| 277 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 365 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 344 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 437 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2531 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 444 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 208 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 591 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.17 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 357 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 358 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 290 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1175 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 383 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 240 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 287 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 273 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17316 | Morohashi |
| 325 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3103 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 267 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 285 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 459 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 307 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
pour, irrigate, shed (tears), flow into, concentrate on, notes, comment, annotate
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
497 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 注 【チュウ】 annotation, explanatory note, comment
- 注意 【チュウイ】 attention, notice, heed, care, caution, precaution, looking out (for), watching out (for), advice, warning, caution, reminder, admonishment, reprimand, telling-off
- 受注 【ジュチュウ】 accepting an order, receiving an order, orders received, closed won
- 特注 【トクチュウ】 special order (goods), custom (made), bespoke
Kun reading compounds
- 注ぐ 【そそぐ】 to pour (into), to sprinkle on (from above), to water (e.g. plants), to pour onto, to spray, to shed (tears), to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on, to devote to, to fix (one's eyes) on, to flow into (e.g. of a river), to run into, to drain into, to fall (of rain, snow), to pour down
- 注す 【さす】 to pour, to add (liquid), to serve (drinks), to put on (lipstick, etc.), to apply, to colour, to dye, to light (a fire), to burn
- 注ぐ 【つぐ】 to pour (into a vessel), to fill (a cup, bowl, etc.) with, to dish out (food or drink)
Readings
- Korean:
- ju
Spanish
- derramar
- verter
- regar
- concentrarse
Portuguese
- derramar
- irrigar
- verter (lágrimas)
- desaguar
- colocar em(copos)
- notas
- comentário
- anotar
French
- verser
- se jeter dans
- arroser
- servir (boisson)
- note
- remarque
- annotation
- commentaire
| 372 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a5.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 3011.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-77 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6ce8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1097 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 釈明 【シャクメイ】 explanation, vindication
- 釈放 【シャクホウ】 release, liberation, acquittal
- 保釈 【ホシャク】 bail, releasing on bail
- 講釈 【コウシャク】 explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.), lecture, exposition, explanation (in a pompous fashion), (long-winded) lecture, storytelling
- 釈然 【シャクゼン】 fully satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.), happy, cleared of doubt
Readings
- Japanese names:
- しゃ
- Korean:
- seog
Spanish
- explicación
- interpretación
- perdón
- abreviatura de Buda
Portuguese
- explicação
French
- explication
- justification
| 802 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 885 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1214 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4809 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 660 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1841 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1395 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 595 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 605 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 763 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1800 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1876 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 997 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1349 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1927 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 40120P | Morohashi |
| 1484 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6203 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1908 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2057 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1494 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2262 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6b5.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-4 | SKIP code |
| 2798.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 91c8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
38 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 者 【シャ】 person, -er, expert, geisha, prostitute
- 芸者 【ゲイシャ】 geisha, professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
- 加害者 【カガイシャ】 perpetrator, wrong-doer, aggressor, assailant, offender
Kun reading compounds
- 者 【もの】 person
- 者ども 【ものども】 you, people
- 弱き者 【よわきもの】 weak person, the weak
- 若い者 【わかいもの】 young person, young people, youth, youngsters, young employee, young manservant, young follower
Readings
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- persona
Portuguese
- alguém
- pessoa
French
- personne
- quelqu'un
| 235 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 314 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 298 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 22 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3685 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 56 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 240 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 769 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 164 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 164 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 148 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1578 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3980 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2047 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2765 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1264 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 28852 | Morohashi |
| 3211 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4698 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1256 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1345 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 19 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 302 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1478 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c4.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 4-8-2 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 4460.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8005 | Unicode hex code |