| 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 N1
848 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 秀 【シュウ】 preeminence, supremacy, distinction, excellence
- 秀作 【シュウサク】 excellent (piece of) work
- 閨秀 【ケイシュウ】 accomplished lady, talented woman, eminent woman
- 清秀 【セイシュウ】 having refined and distinguished features, having a bright face
Kun reading compounds
- 秀でる 【ひいでる】 to excel, to surpass, to be superior, to be better (than others at something), to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows), to be prominent, to stand out
Readings
- Japanese names:
- しゅ、 しょう、 ひで、 ひでし、 ほ
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- sobresaliente
- excelente
- sobresalir
- sobrepasar
Portuguese
- superar
- excelência
- beleza
- superação
French
- excellence
- exceller
- beauté
- dépasser
| 1355 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 859 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3263 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 973 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1582 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 726 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1683 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1798 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1171 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1429 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3152 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1616 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2202 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 923 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 24911 | Morohashi |
| 2545 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4123 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 914 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 980 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1142 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2245 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5d2.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 2-1-7 | SKIP code |
| 2-1-6 | SKIP code |
| 2-5-3 | SKIP code |
| 2022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-08 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 79c0 | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あきら
- Korean:
- chang
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 1004 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 13867 | Morohashi |
| 2442 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 4c5.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 3623.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-58-68 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6636 | Unicode hex code |