| 229 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1256 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 4088 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2811 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1963 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 18998 | Morohashi |
| 3421 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1944 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2094 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2042 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 烏克蘭 【ウクライナ】 Ukraine
- 烏焉魯魚 【ウエンロギョ】 miswriting a word, using the wrong kanji to write a word
- 屋烏 【オクウ】 crow perched on a roof
- 愛及屋烏 【アイキュウオクウ】 infatuation, doting
- 烏秋 【オウチュウ】 black drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus)
- 烏滸 【オコ】 foolish thing, stupid thing, absurdity
Kun reading compounds
- 烏 【からす】 crow (Corvus spp.), raven
- 烏河豚 【からす】 Chinese puffer (Takifugu chinensis)
- 闇夜に烏 【やみよにからす】 something indistinct, a crow in a pitch-black night
- 八咫の烏 【やたのからす】 Yatagarasu (mythical raven who aided Emperor Jimmu on his eastern expedition), three-legged crow inhabiting the sun in Chinese mythology
- 安んぞ 【いずくんぞ】 how, why
Readings
- Korean:
- o
Spanish
- cuervo
Portuguese
French
- corneille
- corbeau
| 4d6.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 2732.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-08 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 70cf | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
936 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 骨 【コツ】 knack, skill, trick, secret, know-how, the ropes, hang, bone, skeleton, cremated remains (esp. the bones), ashes
- 骨髄 【コツズイ】 bone marrow, medulla, heart's core, depths of one's heart, main point, vital part
- 白骨 【ハッコツ】 white (bleached) bone, skeleton
- 鉄骨 【テッコツ】 steel frame, steel beam, steel girder
Kun reading compounds
- 骨 【ほね】 bone, frame, outline, core, backbone, spirit, fortitude, laborious, troublesome, difficult
- 骨抜き 【ほねぬき】 boning (fish or meat), deboning, watering down (a plan, bill, etc.), dilution, emasculation, taking the backbone out of, weakening
- 河骨 【こうほね】 Japanese spatterdock (species of water lily, Nuphar japonica)
- お骨 【おこつ】 cremated remains (esp. the bones), ashes
Readings
- Korean:
- gol
Spanish
- hueso
- esqueleto
Portuguese
- esqueleto
- osso
- permanecer
- moldura
French
- os
- squelette
- restes
- charpente
| 877 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 867 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1081 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5236 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 971 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1017 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1213 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1266 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1340 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1104 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1922 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3288 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1699 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2310 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1297 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 45098 | Morohashi |
| 2654 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6784 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1288 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1383 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 899 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3646 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4b6.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 7722.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-92 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9aa8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1901 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鶏肉 【トリニク】 chicken meat, fowl, poultry, bird meat
- 鶏卵 【ケイラン】 hen's egg
- 養鶏 【ヨウケイ】 poultry raising, poultry farming, chicken farming
- 成鶏 【セイケイ】 adult chicken, mature fowl
Kun reading compounds
- 鶏 【にわとり】 chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus), domestic chicken, chicken meat
- 鶏小屋 【にわとりごや】 henhouse, chicken coop
- 鳥 【とり】 bird, bird meat (esp. chicken meat), fowl, poultry
- 鶏 【にわとり】 chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus), domestic chicken, chicken meat
- 焼き鳥 【やきとり】 yakitori, chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer, grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow), failing to win a single hand during a half-game
- 花鶏 【あとり】 brambling (bird) (Fringilla montifringilla)
Readings
- Korean:
- gye
Spanish
- pollo
- gallo
- ave de corral
Portuguese
- Frango
- galinha
French
- poule
| 1206 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1669 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5359 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1548 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1922 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2821 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 926 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 949 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1863 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1936 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2221 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1158 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1577 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1966 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 47074P | Morohashi |
| 1768 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6980 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1947 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2097 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1928 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2050 | 2001 Kanji |
| 11b8.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-11 | SKIP code |
| 2752.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-60 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9d8f | Unicode hex code |