| 92 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 159 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 142 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 130 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3719 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 70 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 58 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1216 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 131 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 131 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 181 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 998 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3292 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1703 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2314 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 333 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14294 | Morohashi |
| 2658 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2463 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 327 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 349 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 121 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 197 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
169 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 書 【ショ】 book, document, calligraphy (esp. Chinese), penmanship, handwriting, letter, note
- 書院 【ショイン】 drawing room, study, writing alcove, publishing house
- 投書 【トウショ】 letter (e.g. of complaint), letter to the editor, letter from a reader, contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
- 議定書 【ギテイショ】 protocol
Kun reading compounds
- 書く 【かく】 to write, to compose, to pen, to draw, to paint
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かき
- Korean:
- seo
Spanish
- escritura
- escrito
- escribir
Portuguese
- escrever
French
- écrire
| 1678 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c6.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 5060.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 66f8 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2451 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 溜飲 【リュウイン】 acid reflux, bile reflux, pyrosis, stomach acid (when it enters the esophagus), heartburn, indigestion, water brash, gloating, gratification, satisfaction
- 溜飲が下がる 【リュウインガサガル】 to feel relieved, to feel satisfied
- 溝溜 【コウリュウ】 drain and pool for collecting sewage, etc.
- 貯留 【チョリュウ】 accumulation (e.g. of water), retention, storage, collection, sequestration (e.g. of carbon dioxide)
Kun reading compounds
- 溜まる 【たまる】 to collect, to gather, to save, to accumulate, to pile up
- 溜まる 【たまる】 to collect, to gather, to save, to accumulate, to pile up
- 溜める 【ためる】 to amass, to accumulate, to store, to leave unpaid
- 溜まり 【たまり】 pile, pool, collection, gathering spot, waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring, liquid runoff from miso preparation, tamari, variety of rich soy sauce (used for sashimi, etc.)
- たまり醤油 【たまりじょうゆ】 tamari soy sauce, variety of rich soy sauce (used for sashimi, etc.)
- 船だまり 【ふなだまり】 moorage (esp. for small boats), anchorage
- 溜め 【ため】 cesspool, sink, manure sink
- ため息 【ためいき】 sigh
- ゴミ溜め 【ゴミため】 garbage dump, scrap heap, rubbish dump, dump, dumpsite
Readings
- Korean:
- ryu
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 1892 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2658 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 814 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 608 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 17943 | Morohashi |
| 662 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3276 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2324 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2415 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 3a10.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-10 | SKIP code |
| 3716.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6e9c | Unicode hex code |