| 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 2
JLPT level N2
508 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 谷底平野 【コクテイヘイヤ】 valley plain
- 渓谷 【ケイコク】 valley (with a river running through it), gorge, ravine, canyon
- 盤谷 【バンコク】 Bangkok (Thailand)
Kun reading compounds
- 谷 【たに】 valley
- 谷間 【たにま】 valley, ravine, gorge, chasm, cleavage (of breasts), part or place that has been left behind, blind spot, bottom (of society), (economic) trough, gap (in activity, one's work, etc.), lull, opening
- 死の谷 【しのたに】 valley of death (barrier between product development and commercialization stages)
- 気圧の谷 【きあつのたに】 low pressure trough
- 極まる 【きわまる】 to reach an extreme, to reach a limit, to terminate, to come to an end, extremely, to be stuck, to be in a dilemma, to be at a loss, to be decided, to be settled
Readings
- Japanese names:
- がい、 がえ、 がや、 せ、 たり、 たん、 や
- Korean:
- gog, yog
Spanish
- valle
Portuguese
- vale
French
- vallée
| 78 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 135 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 122 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 249 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4458 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 528 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 914 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 449 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 653 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 664 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 458 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1714 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2536 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1290 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1758 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 796 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 36182 | Morohashi |
| 2043 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5730 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 788 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 851 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 143 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2077 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2o5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-5 | SKIP code |
| 8060.8 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8c37 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
204 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 組閣 【ソカク】 formation of a cabinet
- 組織 【ソシキ】 organization, organisation, formation, structure, construction, setup, constitution, system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.), tissue, texture (of a rock), weave (of a fabric)
- 労組 【ロウソ】 labor union, labour union, trade union
- 改組 【カイソ】 reorganization, reorganisation, reshuffle
Kun reading compounds
- 組む 【くむ】 to cross (legs or arms), to link (arms), to put together, to construct, to assemble, to produce (e.g. TV program), to braid, to plait, to grapple, to wrestle, to unite, to join, to link up, to form an alliance, to set (e.g. type), to issue (e.g. money order)
- 組 【くみ】 class (of students), group (of people), party, team, crew, lot, bunch, set, crime family, organized-crime syndicate, set (of items), assortment, deck (of cards), pack, typesetting, composition
- 組合 【くみあい】 association, union, guild
- 労組 【ろうそ】 labor union, labour union, trade union
- 死の組 【しのくみ】 group of death, tournament group containing many strong teams
Readings
- Korean:
- jo
Spanish
- grupo
- equipo
- juntar
- unir
- agrupar
Portuguese
- associação
- trança
- trançart
- construir
- montar
- unir-se
- cooperar
- agarrar
French
- association
- tresse
- natte
- assembler
- construire
- unir
- coopérer
- se débattre avec
| 103 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 178 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 160 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 189 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3520 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 458 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 814 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1952 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 418 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 424 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 635 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1529 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1693 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 904 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1224 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1792 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27374 | Morohashi |
| 1337 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4470 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1776 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1914 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 122 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 209 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2773 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a5.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-5 | SKIP code |
| 2791.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7d44 | Unicode hex code |