| 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
604 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 捕鯨 【ホゲイ】 whaling, whale hunting, whale fishing
- 捕獲 【ホカク】 capture, seizure
- 採捕 【サイホ】 collecting (plants and animals), gathering, capturing, catching
- 再逮捕 【サイタイホ】 rearrest, recapture
Kun reading compounds
- 捉える 【とらえる】 to catch, to capture, to seize, to arrest, to grab, to catch hold of, to grasp (e.g. meaning), to perceive, to capture (e.g. features), to captivate, to move (one's heart)
- 囚われる 【とらわれる】 to be caught, to be captured, to be taken prisoner, to be arrested, to be apprehended, to be seized with (fear, etc.), to be a slave to, to stick to, to adhere to, to be swayed by
- 捕る 【とる】 to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.), to capture
- 捉える 【とらえる】 to catch, to capture, to seize, to arrest, to grab, to catch hold of, to grasp (e.g. meaning), to perceive, to capture (e.g. features), to captivate, to move (one's heart)
- 囚われる 【とらわれる】 to be caught, to be captured, to be taken prisoner, to be arrested, to be apprehended, to be seized with (fear, etc.), to be a slave to, to stick to, to adhere to, to be swayed by
- 捕まえる 【つかまえる】 to catch, to capture, to arrest, to seize, to restrain, to grab, to clutch, to grasp, to seize, to hold on to, to catch hold of (someone), to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street), to hail (a taxi, waiter, etc.), to hold (someone) back, to detain, towards (someone), at (someone), in (someone's) face
- 捕まる 【つかまる】 to be caught, to be arrested, to hold on to, to grasp, to find (e.g. proof), to get (e.g. a taxi), to be detained by
Readings
- Korean:
- po
Spanish
- atrapar
- capturar
- coger
- ser atrapado
- ser capturado
Portuguese
- pegar
- capturar
French
- attraper
- capturer
| 1784 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 669 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1919 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1611 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 571 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 890 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 911 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1049 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 895 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 514 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 315 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 387 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1853 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 12157 | Morohashi |
| 429 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2170 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1836 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1978 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1341 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1353 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c7.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 5302.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6355 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
1203 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 茅茨 【ボウシ】 thatched roof, cogon grass and thorny shrubs (materials for thatching roofs)
Kun reading compounds
- 茨 【いばら】 thorny shrub, wild rose, briar, thorn, cusp
- 茨垣 【いばらがき】 thorn hedge
- 野薔薇 【のいばら】 multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora), baby rose, Japanese rose
- 猿捕茨 【さるとりいばら】 Smilax china (species of sarsaparilla)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あし、 えばら、 ばら、 まつ、 まん
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- espina
- zarza
Portuguese
French
- épine
- églantier
| 1269 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3930 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 955 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2812 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1952 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 483 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 30896X | Morohashi |
| 5017 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 472 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 511 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 3k6.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-6 | SKIP code |
| 4418.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8328 | Unicode hex code |