| 1346 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1720 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 184 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1681 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1415 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 341 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1503 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1602 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1768 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1049 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4344 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2200 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2960 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 226 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14424 | Morohashi |
| 3531 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2546 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 221 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 235 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1081 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1788 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 朱 【シュ】 vermillion (colour), cinnabar, red orange, vermillion (pigment), cinnabar ink stick, correction written in red ink
- 銖 【シュ】 shu, unit of weight, 1/24th of a ryō, shu, Edo-period unit of currency, 1/16th of a ryō
- 堆朱 【ツイシュ】 red lacquerware with patterns carved in relief
- 銀朱 【ギンシュ】 vermilion (pigment)
Kun reading compounds
- 朱 【あけ】 red, vermilion, cinnabar, scarlet
- 朱に染まる 【あけにそまる】 to welter in blood, to be covered in blood
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 あか、 あき、 す
- Korean:
- ju
Spanish
- bermellón
- rojo oscuro
- antigua unidad monetaria
Portuguese
- vermelhão
- zinabre
- escarlate
- vermelho
- ensangüentado
French
- vermillon
- rouge
- écarlate
- sanglant
| 2464 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a6.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-6-3 | SKIP code |
| 2590.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-75 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6731 | Unicode hex code |
pour, irrigate, shed (tears), flow into, concentrate on, notes, comment, annotate
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
497 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 注 【チュウ】 annotation, explanatory note, comment
- 注意 【チュウイ】 attention, notice, heed, care, caution, precaution, looking out (for), watching out (for), advice, warning, caution, reminder, admonishment, reprimand, telling-off
- 受注 【ジュチュウ】 accepting an order, receiving an order, orders received, closed won
- 特注 【トクチュウ】 special order (goods), custom (made), bespoke
Kun reading compounds
- 注ぐ 【そそぐ】 to pour (into), to sprinkle on (from above), to water (e.g. plants), to pour onto, to spray, to shed (tears), to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on, to devote to, to fix (one's eyes) on, to flow into (e.g. of a river), to run into, to drain into, to fall (of rain, snow), to pour down
- 注す 【さす】 to pour, to add (liquid), to serve (drinks), to put on (lipstick, etc.), to apply, to colour, to dye, to light (a fire), to burn
- 注ぐ 【つぐ】 to pour (into a vessel), to fill (a cup, bowl, etc.) with, to dish out (food or drink)
Readings
- Korean:
- ju
Spanish
- derramar
- verter
- regar
- concentrarse
Portuguese
- derramar
- irrigar
- verter (lágrimas)
- desaguar
- colocar em(copos)
- notas
- comentário
- anotar
French
- verser
- se jeter dans
- arroser
- servir (boisson)
- note
- remarque
- annotation
- commentaire
| 277 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 365 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 344 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 437 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2531 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 444 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 208 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 591 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.17 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 357 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 358 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 290 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1175 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 383 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 240 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 287 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 273 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17316 | Morohashi |
| 325 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3103 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 267 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 285 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 459 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 307 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 372 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a5.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 3011.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-77 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6ce8 | Unicode hex code |