| 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 |
basin, lantern festival, tray
- On:
- ボン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1654 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 盆 【ボン】 tray, family, household, Obon, Bon Festival, Lantern Festival, Festival of the Dead, gambler's den
- 盆栽 【ボンサイ】 bonsai, miniature potted plant
- 旧盆 【キュウボン】 Bon Festival of the lunar calendar
- 海盆 【カイボン】 ocean basin
Readings
- Korean:
- bun
Spanish
- bandeja
- fiesta de las linternas
Portuguese
- bacia
- bandeja
French
- bassin
- fête des lanternes (oBon)
- plateau
| 1828 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1873 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 594 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1087 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1552 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1099 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1150 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1314 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1369 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2581 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1317 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1788 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1461 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 22959 | Morohashi |
| 2079 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3889 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1449 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1557 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1285 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2074 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2o7.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 8010.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-63 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 76c6 | Unicode hex code |