| 1980 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 619 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 12477X | Morohashi |
| 2175 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2252 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2356 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 掻器 【ソウキ】 (stone) scraper
- 掻爬 【ソウハ】 curettage
Kun reading compounds
- 掻く 【かく】 to scratch, to perspire, to shovel, to paddle
Readings
- Korean:
- so
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 3c10.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 5703.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-63 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 63bb | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1316 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 揚力 【ヨウリョク】 dynamic lift, lifting power
- 揚音 【ヨウオン】 acute (accent, etc.)
- 高揚 【コウヨウ】 elevation (of spirits), raising (of morale), uplift, upsurge
- 掲揚 【ケイヨウ】 hoisting (e.g. a flag), raising, flying, putting up
Kun reading compounds
- 上げる 【あげる】 to raise, to elevate, to do up (one's hair), to fly (a kite, etc.), to launch (fireworks, etc.), to surface (a submarine, etc.), to land (a boat), to deep-fry, to show someone (into a room), to give, to send someone (away), to enrol (one's child in school), to enroll, to increase (price, quality, status, etc.), to develop (talent, skill), to improve, to make (a loud sound), to raise (one's voice), to earn (something desirable), to praise, to give (an example, etc.), to cite, to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.), to arrest, to nominate, to summon (for geishas, etc.), to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.), to bear (a child), to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding), (of the tide) to come in, to vomit, to do for (the sake of someone else), to complete ..., to humbly do ...
- 上がる 【あがる】 to rise, to go up, to come up, to ascend, to be raised, to enter (esp. from outdoors), to come in, to go in, to enter (a school), to advance to the next grade, to get out (of water), to come ashore, to increase, to improve, to make progress, to be promoted, to advance, to be made (of profit, etc.), to occur (esp. of a favourable result), to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.), to be finished, to be done, to be over, to stop (of rain), to lift, to stop (working properly), to cut out, to give out, to die, to win (in a card game, etc.), to be arrested, to turn up (of evidence, etc.), to be deep fried, to be spoken loudly, to get nervous, to get stage fright, to be offered (to the gods, etc.), to go, to visit, to eat, to drink, to be listed (as a candidate), to serve (in one's master's home), to be complete, to finish, above, north of
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あがり
- Korean:
- yang
Spanish
- levantar
- alzar
- izar
- freír
Portuguese
- levantar
- fritar em gordura funda
French
- hisser
- frire
| 1876 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1116 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1966 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1401 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1369 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1551 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 631 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 641 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1481 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 917 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 722 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 433 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 542 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 671 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 12355 | Morohashi |
| 593 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2236 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 664 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 717 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1542 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1351 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c9.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 5602.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 63da | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
795 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 城 【ジョウ】 castle (in place names), castle, fortress
- 城内 【ジョウナイ】 inside of a castle, area surrounded by castle walls
- 荒城 【コウジョウ】 ruined castle
- 開城 【カイジョウ】 surrender of a castle, surrender of a fortress, capitulation of a stronghold
- 傾城 【ケイセイ】 beauty, siren, courtesan, prostitute
- 傾国傾城 【ケイコクケイセイ】 woman so glamorous as to bring ruin to a country (castle) as its king (lord) is captivated by her beauty, femme fatale
Kun reading compounds
- 城 【しろ】 castle
- 城跡 【しろあと】 castle site, ruins of a castle
- ハウルの動く城 【ハウルのうごくしろ】 Howl's Moving Castle (2004 animated film)
- 砂の城 【すなのしろ】 sandcastle, sand castle
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いく、 がき、 き、 くに、 ぐしく、 ぐすく、 しき、 すく、 ぜい、 たち、 なり
- Korean:
- seong
Spanish
- castillo
Portuguese
- Castelo
French
- château
| 914 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 903 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 638 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1078 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 886 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 433 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 796 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 720 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 733 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 942 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 374 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 417 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 261 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 312 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 368 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5086P | Morohashi |
| 352 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1011 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 362 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 387 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 884 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1459 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3b6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 4315.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-75 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 57ce | Unicode hex code |