| 2904 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1835 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 825 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 613 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 20609 | Morohashi |
| 3599 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2345 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2433 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 獅子 【シシ】 lion, left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
- 獅子舞 【シシマイ】 lion dance, traditional dance performed by one or more dancers wearing a guardian lion costume
Kun reading compounds
- 獅子 【しし】 lion, left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
- 獅子舞 【ししまい】 lion dance, traditional dance performed by one or more dancers wearing a guardian lion costume
Readings
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- león
Portuguese
French
| 3g10.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-10 | SKIP code |
| 4122.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-66 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7345 | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 古潭 【コタン】 old abyss
- 深潭 【シンタン】 abyss
Kun reading compounds
- 淵 【ふち】 deep pool, deep water, abyss, depths (e.g. of despair), grip (e.g. of death)
Readings
- Korean:
- dam
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 2692 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2269 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 18271X | Morohashi |
| 3324 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 3a12.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-12 | SKIP code |
| 3114.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-63-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6f6d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1077 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 郷 【キョウ】 hometown, rural township (of China)
- 郷愁 【キョウシュウ】 nostalgia, homesickness
- 同郷 【ドウキョウ】 same village, same town, same province
- 故郷 【コキョウ】 hometown, birthplace, native place, one's old home
- 郷 【ゴウ】 countryside, country, 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
- 郷学 【ゴウガク】 village school (esp. in Edo-era Japan, and ancient Korea and China)
- 水郷 【スイゴウ】 beautiful riverside location, lakeside district, canal district
- 大西郷 【ダイサイゴウ】 the Great Saigo
Kun reading compounds
- 里 【さと】 village, hamlet, countryside, country, home (of one's parents, etc.), hometown, one's origins, one's upbringing, one's past
- 無何有の郷 【むかうのさと】 utopia, (natural) paradise
- 第二の故郷 【だいにのこきょう】 one's second home, home away from home
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くに
- Korean:
- hyang
Spanish
- ciudad natal
- pueblo
- lugar donde hay algo especial
Portuguese
- cidade natal
- aldeia
- lugar de nascimento
- distrito
French
- village natal
- village
- lieu de naissance
- région
| 852 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 841 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1004 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4766 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1165 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1830 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2112 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 855 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 874 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1024 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 760 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 664 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 403 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 501 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1866 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 39498P | Morohashi |
| 549 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6145 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1849 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1993 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 920 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2744 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2d8.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 1-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 2772.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 90f7 | Unicode hex code |