| 498 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 401 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 378 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1222 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 131 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 820 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 662 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 140 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1206 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1269 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1095 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1153 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 43 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 24 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 25 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 133 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17087 | Morohashi |
| 39 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3032 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 131 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 138 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 259 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
1450 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 氷柱 【ツララ】 icicle, ice pillar (for cooling a room), ice
- 氷山 【ヒョウザン】 iceberg
- 海氷 【カイヒョウ】 sea ice
- 解氷 【カイヒョウ】 a thaw
Kun reading compounds
- 氷 【こおり】 ice, shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
- 氷水 【こおりみず】 ice water, shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
- 人造氷 【じんぞうこおり】 artificial ice
- 雪氷 【せっぴょう】 snow and ice, snow ice, frozen snow
- 氷 【ひ】 ice, hail
- 氷柱 【つらら】 icicle, ice pillar (for cooling a room), ice
- 薄ら氷 【うすらひ】 thin ice
- 凍る 【こおる】 to freeze, to become frozen, to freeze over
Readings
- Japanese names:
- すい
- Korean:
- bing
Spanish
- hielo
- congelado
Portuguese
- estalactite
- gelo
- granizo
- geada
- congela
French
- glace
- glaçon
- grêle
- geler
- congeler
| 1142 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a1.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-3 | SKIP code |
| 4-5-3 | SKIP code |
| 3223.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-41-25 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6c37 | Unicode hex code |
食
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
328 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 食 【ショク】 food, foodstuff, eating, appetite, meal, portion
- 食 【ショク】 eclipse (solar, lunar, etc.), occultation
- 飽食 【ホウショク】 eating until one is full, eating one's fill, gorging (on), satiation, having adequate food, having all one needs (for daily living), plenty
- 会食 【カイショク】 eating together, dining together, having a meal together
- 食 【ショク】 food, foodstuff, eating, appetite, meal, portion
- 食堂 【ジキドウ】 dining hall (at a temple)
- 断食 【ダンジキ】 fasting, fast
- 斎食 【サイジキ】 morning meal (for priests, monks, etc.), food offering at a Buddhist ceremony
Kun reading compounds
- 食う 【くう】 to eat, to live, to make a living, to survive, to bite, to sting (as insects do), to tease, to torment, to taunt, to make light of, to make fun of, to encroach on, to eat into, to consume, to defeat a superior, to threaten a position, to consume time and-or resources, to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event), to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time
- 食うや食わず 【くうやくわず】 (living) from hand to mouth, living on the fringe of subsistence
- 食らう 【くらう】 to eat, to drink, to wolf, to knock back, to receive (e.g. a blow), to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable), to undergo (trouble)
- 食べる 【たべる】 to eat, to live on (e.g. a salary), to live off, to subsist on
- 食べるラー油 【たべるラーゆ】 chili oil mixed with chopped garlic, onions, etc.
- 食む 【はむ】 to eat (fodder, grass, etc.), to receive (a salary), to receive a stipend from one's lord
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぐい
- Korean:
- sig, sa
Spanish
- alimento
- comida
- eclipse
- comer
Portuguese
- comer
- comida
- alimento
French
- manger
- nourriture
| 253 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 163 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 146 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 269 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5154 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 283 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 99 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1159 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 322 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 322 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 131 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1900 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2578 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1316 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1787 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1484 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 44014 | Morohashi |
| 2075 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6674 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1472 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1582 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 207 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 180 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2865 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8b0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 8073.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 98df | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2133 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 先端 【センタン】 pointed end, tip, point, cusp (of a leaf, crescent moon, etc.), apex (of a curve), forefront, vanguard, spearhead, leading edge
- 先鋭 【センエイ】 radical, acute, sharp
- 肺尖 【ハイセン】 pulmonary apex, apex of a lung
- 刀尖 【トウセン】 tip of a sword
Kun reading compounds
- 尖る 【とがる】 to taper to a point, to become pointed, to become sharp, to look displeased, to look sour, to be on edge, to be touchy
- 切っ先 【きっさき】 point (of a sword, etc.), pointed verbal attack
- 雛頭 【ひなさき】 slightly protruding part of the front of an eboshi, clitoris
- 鋭い 【するどい】 sharp (knife, claws, etc.), pointed, sharp (pain, tone, etc.), acute, stabbing, cutting (remark, criticism, etc.), stinging, biting, fierce (attack), pointed (question, look, etc.), piercing (gaze), shrill (sound), keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.), acute, sharp (eye, mind, etc.), astute, shrewd, discerning, penetrating (insight, question, etc.), perceptive
Readings
- Korean:
- cheom
Spanish
- puntiagudo
- afilado
- disgustado
- hacerse puntiagudo
- hacerse afilado
Portuguese
French
| 1357 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2700 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1864 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 7480 | Morohashi |
| 2176 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1393 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2903 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2912 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 3n3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 9043.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-77 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5c16 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1836 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 峰頭 【ホウトウ】 summit of a peak
- 未踏峰 【ミトウホウ】 unclimbed mountain
- 高峰 【コウホウ】 high mountain, lofty peak
Kun reading compounds
- 峰 【みね】 peak, summit, ridge, top, back of a blade
- 峰打ち 【みねうち】 striking with the back of the sword
- 剣ヶ峰 【けんがみね】 rim of a volcano (esp. Mt. Fuji), wrestling ring, dire or risky situation with no room for error, sink-or-swim position
- 峰々 【みねみね】 peaks
- 剣ヶ峰 【けんがみね】 rim of a volcano (esp. Mt. Fuji), wrestling ring, dire or risky situation with no room for error, sink-or-swim position
- 峰々 【みねみね】 peaks
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぶ、 ほ
- Korean:
- bong
Spanish
- apogeo
- cumbre
- cima
- pico
- filo (espada)
Portuguese
- reunião de cúpula
- pico
French
- sommet
- pointe
- pic
| 1799 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1369 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1423 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1272 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1241 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1351 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1350 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1433 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1848 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 544 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 494 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 306 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 372 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1576 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8094 | Morohashi |
| 411 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1473 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1562 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1683 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1327 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1255 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3o7.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 2250.4 | Four corner code |
| 2775.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-86 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5cf0 | Unicode hex code |