| 1852 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1900 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1206 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2078 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 817 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 3295 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1705 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2316 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 11996X | Morohashi |
| 2148 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2917 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1290 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1935 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 拳 【ケン】 hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
- 拳銃 【ケンジュウ】 pistol, handgun
- 形意拳 【ケイイケン】 shape-of-the-mind fist, Hsing I Chuan
- 五形拳 【ゴケイケン】 Wu Xing Fist, Five Form Fist (Dragon, Snake, Tiger, Crane, Leopard)
- 拳骨 【ゲンコツ】 (clenched) fist, knuckles
- 拳固 【ゲンコ】 fist
Kun reading compounds
- 拳 【こぶし】 fist
- こぶし大 【こぶしだい】 fist-sized
- 【ツノナガコブシ】 pebble crab (Leucosia anatum)
- 力拳 【ちからこぶし】 clenched fist
Readings
- Korean:
- gweon
Spanish
- puño (cerrado)
Portuguese
French
| 3c6.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 9050.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-93 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 62f3 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1003 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 握手 【アクシュ】 handshake, reconciliation, joining hands, cooperation
- 握力 【アクリョク】 grip (of hand), grip strength
- 一握 【イチアク】 a handful (of)
- 動向把握 【ドウコウハアク】 grasping the trend, firmly understanding how the situation is developing, getting a good sense of how things are changing
Kun reading compounds
- 握る 【にぎる】 to clasp, to grasp, to grip, to clutch, to hold (the answer), to have (e.g. the solution), to be the key, to be the reason, to seize (power), to hold (the reins), to dominate, to control, to make (nigirizushi, rice ball, etc.), to form (with one's hands), to press into shape, to mold, to mould
Readings
- Korean:
- ag
Spanish
- agarrar
- coger
- asir
- empuñar
- apretar con la mano
Portuguese
- agarrar
- segurar
- moldar sushi
- suborno
French
- s'agripper
- tenir
- mouler (sushis)
- soudoyer
| 999 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1467 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1963 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1566 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1370 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1714 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1831 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1257 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 911 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 714 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 427 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 535 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1068 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 12366 | Morohashi |
| 585 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2232 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1059 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1139 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1538 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1372 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c9.17 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 5701.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-14 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 63e1 | Unicode hex code |