| 1028 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1717 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2905 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1529 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2062 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1584 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1690 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1865 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1308 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 824 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 479 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 612 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 410 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 20584 | Morohashi |
| 669 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3600 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 403 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 430 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1648 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1772 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 猿人 【エンジン】 ape man
- 猿害 【エンガイ】 damages inflicted by monkeys (on crops, etc.)
- 人類猿 【ジンルイエン】 anthropoid ape
- 孤猿 【コエン】 lone monkey, stray monkey
Kun reading compounds
- 猿 【さる】 monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata), ape, non-human primate, sly person, idiot, hick, sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut), clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook, bathhouse prostitute
- 猿尾 【さるお】 backside part of the shamisen's neck where it meets the body
- 木から落ちた猿 【きからおちたさる】 person who has lost something they used to rely on, a monkey fallen from the tree
- 真猿 【まさる】 monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ、 さわ、 ざる、 まし
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
- mono
- simio
Portuguese
- Macaco
French
- singe
| 2965 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3g10.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-10 | SKIP code |
| 4423.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 733f | Unicode hex code |
-times, round, game, revolve, counter for occurrences
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
50 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 回 【カイ】 counter for occurrences, a time, an instance, inning (baseball), round, game, episode, chapter, instalment, Hui (people), Islam
- 回忌 【カイキ】 death anniversary, anniversary of a person's death
- 初回 【ショカイ】 first time, first innings, initial attempt, first, initial
- 奪回 【ダッカイ】 recovery, rescue, recapture
- 回向 【エコウ】 memorial service, prayers for the repose of the soul, transfer of merit
- 回向偈 【エコウゲ】 closing recital that transfers the merit of the service to a buddha, a bodhisattva, or the dead
Kun reading compounds
- 回る 【まわる】 to turn, to rotate, to revolve, to spin, to go around, to circle, to revolve around, to orbit, to make the rounds (of), to go around (several places), to travel around, to make a tour of, to patrol, to go by way of, to go via, to stop by (on the way), to take a roundabout route, to make a detour, to move around (to another place or position), to come around, to go over (e.g. to the opposing side), to come around (of one's turn), to be passed around (of a cup, circular, etc.), to function, to work well, to spread, to extend (to; e.g. of one's attention), to reach, to take effect (of alcohol, poison, etc.), to pass (a time), to turn (e.g. 5 o'clock), to earn interest, to ... around, to ... about
- 回す 【まわす】 to turn, to rotate, to spin, to twist, to gyrate, to pass around, to send around, to hand around, to circulate, to move (someone or something to where its needed), to send, to bring, to transfer, to forward, to direct, to submit, to turn (to a new use), to use (for something else), to turn on (something that turns or has a rotating part, e.g. a washing machine), to start up (e.g. an engine), to give (something) a spin, to put (someone in a position), to make (e.g. an enemy of), to ... around (e.g. chase, fool, play), to do all over, to do everywhere, to do completely, to surround (something) with, to enclose with, to put (an arm) around (e.g. someone's waist), to reach around, to invest (money), to lend, to dial (a telephone number), to gang-rape, to operate (e.g. business, shop)
- 回る 【もとおる】 to wander around
Readings
- Korean:
- hoe
Spanish
- girar
- volver al principio
- evitar
- vez
- dar vueltas
- rodar
Portuguese
- -vêzes
- redondo
- jogo
- revolver
- sufixo para contagem de para ocorrências
- girar
French
- tourner
- fois
- rond
- manche (jeu)
- tour
- révolution
- récurrence
- compteur de fois
| 168 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 92 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 86 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 64 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1028 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 571 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 141 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 309 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 90 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 90 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 162 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 338 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3793 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1937 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2630 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 593 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 4690 | Morohashi |
| 3055 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 941 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 586 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 630 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 421 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 118 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3777 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3s3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 6060.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-83 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 56de | Unicode hex code |