| 1088 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1468 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2663 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1512 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1490 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1857 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1267 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1341 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1392 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1229 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 809 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 472 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 603 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1298 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 18032 | Morohashi |
| 658 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3282 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1289 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1384 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1638 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1238 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 滑落 【カツラク】 sliding down (a slope, mountainside), slipping down
- 滑液 【カツエキ】 synovial fluid
- 平滑 【ヘイカツ】 smooth, even, level, flat
- 粘滑 【ネンカツ】 mucilaginous, demulcent
Kun reading compounds
- 滑る 【すべる】 to slide, to glide, to skate, to ski, to slip, to skid, to be slippery, to fail (an examination), to lose (a position), to be demoted, to bomb (when telling a joke), to fall flat
- 滑らか 【なめらか】 smooth (of a surface), glassy, velvety, soft, smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.), fluent (speech), fluid, trouble-free, continuously differentiable
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かり、 なめり
- Korean:
- hwal, gol
Spanish
- deslizar
- resbalar
- deslizarse
- resbalarse
- suavidad
Portuguese
- Escorregadio
- deslizar
- escorregar
- falhar
French
- glisser
- glissant
- rater
| 346 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a10.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-10 | SKIP code |
| 3712.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6ed1 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
304 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 空 【クウ】 empty air, sky, shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon), emptiness, air force, fruitlessness, meaninglessness, void (one of the five elements), empty (e.g. set)
- 空域 【クウイキ】 airspace
- 領空 【リョウクウ】 territorial airspace
- 防空 【ボウクウ】 air defense, air defence
Kun reading compounds
- 空 【そら】 sky, the air, the heavens, weather, far-off place, distant place, state of mind, feeling, (from) memory, (by) heart, falsehood, lie, somehow, vaguely, fake
- 空模様 【そらもよう】 look of the sky, weather
- 定めなき空 【さだめなきそら】 changeable weather
- 晴れた空 【はれたそら】 clear sky, cloudless sky
- 開く 【あく】 to open (e.g. doors), to open (e.g. business, etc.), to be empty, to be vacant, to be available, to be free, to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.), to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.), to come to an end, to open (one's eyes, mouth, etc.), to have a hole, to form a gap, to have an interval (between events)
- 空き 【あき】 space, room, gap, emptiness, vacancy, opening, empty seat, free time, time to spare, disuse, unused thing
- 空き缶 【あきかん】 empty can
- 開ける 【あける】 to open (a door, etc.), to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package), to unlock, to open (for business, etc.), to empty, to remove, to make space, to make room, to move out, to clear out, to be away from (e.g. one's house), to leave (temporarily), to dawn, to grow light, to end (of a period, season), to begin (of the New Year), to leave (one's schedule) open, to make time (for), to make (a hole), to open up (a hole)
- 空 【から】 emptiness, being empty, not carrying anything, unburdened, empty-handed, dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.), false, no-show (reservation), put-on (cheeriness, courage, etc.), empty (compliments), insincere
- 空手 【からて】 karate, being empty-handed, having nothing in one's hands
- もぬけの殻 【もぬけのから】 completely empty (of a residence, etc.), vacant, deserted, body from which the soul has left, corpse, shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
- 空く 【すく】 to become less crowded, to thin out, to get empty, to be hungry
- 空かす 【すかす】 to feel hungry, to get hungry
- 虚しい 【むなしい】 empty, void, vacant, vain, fruitless, futile, ineffective, lifeless
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うつ、 き、 く
- Korean:
- gong
Spanish
- cielo
- atmósfera
- vacío
- vacante
- quedarse vacío
- vaciar
Portuguese
- esvaziar
- ceú
- desocupado
- vazio
- vácuo
French
- vide
- ciel
- vacant
- creux
| 65 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 66 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 15 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 233 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3317 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 184 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 77 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 723 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.17 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 140 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 140 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 461 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1452 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2767 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1418 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1913 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1327 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 25415 | Morohashi |
| 2227 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4192 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1317 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1414 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 304 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 73 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 772 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3m5.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 2-5-3 | SKIP code |
| 3010.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-85 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7a7a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
735 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 爆 【バク】 burst of laughter, roar of laughter, in copious amounts
- 爆音 【バクオン】 (sound of an) explosion or detonation, roar (of a machine)
- 起爆 【キバク】 ignition, detonation, triggering, explosion
- 水爆 【スイバク】 hydrogen bomb
Kun reading compounds
- 爆ぜる 【はぜる】 to burst open, to pop, to split
Readings
- Korean:
- pog, bag
Spanish
- estallar
- reventar
- explotar
Portuguese
- bomba
- explodir
- estouro
- fender
French
- bombe
- faire éclater
- exploser
- craquer
| 1702 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 475 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2818 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 923 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 723 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1015 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1053 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1044 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1273 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1415 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 751 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1020 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1820 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 19540 | Morohashi |
| 1101 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3505 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1802 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1942 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 309 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 1915 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1142 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4d15.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-15 | SKIP code |
| 1-1-18 | SKIP code |
| 9683.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-90 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7206 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
853 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 弾 【ダン】 counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.), counter for bullets
- 弾圧 【ダンアツ】 oppression, suppression, pressure
- 防弾 【ボウダン】 bulletproof, bombproof
- 砲弾 【ホウダン】 shell, cannonball
- 弾棋 【ダンギ】 ancient Chinese board game similar to go
- 弾指 【ダンシ】 snapping the fingers (esp. by striking the side of the middle finger with the thumb; to indicate consent, joy, a warning, etc.), moment, instant, criticism, shunning, rejection
Kun reading compounds
- 弾く 【ひく】 to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
- 弾む 【はずむ】 to spring, to bound, to bounce, to be stimulated, to be encouraged, to get lively, to pay handsomely, to splurge, to part eagerly with (money, etc.), to breathe hard, to pant, to be out of breath
- 玉 【たま】 ball, sphere, globe, orb, bead (of sweat, dew, etc.), drop, droplet, ball (in sports), pile (of noodles, etc.), bullet, bulb (i.e. a light bulb), lens (of glasses, etc.), bead (of an abacus), ball (i.e. a testicle), gem, jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively), pearl, female entertainer (e.g. a geisha), person (when commenting on their nature), character, item, funds or person used as part of a plot, egg, okonomiyaki, coin, precious, beautiful, excellent
- 弾傷 【たまきず】 bullet wound, gunshot wound
- 弾く 【はじく】 to flip, to snap, to flick, to repel, to use (an abacus), to calculate, to strum, to pluck the strings (of a guitar, etc.)
- 弾ける 【はじける】 to burst open, to split open, to pop, to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor), to bounce, to bound
- 弾正台 【だんじょうだい】 Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (1869-1871), Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (under the ritsuryō system)
Readings
- Korean:
- tan
Spanish
- bala
- pelota
- chasquido
- golpe seco
- chasquear
- tocar (piano
- guitarra
- etc.)
Portuguese
- Bala (arma)
- fanhoso
- sacudidela
- estalo
French
- boulet
- rebond
- chiquenaude
- vibration
| 1570 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 933 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1575 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1099 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1272 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1880 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1539 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1641 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 590 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 613 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 697 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 418 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 524 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1950 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9836P | Morohashi |
| 572 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1699 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1931 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2081 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1529 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3555 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3h9.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 1925.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-38 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5f3e | Unicode hex code |