| 429 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 332 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 316 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 336 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2574 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 612 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 686 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 845 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 864 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 219 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1194 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 531 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 327 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 402 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 146 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17529P | Morohashi |
| 443 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3158 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 144 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 155 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 458 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 357 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
345 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 消火 【ショウカ】 extinguishing a fire, fire fighting
- 消化 【ショウカ】 digestion (of food), digestion (of information), assimilation, thorough understanding, consumption, absorption, using up, meeting (e.g. a quota), completion, losing one's form and turning into something else
- 費消 【ヒショウ】 spending, consumption, misappropriation, embezzlement
- 曖昧性解消 【アイマイセイカイショウ】 disambiguation
Kun reading compounds
- 消える 【きえる】 to disappear, to vanish, to go out of sight, to go away, to become lost, to go out (of a fire, light, etc.), to die, to turn off (e.g. of a TV screen), to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.), to vanish (e.g. of hope), to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness), to disappear, to fade away (e.g. of footsteps), to wear away (e.g. of an inscription), to rub out (of writing), to fade (e.g. of ink), to be lost (e.g. of a tradition), to die out, to disappear
- 消す 【けす】 to erase, to rub out, to rub off, to cross out, to delete, to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.), to switch off, to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.), to put out, to remove (a smell, pain, etc.), to eliminate, to get rid of, to relieve (pain, anxiety, etc.), to neutralize (poison), to drown out (a sound), to deaden, to absorb, to muffle, to kill, to murder, to bump off, to rub out
Readings
- Korean:
- so
Spanish
- extinguirse
- apagarse
- desaparecer
- apagar
- extinguir
Portuguese
- extinguir
- apagar
- desligar
- neutralizar
- cancelar
French
- éteindre
- effacer
- disparaître
- neutraliser
- annuler
| 346 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a7.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 3912.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-35 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6d88 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N3
342 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 石 【セキ】 counter for jewels in a watch, counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
- 石材 【セキザイ】 (building) stone
- 一石 【イッセキ】 one game (of go)
- 投石 【トウセキ】 stone throwing
- 石神 【シャクジン】 stone which is worshipped, image of a god in stone
- 石南花 【シャクナゲ】 rhododendron
- 電磁石 【デンジシャク】 electromagnet
- 界磁石 【カイジシャク】 field magnet
- 石 【コク】 koku, traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres, measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
- 石高 【コクダカ】 (crop) yield, stipend (orig. assessed on the basis of a crop), salary
- 一石 【イッコク】 one koku (measure)
Kun reading compounds
- 石 【いし】 stone, jewel, precious stone, flint (in a lighter), stone, stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.), calculus
- 石垣 【いしがき】 stone wall
- 墓石 【ぼせき】 tombstone, gravestone
- 敷石 【しきいし】 paving stone, pavement
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いさ、 いす、 いわ、 し、 せっく、 と
- Korean:
- seog
Spanish
- piedra
Portuguese
- pedra
French
- pierre
| 44 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 72 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 45 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 276 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3176 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 102 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 763 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 172 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 78 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 78 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 102 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1397 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3689 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1884 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2564 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 114 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 24024 | Morohashi |
| 2971 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3985 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 113 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 118 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 347 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 44 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3377 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-3 | SKIP code |
| 1026.0 | Four corner code |
| 1060.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-48 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 77f3 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
1717 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 灰色 【ハイイロ】 grey, gray, ashen
- 灰色植物門 【カイショクショクブツモン】 Glaucophyta (phylum of freshwater microscopic algae)
- 石灰 【セッカイ】 lime, quicklime, caustic lime
- 生石灰 【セイセッカイ】 quick lime
Kun reading compounds
- 灰 【はい】 ash, ashes
- 灰色 【はいいろ】 grey, gray, ashen
- 死の灰 【しのはい】 lethal radioactive fallout, atomic dust
- 降灰 【こうかい】 fall of (volcanic) ash, falling ash
Readings
- Korean:
- hoe
Spanish
- ceniza
- cremar
Portuguese
- cinzas
- suco adstringente
- cremar
French
- cendre
- lessive
- incinéré
| 834 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 818 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1788 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 820 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1325 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 712 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 302 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1343 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1426 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 874 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1261 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3699 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1892 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2573 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 170 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 18859 | Morohashi |
| 2979 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3396 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 168 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 180 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 840 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3362 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2p4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 7128.9 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-05 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7070 | Unicode hex code |