| 285 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 196 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 179 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 141 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 804 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 229 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 714 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 169 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 169 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 399 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1275 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2587 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1322 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1793 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 171 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 18980 | Morohashi |
| 2084 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3412 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 169 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 181 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 175 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 185 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
165 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 点 【テン】 dot, spot, point, speck, mark, mark (in an exam, etc.), grade, score, points, point (in a game), score, goal, run, point, point, aspect, matter, detail, part, respect, way, viewpoint, (punctuation) mark (e.g. comma, period, decimal point), dot, "dot" stroke (in a Chinese character), counter for points, marks, goals, etc., counter for goods, items, articles of clothing, works of art, etc.
- 点検 【テンケン】 detailed inspection, thorough examination, checking
- 最重点 【サイジュウテン】 very important point
- 同点 【ドウテン】 same score, deadlock, tie, draw
Kun reading compounds
- 点ける 【つける】 to turn on, to switch on, to light up
- 点く 【つく】 to be lit (of a lamp, burner, etc.), to catch fire, to ignite, to start burning, to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.), to come on
- 点てる 【たてる】 to make tea (matcha), to perform the tea ceremony
- 注す 【さす】 to pour, to add (liquid), to serve (drinks), to put on (lipstick, etc.), to apply, to colour, to dye, to light (a fire), to burn
- 灯す 【ともす】 to light (a candle, lamp, etc.), to turn on (a light)
- 灯す 【ともす】 to light (a candle, lamp, etc.), to turn on (a light)
Readings
- Korean:
- jeom
Spanish
- punto
- marca
Portuguese
- ponto
- marca
- ponto decimal
French
- point
- note
- allumer
- virgule (décimales)
| 1240 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2m7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 2-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 2133.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 70b9 | Unicode hex code |
rod, stick, cane, pole, club, line
- On:
- ボウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
1455 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 棒 【ボウ】 pole, rod, stick, baton, line, dash, spoken monotonously
- 棒状 【ボウジョウ】 cylinder or rod-shaped
- 用心棒 【ヨウジンボウ】 bodyguard, bouncer, (security) guard, bar (on a door), bolt, stick or pole used for self-defence
- 指揮棒 【シキボウ】 conductor's stick, conductor's baton
Readings
- Korean:
- bong, bang
Spanish
- barra
- vara
- bastón
- palo
- sin variación
- invariable
Portuguese
- vara
- pau
- poste
- bastão
- ramo
French
- bâton
- baguette
- canne
- barre
- perche
- massue
- ligne
| 987 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 975 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1424 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2302 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1121 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 636 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1623 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1543 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1645 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 988 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1105 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1237 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 671 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 894 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1589 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14929 | Morohashi |
| 983 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2750 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1575 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1697 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 956 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1855 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a8.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-8 | SKIP code |
| 4595.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 68d2 | Unicode hex code |