| 1916 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1360 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2569 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1200 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 687 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1062 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1239 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1305 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1081 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1201 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 528 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 324 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 399 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1091 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17573P | Morohashi |
| 440 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3154 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1082 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1163 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1361 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1381 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 涙液 【ルイエキ】 lacrimal fluid, tears
- 涙活 【ルイカツ】 therapeutic crying for stress relief, having a good cry
- 催涙 【サイルイ】 tear-inducing
- 感涙 【カンルイ】 tears (from being deeply moved), tears of gratitude
Kun reading compounds
- 涙 【なみだ】 tear, tears, lachrymal secretion, sympathy
- 涙ぐましい 【なみだぐましい】 touching, moving, painful
- 悔し涙 【くやしなみだ】 tears of regret, bitter tears, vexation, chagrin
- 忝涙 【かたじけなみだ】 tears of gratitude
Readings
- Korean:
- ru
Spanish
- lágrima
- compasión
- consolación
Portuguese
- lágrimas
- simpatia
French
- larme
- compassion
| 363 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a7.21 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 3313.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-62 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6d99 | Unicode hex code |
gland, (kokuji)
- On:
- セン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 腺 【セン】 gland
- 腺癌 【センガン】 adenocarcinoma
- 甲状腺 【コウジョウセン】 thyroid (gland)
- 胃腺 【イセン】 gastric gland
Readings
- Korean:
- seon
Spanish
- glándula
Portuguese
French
| 1817 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3796 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1254 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1309 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 950 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 29746 | Morohashi |
| 1035 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4847 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2466 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 141 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 4b9.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-9 | SKIP code |
| 7623.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-03 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 817a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
933 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 緩和 【カンワ】 relief, mitigation, alleviation, relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.), easing, softening
- 緩急 【カンキュウ】 high and low speed, fast and slow, pace, tempo, lenience and severity, emergency, crisis, dire situation
- 弛緩 【シカン】 relaxation (e.g. of muscles), becoming flaccid
- 軍紀弛緩 【グンキチカン】 lack of (slackness in) military discipline, demoralization
Kun reading compounds
- 緩い 【ゆるい】 loose, lenient, lax, gentle (curve, slope, etc.), slow, weak, soft, not firm, difficult, hard
- 緩やか 【ゆるやか】 loose, slack, gentle (slope, curve), slow (speed), lenient, liberal, lax
- 緩やかに進む 【ゆるやかにすすむ】 to proceed slowly
- 緩む 【ゆるむ】 to become loose, to slacken (e.g. rope), to become less tense, to relax, to let one's guard down, to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision), to become lax, to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression), (of ice) to partially melt, to decrease (e.g. speed), (of a market price) to go down slightly
- 緩める 【ゆるめる】 to loosen, to slacken, to relax (attention, efforts, etc.), to let down (one's guard), to relieve (tension), to relax (a rule), to ease (e.g. restrictions), to loosen (control), to reduce (speed), to slow down, to ease up, to make more gradual (of a slope)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ひろ
- Korean:
- wan
Spanish
- fácil
- despacio
- disminución
- mitigado
- aliviado
- aflojar(se)
- relajar(se)
- disminuir
- indulgente
Portuguese
- afrouxar
- relaxar
- diminuir
- moderar
- facilitar
French
- relâcher
- abaisser
- décompresser
- lâche (noeud)
- modéré
- aise
| 1112 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1267 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3584 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1454 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1639 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2659 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1089 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1140 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1271 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1549 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1757 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 943 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1272 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1971 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27669 | Morohashi |
| 1389 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4551 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1952 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2102 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1791 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2767 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a9.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-9 | SKIP code |
| 2294.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-43 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7de9 | Unicode hex code |