| 759 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 677 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 648 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 808 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 94 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 760 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 595 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 119 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1216 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1279 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1376 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 964 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 14 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 35 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13737 | Morohashi |
| 14 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2412 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 35 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 35 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 649 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
549 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 旧 【キュウ】 old, former, ex-, the old, old things, old customs, old times, bygone days, Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar
- 旧式 【キュウシキ】 old type, old style
- 新旧 【シンキュウ】 new and old, incoming and outgoing
- 懐旧 【カイキュウ】 reminiscence, nostalgia, thinking fondly of the past, recalling the old days
Kun reading compounds
- 古い 【ふるい】 old, aged, ancient, antiquated, antique, timeworn, long, since long ago, time-honored, of the distant past, long-ago, stale, threadbare, hackneyed, corny, old-fashioned, outmoded, out-of-date
- 元 【もと】 former, ex-, past, one-time, earlier times, the past, previous state, formerly, previously, originally, before
Readings
- Korean:
- gu
Spanish
- antiguo
- viejo
- viejos tiempos
Portuguese
- tempos antigos
- coisas antigas
- amigo velho
- ex-
- anteriores
French
- ancien temps
- anciennes choses
- ancien ami
- ancien -
- ex-
| 1278 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-1-4 | SKIP code |
| 2600.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 65e7 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2000 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 詠 【エイ】 recitation (of a poem), chanting, singing, composition (of a poem), composed poem
- 詠歌 【エイカ】 poem (esp. tanka), song, composition of a poem or song, pilgrim's song, pilgrim's hymn, singing a poem or song in a loud voice
- 朗詠 【ロウエイ】 recitation (of Japanese or Chinese poem)
- 遺詠 【イエイ】 posthumous song or poem
Kun reading compounds
- 詠む 【よむ】 to compose (a Japanese poem), to write, to use as the theme of a poem, to recite (e.g. a poem), to chant, to intone
- 歌う 【うたう】 to sing, to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem, to express in the form of a poem, to recite (a poem)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うた、 え、 ええ
- Korean:
- yeong
Spanish
- recital
- composición
- poesía
- recitar
- componer
- escribir poesía
Portuguese
- recital
- poema
- canção
- composição
French
- composer (un poème)
- récitation
- poème
- chanson
| 1016 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1942 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4336 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1161 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1749 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1664 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1209 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1272 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1905 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1669 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1894 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1004 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1360 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 351 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 35409 | Morohashi |
| 1500 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5584 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 345 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 369 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1583 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3042 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7a5.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-5 | SKIP code |
| 0363.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-51 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8a60 | Unicode hex code |