| 583 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 478 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 455 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 332 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 137 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 584 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 664 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 537 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 724 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 737 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 933 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1155 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4365 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2210 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2974 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 943 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17105 | Morohashi |
| 3550 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3036 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 934 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1004 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 297 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 478 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
220 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 求職 【キュウショク】 job hunting, seeking employment
- 求刑 【キュウケイ】 recommended sentence, prosecution's demand for punishment
- 身代金要求 【ミノシロキンヨウキュウ】 ransom demand
- 希求 【キキュウ】 longing, great desire, aspiration
- 求道 【キュウドウ】 seeking after truth
- 求道者 【キュウドウシャ】 seeker after truth, one who seeks the way
- 勤求 【ゴング】 inquiring the Buddha way
- 欣求 【ゴング】 earnest aspiration (to go to paradise)
Kun reading compounds
- 求める 【もとめる】 to want, to wish for, to request, to demand, to require, to ask for, to seek, to search for, to look for, to pursue (pleasure), to hunt (a job), to find (a solution), to purchase, to buy
Readings
- Korean:
- gu
Spanish
- petición
- demanda
- buscar
- pedir
- demandar
- reclamar
- desear
Portuguese
- solicitação
- desejar
- deseja para
- requer
- demanda
French
- réclamer
- demander
- vouloir
- désirer
| 1442 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2b5.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-7-3 | SKIP code |
| 4313.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6c42 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N4
101 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 不 【フ】 un-, non-, negative prefix
- 不安 【フアン】 anxiety, uneasiness, worry, apprehension, fear, insecurity, suspense
- 意味不 【イミフ】 of uncertain meaning, ambiguous, cryptic, nonsensical, incomprehensible, perplexing
- 社不 【シャフ】 person unfit for society, misfit
- 無 【ブ】 un-, non-, bad ..., poor ...
- 不気味 【ブキミ】 weird, eerie, ominous, creepy, uncanny, unearthly
Readings
- Korean:
- bu, bul
Spanish
- prefijo negativo: in-
- des-
Portuguese
- Prefixo negativo
- negativa
- não
- feia
- ruim
- deselegante
French
- négation
- non
- mauvais
- laid
- maladroit
| 500 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 600 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 572 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 134 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 17 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 130 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 104 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 94 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 94 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 94 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 422 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 10 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4242 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2141 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2890 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1225 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 19 | Morohashi |
| 3434 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 13 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1217 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1302 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 103 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 444 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3154 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-4-1 | SKIP code |
| 3-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 3-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 1090.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-41-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e0d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
175 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 得 【トク】 profit, advantage, benefit, gain, rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
- 得意 【トクイ】 satisfaction, pride, triumph, elation, one's strong point, one's forte, one's specialty, regular customer, regular client, patron
- 拾得 【シュウトク】 finding (lost property), picking up
- 体得 【タイトク】 mastery, learning through experience, realization, realisation, comprehension
Kun reading compounds
- 得る 【える】 to get, to earn, to acquire, to procure, to gain, to secure, to attain, to obtain, to win, to understand, to comprehend, to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment), to get (ill), to be able to ..., can ...
- 得る 【うる】 to be able to ..., can ..., to get, to acquire, to obtain, to procure, to earn, to win, to gain, to secure, to attain
- 得撫草 【うるっぷそう】 weaselsnout (Lagotis glauca)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あつ、 てろ
- Korean:
- deug
Spanish
- ventaja
- beneficio
- provecho
- conseguir
- obtener
Portuguese
- ganho
- obtem
- achado
- ganhar
- adquirir
- poder
- capacidade
- lucro
- vantagem
- benefício
French
- obtenir
- gain
- gagner
- trouver
- acquérir
- pouvoir
- profit
- avantage
- bénéfice
| 850 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 587 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 761 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 358 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1622 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 340 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 523 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1299 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 374 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 375 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 643 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 631 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 577 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 351 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 435 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 885 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10137 | Morohashi |
| 477 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1755 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 876 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 941 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 167 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 574 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2048 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3i8.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 2624.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5f97 | Unicode hex code |
suffering, trial, worry, hardship, feel bitter, scowl
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
623 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 苦 【ク】 pain, anguish, suffering, distress, anxiety, worry, trouble, difficulty, hardship, duhkha (suffering)
- 苦境 【クキョウ】 difficult situation, adverse circumstances, predicament, trouble, dilemma, distress
- 生活苦 【セイカツク】 hardships of life (esp. due to lack of money), life's struggles
- 病苦 【ビョウク】 pain of sickness
Kun reading compounds
- 苦しい 【くるしい】 painful, difficult, tough, hard, distressing, (psychologically) difficult, stressful, awkward (e.g. position), straitened (circumstances), tight (financial situation), needy, struggling, strained (interpretation, explanation, etc.), lame (e.g. excuse), forced (e.g. smile), far-fetched, hard to do, unpleasant
- 苦しい言い訳 【くるしいいいわけ】 lame excuse, poor excuse
- 苦しむ 【くるしむ】 to suffer, to groan, to be worried
- 苦しめる 【くるしめる】 to torment, to pain, to inflict (physical) pain, to hurt, to harass, to cause (emotional) pain, to afflict, to distress, to bother, to trouble, to stump, to baffle
- 苦い 【にがい】 bitter
- 苦い薬 【にがいくすり】 bitter medicine
- 苦る 【にがる】 to feel bitter, to scowl
Readings
- Korean:
- go
Spanish
- sufrimiento
- pena
- doloroso
- penoso
- trabajoso
- amargo
Portuguese
- sofrimento
- experiência
- preocupar
- dificuldade
- sentir- se amargo
- tristeza
French
- souffrir
- peine
- affliction
- souci
- amer
- renfrogné
| 197 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 283 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 264 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 597 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3928 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 264 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 864 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 687 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 545 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 554 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 342 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 646 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2789 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1433 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1932 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 230 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 30797P | Morohashi |
| 2243 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5009 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 225 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 239 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 344 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 295 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1977 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k5.24 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 4460.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 82e6 | Unicode hex code |