| 942 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 930 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1239 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1949 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1236 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 578 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1316 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 535 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 544 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1258 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 908 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 613 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 374 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 466 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1340 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 12276 | Morohashi |
| 505 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2211 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1327 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1425 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 927 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
930 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 探検 【タンケン】 exploration, expedition
- 探求 【タンキュウ】 search, quest, pursuit
- 内探 【ナイタン】 private inquiry, private enquiry, secret investigation
- 独探 【ドクタン】 German spy
Kun reading compounds
- 探る 【さぐる】 to feel around for, to fumble for, to grope for, to search for, to look for, to investigate, to probe into, to spy on, to sound out, to explore (parts unknown), to enjoy (natural beauty)
- 探す 【さがす】 to search for, to look for, to hunt for, to seek, to search (a house, pocket, etc.), to search through, to rummage in (e.g. a drawer), to fish around
Readings
- Korean:
- tam
Spanish
- explorar
- indagar
- buscar
- sondear
Portuguese
- tatear
- pesquisar
- procurar
French
- chercher
- tâtonner
- enquête
| 1364 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c8.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 5709.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-21 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 63a2 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
2156 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 匕箸 【ヒチョ】 spoon and chopsticks
Kun reading compounds
- 箸 【はし】 chopsticks
- 箸洗い 【はしあらい】 simple and light soup taken between courses in a kaiseki meal, or during a formal tea ceremony
- マイ箸 【マイばし】 one's own chopsticks, washable chopsticks carried in a case (used instead of disposable chopsticks)
Readings
- Korean:
- jeo
Spanish
- palillos (para comer o cocinar)
Portuguese
French
| 3422 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2381 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1932 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 3359 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2363 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 26224X | Morohashi |
| 2708 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4301 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2640 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1348 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 6f9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-9 | SKIP code |
| 8860.4 | Four corner code |
| 8860.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7bb8 | Unicode hex code |