| 771 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 690 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 663 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 351 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2304 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 785 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 638 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 531 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 540 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 792 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1101 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1241 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 674 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 898 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1689 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 15065P | Morohashi |
| 986 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2752 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1673 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1803 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 473 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 752 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
290 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 検閲 【ケンエツ】 censorship, inspection, examination
- 検疫 【ケンエキ】 quarantine, medical inspection
- 送検 【ソウケン】 referring a case to a public prosecutor
- 最高検 【サイコウケン】 Public Prosecutor's Office
Readings
- Korean:
- geom
Spanish
- examinar
- investigar
- analizar
Portuguese
- examinar
- investigar
French
- examen
- inspection
| 1863 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a8.28 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-8 | SKIP code |
| 4893.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 691c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
18 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 事 【ジ】 individual concrete phenomenon (as opposed to a general principle)
- 事業 【ジギョウ】 business, enterprise, venture, (commercial) activity, (business) operation, industry, (social) project, undertaking, enterprise, work, activity, program, service
- 商事 【ショウジ】 commercial affairs
- 有事 【ユウジ】 emergency
Kun reading compounds
- 事 【こと】 thing, matter, incident, occurrence, event, something serious, trouble, crisis, circumstances, situation, state of affairs, work, business, affair, after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to, nominalizing suffix, pretending to ..., playing make-believe ..., alias, also known as, otherwise known as, or, necessity, need, you should ..., I advise that you ..., it's important to ...
- 事柄 【ことがら】 matter, thing, affair, circumstance
- 神事 【しんじ】 Shinto ritual
- いい事 【いいこと】 good thing, nice thing, good excuse, good grounds, good opportunity, interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
- 仕える 【つかえる】 to serve, to work for, to attend
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ろ
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- cosa
- hecho
- asunto
- acción
Portuguese
- matéria
- coisa
- fato
- negócios
- razão
- possivelmente
French
- fait
- chose
- matière
- affaire
- raison
- peut-être
| 230 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 309 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 293 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 32 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 272 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 73 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 108 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 768 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 80 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 80 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 237 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 30 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4384 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2220 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2986 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1164 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 241 | Morohashi |
| 3567 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 71 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1156 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1240 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 10 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 300 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1547 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a8.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-8-3 | SKIP code |
| 5000.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-86 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e8b | Unicode hex code |
bureau, board, office, affair, conclusion, court lady, lady-in-waiting, her apartment
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
286 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 局 【キョク】 bureau, department, office (e.g. post, telephone), broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio), channel, exchange, affair, situation, game (of go, shogi, etc.)
- 局員 【キョクイン】 clerk, (bureau, post-office) staff
- 医局 【イキョク】 medical office (esp. in a hospital), doctor's office
- 開局 【カイキョク】 opening (of a broadcasting station, post office, bureau, etc.), establishment
Kun reading compounds
- 局 【つぼね】 court lady (Heian period), lady-in-waiting, separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady; Heian period), room for a very low class prostitute, very low class prostitute
- 局女郎 【つぼねじょろう】 prostitute of the lowest class (Edo period)
- 御局 【おつぼね】 court lady with her own private chamber or office, low-class prostitute (Edo period)
- お局 【おつぼね】 senior female worker who supervises junior employees in a domineering fashion
Readings
- Korean:
- gug
Spanish
- oficina
- departamento
Portuguese
- junta
- escritório
- caso
- conclusão
- dama da corte
- amante
- apartamento dela
French
- local
- pièce
- bureau
- affaire
- conclusion
- dame de cour
- dame d'honneur
- son appartement à elle
| 194 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 280 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 262 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 194 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1384 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 422 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 482 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 514 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 170 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 170 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 228 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 524 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3800 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1943 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2636 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1075 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7653 | Morohashi |
| 3063 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1412 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1066 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1147 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 228 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 279 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3749 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3r4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 3-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 7722.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-41 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5c40 | Unicode hex code |