| 1519 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1235 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1945 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 947 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 574 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1319 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1080 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1128 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 957 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 907 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 611 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 372 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 464 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1160 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 12237P | Morohashi |
| 503 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2207 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1152 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1235 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1442 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1255 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 掃除 【ソウジ】 cleaning, sweeping, dusting, scrubbing
- 掃海 【ソウカイ】 sweeping the sea for mines, dragging for mines
- 特殊清掃 【トクシュセイソウ】 special cleaning and disinfection (esp. after an accident or death), biohazard cleanup, crime scene cleanup
Kun reading compounds
- 掃く 【はく】 to sweep, to brush, to clean, to gather silkworms
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か
- Korean:
- so
Spanish
- cepillo
- barrer
- arrastrar con todo
Portuguese
- varrer
- escovar
French
- balayer
- brosser
- nettoyer
| 1344 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c8.22 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 5702.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6383 | Unicode hex code |
手
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
60 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 手術 【シュジュツ】 surgery, operation, procedure, skill with one's hands, sleight of hand
- 手記 【シュキ】 note, memorandum, memo, memoirs, personal account
- 二塁手 【ニルイシュ】 second baseman
- 名手 【メイシュ】 master, expert, brilliant move (in go, shogi, etc.), excellent move
- 交際上手 【コウサイジョウズ】 good at socializing, sociability, being a good mixer
- 処世上手 【ショセイジョウズ】 knowing how to get on in the world, knowing the secret of success in life
Kun reading compounds
- 手 【て】 hand, arm, forepaw, foreleg, handle, hand, worker, help, trouble, care, effort, means, way, trick, move, technique, workmanship, hand, handwriting, kind, type, sort, one's hands, one's possession, ability to cope, hand (of cards), direction, move (in go, shogi, etc.)
- 手足 【てあし】 hands and feet, limbs, person at one's beck and call, person at hand, reliable worker
- 逆手 【ぎゃくて】 underhand grip, backhand grip (e.g. in tennis), unexpected twist, turning the tables (on an opponent)
- 担い手 【にないて】 bearer, carrier, person bearing responsibility, person in charge, supporter
Readings
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- mano
Portuguese
- mão
French
- main
| 28 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 35 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 32 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 42 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1827 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 37 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 54 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 118 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 57 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 57 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 170 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 847 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4267 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2155 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2907 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 644 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 11768 | Morohashi |
| 3456 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2060 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 637 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 687 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 57 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 30 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2247 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 2-1-3 | SKIP code |
| 2050.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 624b | Unicode hex code |