| 1231 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1783 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2238 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1246 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 627 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 859 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 974 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1007 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1356 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1083 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1113 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 605 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 801 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 210 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14579 | Morohashi |
| 898 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2634 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 206 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 219 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1268 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1749 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 枯れ木 【カレキ】 dead tree, withered tree, leafless tree, bare tree
- 枯死 【コシ】 withering, dying
- 栄枯 【エイコ】 vicissitudes, ups and downs
- 蒼古 【ソウコ】 old-fashioned and tasteful
Kun reading compounds
- 枯れる 【かれる】 to wither (of a plant), to be blasted, to die, to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
- 枯らす 【からす】 to let dry, to kill (vegetation), to season (lumber)
Readings
- Korean:
- go
Spanish
- marchito
- seco
- decaimiento
- secar
- malograr
- marchitarse
- secarse
- decaer
Portuguese
- encolher
- secar
- ressecar
- evaporar
French
- dépérir
- mourir
- se faner
- sec (bois)
| 1877 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a5.26 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 4496.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 67af | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1436 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 淡々 【タンタン】 uninterested, unconcerned, indifferent, dispassionate, matter-of-fact, detached, plain, light, simple, bland, flowing gently
- 淡水 【タンスイ】 fresh water (i.e. not salt water)
- 濃淡 【ノウタン】 light and shade, shade (of colour, color), depth (of flavor), complexity, strength and weakness (of flavor)
- 平淡 【ヘイタン】 simple, quiet
Kun reading compounds
- 淡い 【あわい】 light, faint, pale, fleeting
Readings
- Korean:
- dam
Spanish
- claro
- pálido
- fugaz
- efímero
Portuguese
- magro
- desmaiar
- passageiro
- pálido
French
- dilué
- vague
- pâle
- éphémère
| 1565 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1478 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2602 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1065 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1479 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1340 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1337 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1420 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1401 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1214 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 640 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 389 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 484 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 166 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17660 | Morohashi |
| 528 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3202 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 164 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 176 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1458 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 362 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a8.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 3918.9 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-24 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6de1 | Unicode hex code |