| 980 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 969 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 905 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2842 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 937 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 724 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 82 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1045 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1088 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1143 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1287 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4272 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2158 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2910 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1220 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 19813 | Morohashi |
| 3461 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3525 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1212 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1297 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 833 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
片
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
1076 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 片 【ヘン】 counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
- 片時 【カタトキ】 a (single) moment, an instant
- 紙片 【シヘン】 piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
- 砕片 【サイヘン】 debris
Kun reading compounds
- 片 【かた】 one (of a pair), incomplete, imperfect, fragmentary, few, little, off-centre, remote, side, problem, question, matters
- 片側 【かたがわ】 one side
Readings
- Korean:
- pyeon
Spanish
- una parte de un total de dos
- trozo
- incompleto
- pedazo
- imperfecto
Portuguese
- unilateral
- folha de papel
- folha (árvore)
French
- simple face
- feuille
- radical côté droit (no. 91)
| 1254 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2j2.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 3-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 2202.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7247 | 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
1810 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
Kun reading compounds
- 鍋 【なべ】 pan, pot, saucepan, stew, hot pot
- 鍋物 【なべもの】 stew, food cooked in a pot
- もつ鍋 【もつなべ】 hot pot stew made with offal, vegetables and (often) miso
- 土鍋 【どなべ】 earthenware pot
Readings
- Korean:
- gwa
Spanish
- cazuela
- cacerola
- fondo (cazuela)
- continuación de una mala situación
Portuguese
French
| 1728 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4892 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2650 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1950 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2202 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1564 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 40603 | Morohashi |
| 1752 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6315 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2757 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1388 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 2849 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8a9.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-9 | SKIP code |
| 8712.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 934b | Unicode hex code |