch, scars (e.g. of war), traces (of damage), ravages, after-effects
Readings
- Korean:
- heun
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 3045 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1880 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 4066 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2795 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 22171 | Morohashi |
| 3803 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2578 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1822 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 5i6.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-5-6 | SKIP code |
| 0013.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 75d5 | Unicode hex code |