| 987 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 975 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1424 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2302 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1121 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 636 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1623 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1543 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1645 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 988 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1105 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1237 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 671 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 894 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1589 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14929 | Morohashi |
| 983 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2750 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1575 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1697 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 956 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
rod, stick, cane, pole, club, line
- On:
- ボウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
1455 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 棒 【ボウ】 pole, rod, stick, baton, line, dash, spoken monotonously
- 棒状 【ボウジョウ】 cylinder or rod-shaped
- 用心棒 【ヨウジンボウ】 bodyguard, bouncer, (security) guard, bar (on a door), bolt, stick or pole used for self-defence
- 指揮棒 【シキボウ】 conductor's stick, conductor's baton
Readings
- Korean:
- bong, bang
Spanish
- barra
- vara
- bastón
- palo
- sin variación
- invariable
Portuguese
- vara
- pau
- poste
- bastão
- ramo
French
- bâton
- baguette
- canne
- barre
- perche
- massue
- ligne
| 1855 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a8.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-8 | SKIP code |
| 4595.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 68d2 | Unicode hex code |
手
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
60 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 手術 【シュジュツ】 surgery, operation, procedure, skill with one's hands, sleight of hand
- 手記 【シュキ】 note, memorandum, memo, memoirs, personal account
- 二塁手 【ニルイシュ】 second baseman
- 名手 【メイシュ】 master, expert, brilliant move (in go, shogi, etc.), excellent move
- 交際上手 【コウサイジョウズ】 good at socializing, sociability, being a good mixer
- 処世上手 【ショセイジョウズ】 knowing how to get on in the world, knowing the secret of success in life
Kun reading compounds
- 手 【て】 hand, arm, forepaw, foreleg, handle, hand, worker, help, trouble, care, effort, means, way, trick, move, technique, workmanship, hand, handwriting, kind, type, sort, one's hands, one's possession, ability to cope, hand (of cards), direction, move (in go, shogi, etc.)
- 手足 【てあし】 hands and feet, limbs, person at one's beck and call, person at hand, reliable worker
- 逆手 【ぎゃくて】 underhand grip, backhand grip (e.g. in tennis), unexpected twist, turning the tables (on an opponent)
- 担い手 【にないて】 bearer, carrier, person bearing responsibility, person in charge, supporter
Readings
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- mano
Portuguese
- mão
French
- main
| 28 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 35 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 32 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 42 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1827 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 37 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 54 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 118 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 57 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 57 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 170 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 847 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4267 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2155 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2907 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 644 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 11768 | Morohashi |
| 3456 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2060 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 637 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 687 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 57 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 30 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2247 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 2-1-3 | SKIP code |
| 2050.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 624b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
614 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 振り子 【フリコ】 pendulum
- 振興 【シンコウ】 promotion, encouragement
- 奪三振 【ダツサンシン】 striking a batter out
- 不振 【フシン】 dullness, slump, stagnation, inactivity, depression
Kun reading compounds
- 振る 【ふる】 to wave, to shake, to swing, to sprinkle, to throw (dice), to cast (actor), to allocate (work), to turn down (someone), to reject, to jilt, to dump, to abandon, to give up, to ruin, to add kana indicating a reading of a word, to slightly change headings, to change directions, to extract by broiling, to prepare an infusion of, to decoct, to carry with great vigor (e.g. a portable shrine), to bring up a topic, to lead to a topic, to replace, to substitute, to set up a joke for someone else
- 振る舞い 【ふるまい】 behavior, behaviour, conduct, entertainment, treat, feast, banquet
- 振れる 【ふれる】 to swing, to shake, to wave, to veer, to deflect, to lean towards
- 振るう 【ふるう】 to swing, to wield (physically), to exert, to exercise (e.g. power, ability), to exhibit, to display, to wield (metaphorically), to flourish, to prosper, to thrive
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ふり
- Korean:
- jin
Spanish
- sacudir
- ondear
- agitar
- vibrar
- balancear
Portuguese
- agitar
- onda
- sacudir
- balançar
French
- secouer
- saupoudrer
- remuer
- balancer
- feindre
| 1437 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 600 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1920 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1612 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1357 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1320 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 954 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 984 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 770 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 892 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 515 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 316 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 388 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2030 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 12093 | Morohashi |
| 430 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2171 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2011 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2167 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1338 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1365 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c7.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 5103.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-22 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 632f | Unicode hex code |