| 982 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 1789 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 915 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4041 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1140 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 606 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2190 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1428 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1517 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1158 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 979 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2971 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1522 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2070 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 237 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14128X | Morohashi |
| 2354 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2508 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 232 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 247 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 979 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
978 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 暮雨 【ボウ】 evening rain
- 暮雲 【ボウン】 twilight clouds
- 歳暮 【セイボ】 year-end gift, end of the year, year end
- 朝々暮々 【チョウチョウボボ】 every morning and evening
Kun reading compounds
- 暮れる 【くれる】 to get dark, to grow dark, to end (of a day, year, season, etc.), to come to an end, to close, to be sunk in (e.g. despair), to be lost in (e.g. thought), to be overcome with
- 暮らす 【くらす】 to live, to get along, to spend (time)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぐらし、 ぐれ、 ぽ
- Korean:
- mo
Spanish
- anochecer
- vivir
- finalizar
- obscurecerse
- acabar
Portuguese
- meio de vida
- ganhar a vida
- gastar tempo
French
- mener sa vie
- vivre
- arriver à son terme
- coucher de soleil
| 1978 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k11.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-11 | SKIP code |
| 2-10-4 | SKIP code |
| 2-7-7 | SKIP code |
| 4460.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-75 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 66ae | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
244 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 始発 【シハツ】 first departure (of the day), first train, first bus, departing one's home station (of a train, bus, etc.)
- 始業 【シギョウ】 start of work, commencement, opening
- 年始 【ネンシ】 beginning of the year, new year, New Year's call, New Year's greetings
- 創始 【ソウシ】 creation, founding, initiating
Kun reading compounds
- 始める 【はじめる】 to start, to begin, to commence, to initiate, to originate, to start up (a business, society, etc.), to open (e.g. a store), to establish, to start ..., to begin to ...
- 始まる 【はじまる】 to begin, to start, to commence, to happen (again), to begin (anew), to date (from), to originate (in)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- もと
- Korean:
- si
Spanish
- comenzar
- empezar
- empezar (trans.)
- empezar (intrans.)
Portuguese
- iniciar
- começar
French
- commencer
- débuter
| 225 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 304 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 288 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 465 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1208 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 545 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 155 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1092 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 494 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 503 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 129 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 439 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 335 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 211 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 252 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 755 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 6166 | Morohashi |
| 281 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1203 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 747 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 809 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 321 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 299 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1777 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3e5.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 4346.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 59cb | Unicode hex code |