| 512 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 414 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 391 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 282 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2084 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 287 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 585 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 606 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 512 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 521 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 723 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 935 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1058 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 570 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 754 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 507 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13133 | Morohashi |
| 853 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2333 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 496 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 535 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 325 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 314 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
set free, release, fire, shoot, emit, banish, liberate
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
288 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 放火 【ホウカ】 arson, setting fire
- 放映 【ホウエイ】 televising, broadcasting, airing
- 豪放 【ゴウホウ】 largehearted, frank, unaffected
- 性解放 【セイカイホウ】 sexual liberation, emancipation from gender restrictions
Kun reading compounds
- 放す 【はなす】 to release, to let go, to free, to set free, to let loose, to turn loose, to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
- 放つ 【はなつ】 to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.), to shoot, to hit (e.g. baseball), to break wind, to set free, to release, to let loose, to emit (e.g. light), to give off (e.g. a scent), to send out (a person to carry out a duty), to set fire to
- 放れる 【はなれる】 to get free (from), to be freed, to be released
- 放く 【こく】 to expel (from the body), to let off (a fart), to let out, to utter (a lie, nonsense, etc.), to say, to do
- 放る 【ほうる】 to throw, to fling, to hurl, to toss, to neglect, to abandon, to leave alone, to give up on, to leave undone, to leave unfinished
Readings
- Japanese names:
- はなれ
- Korean:
- bang
Spanish
- dejar libre
- soltar
- liberar
- emitir
- separarse
- abandonar
Portuguese
- libertar
- liberação
- fogo
- disparar
- emitir
- banir
- liberar
French
- libérer
- relâcher
- renvoyer
- enflammer
- bannir
- émettre
| 466 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4h4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 0824.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-92 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 653e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
937 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 射 【シャ】 archery, mapping, map, morphism, arrow
- 射撃 【シャゲキ】 firing, shooting, fire, gunshot, marksmanship
- 照射 【ショウシャ】 irradiation, radiation, beaming, exposure (to light), illumination
- 投射 【トウシャ】 projection (of an image)
Kun reading compounds
- 射る 【いる】 to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
- 射す 【さす】 to shine
- 撃つ 【うつ】 to shoot (a gun, person, etc.), to fire
Readings
- Korean:
- sa, seog
Spanish
- disparar
- tirar
- radiar
- liberar
Portuguese
- dispare
- brilha dentro
- sobre
- arte do arco e flexa
French
- lancer une flèche
- tir à l'arc
- sur
- briller
| 893 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 882 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1000 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4603 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 989 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1222 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1144 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 900 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 922 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1015 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 505 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1850 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 979 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1327 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1257 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7434 | Morohashi |
| 1458 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1380 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1249 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1338 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 902 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 848 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a10.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-3 | SKIP code |
| 2440.0 | Four corner code |
| 2420.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-45 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5c04 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
104 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 性 【セイ】 nature (of a person), sex, gender, sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.), gender, -ty, -ity, -ness, -cy
- 性格 【セイカク】 character (of a person), personality, disposition, nature, characteristics, nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
- 耐性 【タイセイ】 resistance (e.g. to antibiotics), tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
- 社会性 【シャカイセイ】 sociality
- 性 【ショウ】 nature, disposition, temperament, character, quality, that which does not change according to external influences
- 性根 【ショウネ】 nature, character, disposition
- 冷え性 【ヒエショウ】 sensitivity to cold
- 凝り性 【コリショウ】 tendency to become totally absorbed in something, monomania, perfectionism, fastidiousness, meticulousness, susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders
Kun reading compounds
- 性 【さが】 one's nature, one's destiny, custom, tradition, habit, convention
Readings
- Korean:
- seong
Spanish
- sexo
- género
- naturaleza
- temperamento
Portuguese
- sexo
- gênero
- natureza
French
- sexe
- genre
- nature
- propriétés
| 645 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 745 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 723 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 199 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1666 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 280 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 535 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 564 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 98 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 98 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 421 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 811 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 357 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 222 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 266 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1572 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10478 | Morohashi |
| 299 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1822 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1558 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1679 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 119 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 690 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1172 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4k5.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 1-1-7 | SKIP code |
| 9501.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-13 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6027 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
778 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 崩落 【ホウラク】 collapse, break, cave-in, crash, market decline, market crash
- 崩壊 【ホウカイ】 collapse, crumbling, breaking down, caving in, (radioactive) decay, disintegration
- 壊崩 【カイホウ】 collapse, crumbling, breaking down, caving in
Kun reading compounds
- 崩れる 【くずれる】 to collapse, to crumble, to get out of shape, to lose one's shape, to become disorganized, to become untidy, to break down, to be thrown into disarray, to crash (stock market), to slump, to decline, to break money into small change, to turn bad (e.g. weather), to change for the worse, to deteriorate
- 崩す 【くずす】 to destroy, to demolish, to pull down, to tear down, to level, to disturb, to put into disorder, to throw off balance, to make shaky, to relax (one's pose), to make oneself at ease, to break (a bill), to change, to make change, to write in cursive style, to write in running style, to break into a smile, to let off a smile, to lower (a price)
Readings
- Korean:
- bung
Spanish
- desmoronamiento
- derrumbe
- destruir
- desmoronar
- desmoronarse
- desmenuzarse
- derrumbarse
Portuguese
- Demolir
- murchar
- aplainar
French
- s'effondrer
- mourir
- démolir
- niveler
| 1801 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1700 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1430 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1490 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1244 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1122 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1174 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1663 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 547 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2863 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1478 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1989 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 781 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8212P | Morohashi |
| 2296 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1491 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 774 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 836 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1426 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1246 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3o8.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 2222.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5d29 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
727 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 壊滅 【カイメツ】 (complete) destruction, annihilation, devastation
- 壊血病 【カイケツビョウ】 scurvy
- 損壊 【ソンカイ】 damage, destruction
- 全壊 【ゼンカイ】 complete destruction
- 壊死 【エシ】 necrosis
- 壊劫 【エコウ】 the kalpa of destruction (the third aeon of the universe)
- 不壊 【フエ】 indestructibility
- 金剛不壊 【コンゴウフエ】 firm and solid, sturdy and indestructible, unshakable, adamantine
Kun reading compounds
- 壊す 【こわす】 to break, to destroy, to demolish, to wreck, to ruin, to spoil, to damage, to break (a bill, etc.)
- 壊れる 【こわれる】 to be broken, to break, to fall apart, to collapse, to be destroyed, to be damaged, to break (down), to stop working, to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.), to collapse, to break down (of a relationship, negotiations, etc.), to be broken off, to be ruined (of an atmosphere, one's image, etc.)
Readings
- Korean:
- koe
Spanish
- colapso
- derrumbe
- destrucción
- romper
- romperse
- averiarse
Portuguese
- demolição
- quebrar
- destruir
French
- démolition
- casser
- détruire
| 1066 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1266 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1147 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1578 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1171 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2602 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1407 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1496 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1038 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 390 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 934 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 524 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 684 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 407 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5541P | Morohashi |
| 756 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1102 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 400 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 427 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1822 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1465 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3b13.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-13 | SKIP code |
| 4413.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-85 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 58ca | Unicode hex code |