| 193 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 277 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 259 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 272 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2378 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 443 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 645 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2485 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 597 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 607 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 313 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1116 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1367 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 738 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 991 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 436 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 15526 | Morohashi |
| 1078 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2879 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 429 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 460 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 437 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
553 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 橋 【キョウ】 pons (pontes), pons Varolii, pontine, part of the brain stem (links the medulla oblongata and cerebellum with the midbrain)
- 橋脚 【キョウキャク】 bridge pier, pontoon bridge
- 桟橋 【サンバシ】 wharf, bridge, jetty, pier
- 石橋 【イシバシ】 stone bridge
Kun reading compounds
- 橋 【はし】 bridge
- 橋渡し 【はしわたし】 mediation, good offices, go-between, intermediary, mediator, bridge (between), building a bridge
- 船橋 【ふなばし】 pontoon bridge, floating bridge, bridge (of a ship)
- 大橋 【おおはし】 large bridge, big bridge
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ばせ
- Korean:
- gyo
Spanish
- puente
Portuguese
- ponte
French
- pont
| 1849 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a12.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-12 | SKIP code |
| 4292.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-22 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6a4b | Unicode hex code |
西
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
259 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 西 【セイ】 Spain
- 西欧 【セイオウ】 Western Europe, the West, the Occident, Europe
- 南西 【ナンセイ】 southwest
- 北北西 【ホクホクセイ】 north-northwest
- 西方 【セイホウ】 western direction, Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise), western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
- 西遊 【セイユウ】 westward trip, trip to the West
- 西瓜 【スイカ】 watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
- 西班牙 【スペイン】 Spain
Kun reading compounds
- 西 【にし】 west
- 西方 【せいほう】 western direction, Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise), western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
- 南西 【なんせい】 southwest
- 京都外大西 【きょうとがいだいにし】 Kyoto Gaidainishi
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いり、 ひし、 むら
- Korean:
- seo
Spanish
- Oeste
- España
Portuguese
- oeste
- Espanha
French
- Ouest
- Espagne
| 96 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 169 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 152 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 167 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4273 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 28 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 83 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 336 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 72 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 72 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 40 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1638 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4333 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2193 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2951 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1616 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 34763 | Morohashi |
| 3520 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5514 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1602 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1728 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 198 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 128 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3275 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a6.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-6-1 | SKIP code |
| 1060.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 897f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1020 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 詰問 【キツモン】 cross-examination, close questioning, demanding an explanation
- 難詰 【ナンキツ】 reprimand
- 面詰 【メンキツ】 reprimanding (a person) personally, personal reproof
Kun reading compounds
- 詰める 【つめる】 to stuff into, to jam, to cram, to pack, to fill, to plug, to stop up, to shorten, to move closer together, to reduce (spending), to conserve, to focus intently on, to strain oneself to do, to go through thoroughly, to work out (details), to bring to a conclusion, to wind up, to be on duty, to be stationed, to corner (esp. an opponent's king in shogi), to trap, to checkmate, to cut off (one's finger as an act of apology), to catch (one's finger in a door, etc.), to do non-stop, to do continuously, to keep doing (without a break), to do completely, to do thoroughly, to force someone into a difficult situation by ...
- 詰め 【つめ】 stuffing, packing, end (esp. the foot of a bridge), lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony, tea master, endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively), sweet eel sauce, middle-aged woman, appointment to a particular workplace, using as the sole ground of judgement (judgment), continuing, keep doing for period of time
- 詰める 【つめる】 to stuff into, to jam, to cram, to pack, to fill, to plug, to stop up, to shorten, to move closer together, to reduce (spending), to conserve, to focus intently on, to strain oneself to do, to go through thoroughly, to work out (details), to bring to a conclusion, to wind up, to be on duty, to be stationed, to corner (esp. an opponent's king in shogi), to trap, to checkmate, to cut off (one's finger as an act of apology), to catch (one's finger in a door, etc.), to do non-stop, to do continuously, to keep doing (without a break), to do completely, to do thoroughly, to force someone into a difficult situation by ...
- お詰め 【おつめ】 lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony, tea master
- 詰まる 【つまる】 to be packed (with), to be full (space, schedule, etc.), to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.), to be clogged, to be plugged up, to shorten (width, interval, etc.), to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.), to narrow, to be at a loss, to be hard pressed, to end up, to be settled, to become a geminate consonant, to hit the ball near the handle of the bat
- 詰まるところ 【つまるところ】 in short, in brief, to sum up, ultimately, in the end, in the long run, when all is said and done, what it all comes down to, when you get right down to it
- 詰む 【つむ】 to become fine (of fabric), to be checkmated, to be hard pressed, to be at a loss, to reach the limits
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ずめ、 づめ
- Korean:
- hil
Spanish
- pedir informes
- empaquetar
- rellenar
- reprobar
- reprender
- trabajar duro
Portuguese
- empacotado
- fechar
- pressionar
- reprovar
- repreender
- culpa
French
- hermétiquement clos
- conserve
- coincé
- réprimande
- blâme
| 1144 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1035 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4359 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1507 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 901 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1142 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1195 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1576 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1678 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1920 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1021 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1380 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 349 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 35440 | Morohashi |
| 1521 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5609 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 343 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 367 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1665 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3077 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7a6.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-6 | SKIP code |
| 0466.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-45 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8a70 | Unicode hex code |