| 402 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 510 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 484 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 121 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2146 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 291 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 612 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1742 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 263 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 263 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 439 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1000 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3120 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1599 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2181 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 829 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14301 | Morohashi |
| 2472 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2492 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 821 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 884 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 99 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 587 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
82 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 最 【サイ】 the most, the extreme, prime, conspicuous
- 最悪 【サイアク】 worst, horrible, horrid, awful, terrible, in the worst case, if worst comes to worst
Kun reading compounds
- 最も 【もっとも】 most, extremely
- 最も近い共通祖先 【もっともちかいきょうつうそせん】 most recent common ancestor
Readings
- Japanese names:
- も
- Korean:
- choe
Spanish
- prefijo para superlativo
- más
- sumamente
- extremadamente
Portuguese
- Capacidade máxima
- maior
- extremo
French
- le plus
- ultra-
- extrême
| 3867 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c8.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-8 | SKIP code |
| 6014.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-39 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6700 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
256 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 終局 【シュウキョク】 end, close, conclusion, end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
- 終焉 【シュウエン】 end (of life), death, demise, (peacefully) spending one's final years
- 有終 【ユウシュウ】 carrying out to the end, bringing to completion
- 証終 【ショウシュウ】 end of proof, QED
Kun reading compounds
- 終わる 【おわる】 to end, to come to an end, to finish, to close, to be over, to finish, to complete, to conclude, to finish doing, to be past its (one's) prime, to be awful, to be terrible, to suck, to be hopeless
- 終わる 【おわる】 to end, to come to an end, to finish, to close, to be over, to finish, to complete, to conclude, to finish doing, to be past its (one's) prime, to be awful, to be terrible, to suck, to be hopeless
- 終える 【おえる】 to finish, to graduate
- 終 【つい】 end, final, end of life, death, never, not at all
- 遂に 【ついに】 finally, at last, in the end, after all, never (happened)
- 遂に 【ついに】 finally, at last, in the end, after all, never (happened)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ばて
- Korean:
- jong
Spanish
- fin
- final
- terminar
- acabar
- finalizar
Portuguese
- fim
- terminar
French
- finir
- fin
| 241 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 322 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 306 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 344 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3521 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 302 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 237 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1950 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 458 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 466 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 130 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1526 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1692 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 903 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1223 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1364 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27372X | Morohashi |
| 1336 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4471 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1352 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1452 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 392 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 372 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2740 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a5.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-5 | SKIP code |
| 2793.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-10 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7d42 | Unicode hex code |
badge, chapter, composition, poem, design
- On:
- ショウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
990 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 章 【ショウ】 chapter, section, medal, badge, insignia
- 章句 【ショウク】 chapter and verse, paragraph, passage
- 受章 【ジュショウ】 reception of a decoration, reception of an order
- 楽章 【ガクショウ】 movement
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 あきら、 あや、 ふみ
- Korean:
- jang
Spanish
- distintivo
- banda
- capítulo
- frase
Portuguese
- insígnia
- capítulo
- composição
- poema
- projeto
French
- badge
- clairement visible
- composition
- poème
- chapitre
- dessin
| 432 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 334 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 318 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 967 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5112 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 505 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 787 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1461 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 857 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 876 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1027 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1460 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2624 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1342 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1819 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 440 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 25761 | Morohashi |
| 2117 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4235 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 433 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 464 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 376 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 455 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5b6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-9 | SKIP code |
| 2-5-6 | SKIP code |
| 0040.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7ae0 | Unicode hex code |