| 13 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 15 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 8 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 432 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2743 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 15 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 69 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 52 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
| 20 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 20 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 18 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1260 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4273 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2159 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2911 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 163 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 18850 | Morohashi |
| 3463 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3394 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 161 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 173 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 27 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
574 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 火 【カ】 Tuesday, fire (second of the five elements)
- 火炎瓶 【カエンビン】 Molotov cocktail, petrol bomb, gasoline bomb
- 発火 【ハッカ】 ignition, combustion, catching fire, firing a blank cartridge, discharge of a gun without bullets
- 点火 【テンカ】 ignition, lighting, firing, setting off
Kun reading compounds
- 火 【ひ】 fire, flame, blaze
- 火口 【ひぐち】 burner, nozzle, origin of a fire
- 飛び火 【とびひ】 leaping flames, flying sparks, spread of fire (due to leaping flames), repercussions in unanticipated areas, spilling over, effects of an incident spreading to those seemingly uninvolved, impetigo contagiosa
- 不知火 【しらぬい】 phosphorescent light, mysterious lights on the sea, sea fire
Readings
- Korean:
- hwa
Spanish
- fuego
- flama
- llama
Portuguese
- fogo
French
- feu
| 1162 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4d0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 1-1-3 | SKIP code |
| 9080.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-48 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 706b | Unicode hex code |
punish, penalty, sentence, punishment
- On:
- ケイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
864 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 刑 【ケイ】 penalty, sentence, punishment
- 刑事 【ケイジ】 (police) detective, criminal matter
- 量刑 【リョウケイ】 judge's sentence, assessment of a case
- 求刑 【キュウケイ】 recommended sentence, prosecution's demand for punishment
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おさか、 ぎょう
- Korean:
- hyeong
Spanish
- pena
- sentencia
- castigo
Portuguese
- Punir
- penalidade
- sentença
- punição
French
- peine
- sanction
- condamnation
- punition
| 1193 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 848 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 670 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1001 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1091 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 258 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 887 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 908 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1052 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 185 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1024 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 555 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 734 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 686 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1886 | Morohashi |
| 830 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 461 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 679 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 734 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1061 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3243 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2f4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-2 | SKIP code |
| 1240.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-26 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5211 | Unicode hex code |