| 4613 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1923 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1874 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1347 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 13555 | Morohashi |
| 1482 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2384 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2092 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1215 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
2132 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 斬 【ザン】 beheading, decapitation
- 斬新 【ザンシン】 novel, original, new, innovative
Kun reading compounds
- 斬る 【きる】 to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.), to slice (off), to lop (off), to cut (off)
Readings
- Korean:
- cham
Spanish
- cortar
- decapitar
- matar (a espada)
Portuguese
French
| 1554 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7c4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-4 | SKIP code |
| 5202.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-34 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 65ac | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
98 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 首 【シュ】 counter for songs and poems
- 首級 【シュキュウ】 decapitated head of an enemy
- 元首 【ゲンシュ】 sovereign, ruler, head of state
- 百人一首 【ヒャクニンイッシュ】 (Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu, classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets, hyakunin isshu karuta, hyakunin isshu poetry cards, deck of 200 cards, the 100 waka of the Hyakunin Isshu split between them, to be matched together during the game
Kun reading compounds
- 首 【くび】 neck, head, dismissal (from a job), firing, sacking
- 首飾り 【くびかざり】 necklace, choker
- 縛り首 【しばりくび】 (death by) hanging
- 猪首 【いくび】 bull neck
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おびと、 こべ、 す
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- cuello
- principio
Portuguese
- pescoço
French
- cou
- compteur de chansons ou poèmes
| 239 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 155 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 139 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 208 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5186 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 138 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 281 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 920 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 148 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 148 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 393 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1910 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2818 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1452 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1956 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 70 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 44489 | Morohashi |
| 2265 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6719 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 70 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 74 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 177 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 979 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2o7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 8060.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-83 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9996 | Unicode hex code |