| 894 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 883 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1223 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1944 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1424 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 573 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1324 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1444 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1537 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 285 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 901 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 608 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 369 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 461 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 662 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 12191P | Morohashi |
| 501 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2205 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 655 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 707 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 923 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
1266 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 捨 【シャ】 equanimity, upeksa, upekkha
- 捨象 【シャショウ】 abstraction
- 取捨 【シュシャ】 adoption or rejection, selection, choice, option
- 用捨 【ヨウシャ】 adoption or rejection, selection, choice, leniency, mercy, going easy (on someone)
Kun reading compounds
- 捨てる 【すてる】 to throw away, to cast away, to dump, to discard, to abandon, to desert, to leave, to give up, to resign
- 捨てる神あれば拾う神あり 【すてるかみあればひろうかみあり】 when one door is shut, another is open, the world is as kind as it is cruel, there are gods that will abandon you and there are gods that will pick you up
Readings
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- descartar
- tirar
- arrojar
- abandonar
- limosna
- donación
Portuguese
- descarte
- gastar
- desembaraçar
- pedir demissão
- rejeitado
- sacrifício
French
- jeter
- mettre au rebut
- abandonner
- démissionner
- rejet
- sacrifice
| 1377 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c8.26 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 5806.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-46 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6368 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
630 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 左 【サ】 left (esp. in vertical Japanese writing), the following
- 左右 【サユウ】 left and right, right and left, (asserting) control, influence, domination, one's attendants, people accompanying one, (serving at someone's) side, equivocation
- 極左 【キョクサ】 extreme left, ultraleft
- 最左 【サイサ】 left-most
- 左官 【サカン】 plasterer
Kun reading compounds
- 左 【ひだり】 left, left-hand side, left hand, the left (wing), leftist, fondness for alcohol, drinker
- 左腕 【さわん】 left arm, left-handed (baseball pitcher)
- 向かって左 【むかってひだり】 on the left as one faces (it)
- 同左 【どうひだり】 same as on the left, (in vertical writing) same as below
Readings
- Japanese names:
- そ
- Korean:
- jwa
Spanish
- izquierda
Portuguese
- Esquerda
French
- gauche
| 18 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 21 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 22 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 477 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1455 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 87 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 50 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 169 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 75 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 75 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 36 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 552 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3692 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1887 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2567 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 77 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8720 | Morohashi |
| 2974 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1535 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 77 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 81 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 374 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 39 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1472 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-3 | SKIP code |
| 4001.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-24 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5de6 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
962 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 曲折 【キョクセツ】 bending, winding, meandering, zigzagging, ups and downs, twists and turns, complications, difficulties, vicissitudes
- 屈折 【クッセツ】 bending, curving, twisting, turning, winding, warping (of feelings, logic, etc.), distortion, twisting, refraction, inflection
- 折伏 【シャクブク】 preaching down, breaking down someone's false beliefs through confrontation (in order to convert them to the right faith)
Kun reading compounds
- 折る 【おる】 to break, to fracture, to break off, to snap off, to pick (e.g. flowers), to fold, to bend, to make (origami), to interrupt, to end
- 折 【おり】 opportunity, chance, occasion, time, folding, fold, pleat, crease, small food box (wooden or cardboard), folding in ... (two, three, etc.), counter for folded items, counter for items (esp. food) packed in an oribako
- 折り合い 【おりあい】 agreement (e.g. business, dispute), understanding, compromise, settlement, relationship, relation, (good, bad, etc.) terms
- 折々 【おりおり】 occasionally, now and then, from time to time
- 指折り 【ゆびおり】 leading, prominent, eminent, foremost, distinguished, counting on one's fingers
- 折 【おり】 opportunity, chance, occasion, time, folding, fold, pleat, crease, small food box (wooden or cardboard), folding in ... (two, three, etc.), counter for folded items, counter for items (esp. food) packed in an oribako
- 折り合い 【おりあい】 agreement (e.g. business, dispute), understanding, compromise, settlement, relationship, relation, (good, bad, etc.) terms
- 折々 【おりおり】 occasionally, now and then, from time to time
- 指折り 【ゆびおり】 leading, prominent, eminent, foremost, distinguished, counting on one's fingers
- 折れる 【おれる】 to break, to be broken, to snap, to fracture, to be folded, to give in, to back down, to yield, to submit, to turn (a corner)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- せき
- Korean:
- jeol, je
Spanish
- plegar
- doblar
- romper
- dividir
- en ese tiempo
- quebrar
Portuguese
- dobrar
- quebrar
- fraturar
- curvar
- produto
- submeter
French
- plier
- casser
- fracture
- courber
- céder
- soumettre
- tourner (coin)
| 651 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 551 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 522 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 830 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1855 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 585 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 560 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 385 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1394 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1483 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 772 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 860 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 297 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 189 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 225 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1139 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 11890 | Morohashi |
| 253 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2094 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1130 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1211 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 485 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1354 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c4.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 5202.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-62 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6298 | Unicode hex code |