| 1681 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1185 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2711 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1503 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 709 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2612 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 957 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 987 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 627 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1256 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 956 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 535 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 697 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2034 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 18442 | Morohashi |
| 777 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3349 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2015 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2171 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1837 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1200 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 濃 【ノウ】 dark (color), concentrated, thick
- 濃厚 【ノウコウ】 rich (flavor, color, etc.), strong (e.g. odor), heavy, thick (soup, makeup, etc.), dense, probable, (very) likely, strong (suspicion, sense, etc.), pronounced, passionate, sensuous, hot
- 特濃 【トクノウ】 highly concentrated, thick, rich, dark
Kun reading compounds
- 濃い 【こい】 deep (colour), dark, strong (flavour, smell, etc.), thick (consistency), dense, strong (possibility, etc.), thick (i.e. "as thick as thieves"), close, deep (love, etc.)
- 濃い口 【こいくち】 rich (taste), dark-coloured, thick, heavy, dark soy sauce
Readings
- Japanese names:
- の
- Korean:
- nong
Spanish
- concentrado
- espeso
- tupido
- oscuro
- profundo
Portuguese
- concentrado
- grosso
- espesso
- não diluído
French
- concentré
- non dilué
- épais
- sombre
| 365 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a13.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-13 | SKIP code |
| 3513.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6fc3 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
909 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 縮 【シュク】 wearing armour (armor), counter for suits of armour
- 縮小 【シュクショウ】 reduction, curtailment, cut, cutback, scaling down, contraction, shrinkage
- 凝縮 【ギョウシュク】 condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.), condensation (of a vapour or gas)
- 濃縮 【ノウシュク】 concentration (e.g. of a solution), enrichment, condensation
Kun reading compounds
- 縮む 【ちぢむ】 to shrink, to contract, to diminish (in size)
- 縮まる 【ちぢまる】 to shorten, to narrow, to close, to shrink
- 縮める 【ちぢめる】 to shorten, to reduce, to condense, to shrink, to crumple (fabric), to wrinkle, to make (one's body) smaller, to draw in (one's legs), to duck (one's head)
- 縮れる 【ちぢれる】 to be wavy, to be curled, to be frizzled
- 縮らす 【ちぢらす】 to curl, to crimp
Readings
- Korean:
- chug
Spanish
- acortar
- reducir
- restringir
- encoger
- contraerse
- estar rizado
- rizar
Portuguese
- encolher
- contrair
- enrugar
- ruga
- reduzir
French
- rétrécir
- contracter
- raccourcir
- friser
- réduire
| 904 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 893 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 924 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3608 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1142 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1646 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2813 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1110 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1162 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 884 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1558 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1790 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 955 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1290 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1348 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27815 | Morohashi |
| 1414 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4585 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1336 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1434 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 999 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2778 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a11.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-11 | SKIP code |
| 2396.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-44 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7e2e | Unicode hex code |