| 1601 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1319 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2508 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1097 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 668 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 399 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 936 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 964 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1129 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1166 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 306 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 195 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 231 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1906 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17189 | Morohashi |
| 261 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3069 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1888 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2033 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1139 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1271 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 沈着 【チンチャク】 composure, calmness, self-possession, presence of mind, depositing (at the bottom), deposition, accumulation, adherence
- 沈下 【チンカ】 sinking, subsidence
- 浮沈 【フチン】 floating and sinking, rise and fall, ebb and flow, ups and downs
- 撃沈 【ゲキチン】 (attacking and) sinking (a ship), sending (a ship) to the bottom
- 沈香 【ジンコウ】 agarwood, aloeswood, gharuwood, eaglewood, agalloch, agallochum, aquilaria tree, lign aloes
- 沈香も焚かず屁も放らず 【ジンコウモタカズヘモヒラズ】 having few faults as well as few virtues, not burning agarwood (incense); not passing wind
Kun reading compounds
- 沈む 【しずむ】 to sink, to go under, to submerge, to go down (e.g. sun), to set, to descend, to feel depressed, to become subdued, to become somber
- 沈む瀬あれば浮かぶ瀬あり 【しずむせあればうかぶせあり】 life has its ups and downs, he who falls today may rise tomorrow
- 沈める 【しずめる】 to sink (e.g. a ship), to submerge, to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair), to floor (an opponent)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- しん
- Korean:
- chim, sim
Spanish
- hundido
- sumergido
- deprimido
- desanimado
- hundirse
- sumergirse
- deprimirse
- desanimarse
Portuguese
- afundar
- submergir
- abaixar
- deprimir-se
- aloés
French
- couler
- être submergé
- s'enfoncer
- être déprimé
- aloès
| 357 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a4.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 3411.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-36-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6c88 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1110 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 埋蔵 【マイゾウ】 burying in the ground, having underground deposits
- 埋葬 【マイソウ】 burial
Kun reading compounds
- 埋める 【うめる】 to bury (e.g. in the ground), to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall), to cause to be packed, to plug (a gap), to stop (a gap), to bridge (a difference, a gap), to fill (a seat, a vacant position), to fill out (a form, a sheet), to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.), to make amends, to compensate for, to put cold water (in a bath), to cover, to scatter something over
- 埋まる 【うまる】 to be buried, to be covered, to be surrounded, to overflow, to be crowded, to be filled, to be repaid (e.g. debt), to be replenished, to be filled (e.g. blank, vacancy, schedule)
- 埋もれる 【うもれる】 to be buried, to be covered, to be hidden
- 埋める 【うずめる】 to cover, to bury (e.g. one's face in hands), to submerge, to fill (completely), to stuff, to pack, to cram, to fill up
- 埋まる 【うまる】 to be buried, to be covered, to be surrounded, to overflow, to be crowded, to be filled, to be repaid (e.g. debt), to be replenished, to be filled (e.g. blank, vacancy, schedule)
- 埋ける 【いける】 to bury (in the ground), to cover (coals) with ash, to bank (a fire), to get (charcoal) going (in a hibachi)
Readings
- Korean:
- mae
Spanish
- enterrado
- relleno
- incrustado
- ser enterrado
- ser rellenado
- enterrar
- rellenar
- incrustar
Portuguese
- enterrar
- ocupar-se
- embutido
French
- enterrer
- être rempli
- enfoncé
| 1833 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1226 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1084 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1615 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 432 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1041 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1826 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1975 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1261 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 375 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 484 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 300 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 364 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 181 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5116 | Morohashi |
| 403 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1020 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 179 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 191 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1319 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1472 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3b7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 4611.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-68 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 57cb | Unicode hex code |
工
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
299 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 工 【コウ】 (factory) worker
- 工員 【コウイン】 factory worker
- 起工 【キコウ】 setting to work
- 商工 【ショウコウ】 commerce and industry
- 工夫 【クフウ】 devising (a way), contriving, inventing, thinking up, figuring out, coming up with, working out, device, design, idea, plan, invention, dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
- 工面 【クメン】 contrivance, managing (to raise money), one's financial condition
- 竹細工 【タケザイク】 bamboo work, bamboo ware
- 寄せ木細工 【ヨセギザイク】 wooden mosaic work, parquetry, wooden mosaic (e.g. on a piece of furniture), marquetry, marqueterie
- 具合 【グアイ】 condition, state, health, state (of health), way, manner, circumstance, luck, face, dignity, decency, propriety
- 工面 【クメン】 contrivance, managing (to raise money), one's financial condition
Readings
- Japanese names:
- もく
- Korean:
- gong
Spanish
- construcción
- fabricación
- obrero
Portuguese
- ofício
- construção
French
- ingénierie
- industrie
- construction
- radical katakana E (no. 48)
| 71 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 125 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 113 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 169 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1451 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 77 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 161 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 39 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 139 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 139 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 379 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 550 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4190 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2118 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2866 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 76 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8714 | Morohashi |
| 3381 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1532 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 76 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 80 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 173 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 84 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3172 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a3.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 1010.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5de5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
100 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 法 【ホウ】 law, act, principle, method, mood, dharma, law
- 法案 【ホウアン】 bill (law), measure
- 航法 【コウホウ】 sailing, navigation
- 会社更生法 【カイシャコウセイホウ】 Corporate Rehabilitation Law
- 法被 【ハッピ】 happi coat, happy coat, workman's livery coat, traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
- 法度 【ハット】 ban, prohibition, taboo, something forbidden, law, ordinance (esp. in the middle ages)
- 法師 【ホウシ】 Buddhist priest, bonze, layman dressed like a priest, person
- 法華経 【ホケキョウ】 Lotus Sutra
Kun reading compounds
- 法 【のり】 rule, law, regulation, model, pattern, teachings of Buddha, Buddhist doctrine, transverse measurement, measurement across, side-slope, slope
- 法の筵 【のりのむしろ】 preaching place
- 内法 【うちのり】 inside measure
- 外法 【そとのり】 outside measurements
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ほ
- Korean:
- beob
Spanish
- método
- ley
- doctrina
Portuguese
- método
- lei
- regra
- princípio
- modelo
- sistema
French
- méthode
- loi
- règle
- principe
- modèle
- système
| 513 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 612 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 584 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 145 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2535 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 213 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 676 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 824 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 123 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 123 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 518 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1181 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 391 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 248 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 295 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 758 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17290 | Morohashi |
| 333 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3107 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 751 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 813 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 100 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 516 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 371 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a5.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 3413.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6cd5 | Unicode hex code |