| 238 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 14938 | Morohashi |
| 2729 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2938 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2945 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 棘魚類 【キョクギョルイ】 acanthodians (extinct jawed fishes)
- 棘条 【キョクジョウ】 spiny ray (of a fin)
- 荊棘 【ケイキョク】 wild rose, bramble, briar patch, obstacle, source of difficulty, thorn
- 肩甲棘 【ケンコウキョク】 scapular spine, spine of the scapula, spina scapulae
Kun reading compounds
- 茨 【いばら】 thorny shrub, wild rose, briar, thorn, cusp
- 刺 【とげ】 thorn, spine, prickle, splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh), hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone), biting words
- 【トゲアシガニ】 flat rock crab (Percnon planissimum)
Readings
- Korean:
- geug
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 0a12.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-6 | SKIP code |
| 5599.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-59-89 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 68d8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
33 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 間 【カン】 interval, period of time, among, between, inter-, good opportunity, chance, estrangement, discord, alienation, spy, secret agent
- 間隔 【カンカク】 space, interval, space character, whitespace
- 短期間 【タンキカン】 short term, short time
- 右中間 【ウチュウカン】 between right and center fielders (centre)
- 間 【ケン】 ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m), counter used to number the gaps between pillars
- 間数 【ケンスウ】 number of ken (in length or breadth)
- 世間 【セケン】 world, society, people, the public
- 六百間 【ロッピャッケン】 roppyakken (type of game)
Kun reading compounds
- 間 【あいだ】 space (between), gap, interval, distance, stretch, period of time (during, while), duration, interval, between (two parties or things), among (a group), relations (between), relationship, midpoint, average, halfway, middle ground, due to, because of
- 間中 【あいだじゅう】 during
- 候間 【そうろうあいだ】 as ...
- ついこの間 【ついこのあいだ】 just the other day, quite recently
- 間 【ま】 time, pause, space, room
- 間際 【まぎわ】 the point just before ..., the point of (doing), the verge (of), the eve (of), (just before the) edge
- 茶の間 【ちゃのま】 (Japanese-style) living room
- 床の間 【とこのま】 tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
- 間 【あいだ】 space (between), gap, interval, distance, stretch, period of time (during, while), duration, interval, between (two parties or things), among (a group), relations (between), relationship, midpoint, average, halfway, middle ground, due to, because of
- 間中 【あいだじゅう】 during
- 波間 【なみま】 interval between the waves, gap between waves
- 幕間 【まくあい】 intermission (between acts), interlude
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ちか、 は、 はざ、 はし
- Korean:
- gan
Spanish
- intervalo
- espacio
- habitación
Portuguese
- intervalo
- espaço
French
- intervalle
- espace
| 58 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 100 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 92 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 27 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4949 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 174 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 96 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1822 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 43 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 43 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 161 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1841 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4122 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2094 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2836 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1634 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 41249 | Morohashi |
| 3323 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6391 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1620 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1747 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 31 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 215 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3878 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8e4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-8-4 | SKIP code |
| 7760.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-54 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9593 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
744 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 筋 【キン】 muscle
- 筋肉 【キンニク】 muscle
- 心筋 【シンキン】 heart muscle, cardiac muscle, myocardium
- 鉄筋 【テッキン】 rebar, (iron) reinforcing bar, reinforcing steel, reinforced concrete
Kun reading compounds
- 筋 【すじ】 muscle, tendon, sinew, vein, artery, fiber, fibre, string, line, stripe, streak, reason, logic, plot, storyline, lineage, descent, school (e.g. of scholarship or arts), aptitude, talent, source (of information, etc.), circle, channel, well-informed person (in a transaction), logical move (in go, shogi, etc.), ninth vertical line, seam on a helmet, gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.), social position, status, on (a river, road, etc.), along, counter for long thin things, counter for roads or blocks when giving directions, street (in Osaka), (Edo period) counter for hundreds of mon (obsolete unit of currency)
- 筋書き 【すじがき】 synopsis, outline, plot
- 粗筋 【あらすじ】 outline, summary, argument
- 売れ筋 【うれすじ】 popular line (of products), best-selling line, hot sellers
Readings
- Korean:
- geun
Spanish
- músculo
- tendón
- fibra
- trama
- argumento
- linaje
Portuguese
- músculo
- tendão
- nervo
- fibra
- desenho
- plano
- descendência
French
- muscle
- tendon
- fibre
- veine
- intrigue
- lignée
- raison
| 854 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 843 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 713 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3395 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1137 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1603 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1090 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1141 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1059 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1476 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3319 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1719 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2337 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 950 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 25994 | Morohashi |
| 2678 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4286 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 941 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1012 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 942 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2345 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6f6.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-6 | SKIP code |
| 8822.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-58 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7b4b | Unicode hex code |