| 1074 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 577 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2254 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1608 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1430 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1212 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1275 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 986 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1089 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1162 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 628 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 836 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1534 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14743 | Morohashi |
| 927 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2660 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1520 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1638 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1348 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
nucleus, core, kernel
- On:
- カク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
475 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 核 【カク】 stone (of a fruit), pit, pip, core (of an organization, team, etc.), nucleus, heart, nuclear weapons, nucleus (of an atom), nucleus (of a cell), condensation nucleus, (planetary) core, ring (in a cyclic compound), kernel, core, nucleus (of a cultured pearl)
- 核家族 【カクカゾク】 nuclear family
- 中核 【チュウカク】 kernel, core, nucleus, center, centre
- 放射性同位核 【ホウシャセイドウイカク】 radioisotope
Readings
- Korean:
- haeg
Spanish
- semilla
- núcleo
- centro
- meollo
Portuguese
- núcleo
- centro
- cerne
French
- noyau
- nucléaire
- coeur
| 1862 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a6.22 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-6 | SKIP code |
| 4098.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-43 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6838 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
189 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 軍 【グン】 army, armed forces, troops, military authorities, team, group, troupe
- 軍医 【グンイ】 military physician or surgeon
- 両軍 【リョウグン】 both armies, both teams, both sides
- 従軍 【ジュウグン】 military service, serving in a war, taking part in a campaign
Kun reading compounds
- 戦 【いくさ】 war, battle, campaign, fight, troops, forces
- 軍神 【ぐんしん】 god of war, war hero (who died in battle)
- 海兵遠征軍 【かいへいえんせいいくさ】 Marine Expeditionary Force (US)
- 大軍 【おおいくさ】 great war, great battle
Readings
- Korean:
- gun
Spanish
- ejército
- tropas
Portuguese
- exército
- força
- tropas
- guerra
- batalha
French
- armée
- forces
- troupes
- guerriers
- bataille
| 593 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 490 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 466 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 193 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 628 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 100 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 938 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 906 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 438 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 444 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 778 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1771 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2582 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1318 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1789 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 307 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38179 | Morohashi |
| 2080 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5943 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 301 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 323 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 36 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 522 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3655 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2i7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 3750.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8ecd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
909 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 縮 【シュク】 wearing armour (armor), counter for suits of armour
- 縮小 【シュクショウ】 reduction, curtailment, cut, cutback, scaling down, contraction, shrinkage
- 凝縮 【ギョウシュク】 condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.), condensation (of a vapour or gas)
- 濃縮 【ノウシュク】 concentration (e.g. of a solution), enrichment, condensation
Kun reading compounds
- 縮む 【ちぢむ】 to shrink, to contract, to diminish (in size)
- 縮まる 【ちぢまる】 to shorten, to narrow, to close, to shrink
- 縮める 【ちぢめる】 to shorten, to reduce, to condense, to shrink, to crumple (fabric), to wrinkle, to make (one's body) smaller, to draw in (one's legs), to duck (one's head)
- 縮れる 【ちぢれる】 to be wavy, to be curled, to be frizzled
- 縮らす 【ちぢらす】 to curl, to crimp
Readings
- Korean:
- chug
Spanish
- acortar
- reducir
- restringir
- encoger
- contraerse
- estar rizado
- rizar
Portuguese
- encolher
- contrair
- enrugar
- ruga
- reduzir
French
- rétrécir
- contracter
- raccourcir
- friser
- réduire
| 904 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 893 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 924 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3608 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1142 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1646 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2813 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1110 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1162 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 884 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1558 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1790 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 955 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1290 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1348 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27815 | Morohashi |
| 1414 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4585 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1336 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1434 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 999 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2778 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a11.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-11 | SKIP code |
| 2396.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-44 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7e2e | Unicode hex code |