| 1148 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2791 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1987 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2410 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2149 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 389 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 3530 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1823 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2479 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2022 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 19294 | Morohashi |
| 2848 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3468 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2003 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2159 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
1105 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 熊害 【ユウガイ】 damages caused by bears (on human settlements, including attacks on humans)
- 熊掌 【ユウショウ】 bear's palm (meat treasured in ancient China)
Kun reading compounds
- 熊 【くま】 bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
- 熊手 【くまで】 rake, fork, bamboo rake
- 蜂熊 【はちくま】 crested honey buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus), Oriental honey buzzard, pern
- 黒熊 【くろくま】 black bear
Readings
- Korean:
- ung
Spanish
- oso
Portuguese
French
- ours
| 2740 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4d10.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-10-4 | SKIP code |
| 2133.1 | Four corner code |
| 2233.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-07 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 718a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
47 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 四 【シ】 four, 4
- ４月 【シガツ】 April, fourth month in the lunar calendar
- 十四 【ジュウシ】 fourteen, 14
- 炭素１４ 【タンソジュウシ】 carbon-14
Kun reading compounds
- 四 【し】 four, 4
- 四畳半 【よじょうはん】 four and a half tatami mats, four-and-a-half-mat room, small room esp. for assignations
- 四つ 【よっつ】 four, 4, four years of age, ten o'clock (in the old time system), burakumin, cross grips
- 四つ角 【よつかど】 four corners, crossroads, intersecting street, street corner
- 四つ 【よっつ】 four, 4, four years of age, ten o'clock (in the old time system), burakumin, cross grips
- 四つの自由 【よっつのじゆう】 the Four Freedoms (as defined by Franklin D. Roosevelt: freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, freedom from fear)
- 四 【し】 four, 4
- ４０ 【よんじゅう】 forty, 40
- 十四 【じゅうし】 fourteen, 14
- 軽四 【けいよん】 four-wheeled light vehicle
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 つ、 よつ
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- cuatro
- 4
Portuguese
- quatro
French
- quatre
| 4 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 4 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 26 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 18 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1025 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 6 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 35 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 188 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
| 6 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 6 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 4 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 335 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3778 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1928 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2620 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 4 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 4682 | Morohashi |
| 3044 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 938 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 4 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 4 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 114 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 37 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3675 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3s2.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 4-5-1 | SKIP code |
| 6021.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-45 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 56db | Unicode hex code |
手
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
60 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 手術 【シュジュツ】 surgery, operation, procedure, skill with one's hands, sleight of hand
- 手記 【シュキ】 note, memorandum, memo, memoirs, personal account
- 二塁手 【ニルイシュ】 second baseman
- 名手 【メイシュ】 master, expert, brilliant move (in go, shogi, etc.), excellent move
- 交際上手 【コウサイジョウズ】 good at socializing, sociability, being a good mixer
- 処世上手 【ショセイジョウズ】 knowing how to get on in the world, knowing the secret of success in life
Kun reading compounds
- 手 【て】 hand, arm, forepaw, foreleg, handle, hand, worker, help, trouble, care, effort, means, way, trick, move, technique, workmanship, hand, handwriting, kind, type, sort, one's hands, one's possession, ability to cope, hand (of cards), direction, move (in go, shogi, etc.)
- 手足 【てあし】 hands and feet, limbs, person at one's beck and call, person at hand, reliable worker
- 逆手 【ぎゃくて】 underhand grip, backhand grip (e.g. in tennis), unexpected twist, turning the tables (on an opponent)
- 担い手 【にないて】 bearer, carrier, person bearing responsibility, person in charge, supporter
Readings
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- mano
Portuguese
- mão
French
- main
| 28 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 35 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 32 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 42 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1827 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 37 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 54 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 118 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 57 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 57 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 170 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 847 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4267 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2155 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2907 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 644 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 11768 | Morohashi |
| 3456 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2060 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 637 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 687 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 57 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 30 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2247 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 2-1-3 | SKIP code |
| 2050.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 624b | Unicode hex code |