| 1243 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1071 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 92 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1082 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1540 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 184 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 982 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1016 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1816 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1331 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4293 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2169 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2923 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1122 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 21725 | Morohashi |
| 3481 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3725 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1113 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1194 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1053 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1073 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 甲 【コウ】 carapace, shell, 1st in rank, grade A, instep, back of hand, the A party (e.g. in a contract), the first party, plaintiff (label in legal documents)
- 甲状腺 【コウジョウセン】 thyroid (gland)
- 装甲 【ソウコウ】 armoring, armouring, armor, armour
- 亀甲 【キッコウ】 tortoise shell
- 甲 【カン】 treble range (in Japanese music), high note
- 甲板 【カンパン】 deck (of a ship)
Kun reading compounds
- 甲 【きのえ】 first sign of the Chinese calendar
- 甲戌 【きのえいぬ】 Wood Dog (11th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1934, 1994, 2054)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かぶと、 き、 まさ、 まさる
- Korean:
- gab
Spanish
- caparazón
- armadura
- voz alta
- primero
Portuguese
- armadura
- alto (voz)
- Um grau
- umterior
- peito do pé
- carapaça
French
- armure
- carapace
- haute (voix)
- premier ordre
- première classe
- ancien
- cou-de-pied
- signe du 1er tronc céleste
| 3655 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.34 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-5-1 | SKIP code |
| 6050.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-35 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7532 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1892 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 殻 【カク】 shell (e.g. electron shell)
- 殻果 【カクカ】 hard-shelled nut (e.g. walnut, pecan, almond)
- 地殻 【チカク】 (Earth's) crust
- 介殻 【カイカク】 sea shell
- 枸橘 【カラタチ】 trifoliate orange (Poncirus trifoliata), hardy orange
- 船殻 【センコク】 hull
Kun reading compounds
- 殻 【から】 shell, husk, hull, pod, chaff
- 殻竿 【からざお】 flail (for threshing grain)
- 雪花菜 【おから】 okara, soy pulp, tofu dregs, edible pulp separated from soybean milk in the production of tofu
- もぬけの殻 【もぬけのから】 completely empty (of a residence, etc.), vacant, deserted, body from which the soul has left, corpse, shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
- 殻 【がら】 chicken bones (e.g. for soup), chicken carcass, poor-quality coke (coal), left-overs, remnants
- 灰殻 【はいがら】 ashes
- 燃え殻 【もえがら】 embers, cinders, burnt residue, combustion residue
Readings
- Korean:
- gag
Spanish
- concha
- cáscara
- casco (buque)
Portuguese
- casca
- concha de noz
French
- coquille
- enveloppe (grain)
| 1075 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1869 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2456 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1832 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1455 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1728 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1846 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1626 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1141 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1883 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1000 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1354 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 717 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1490 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2996 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 710 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 767 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1451 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1468 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3p8.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-4 | SKIP code |
| 4724.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-44 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6bbb | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1053 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 綱 【コウ】 class
- 綱領 【コウリョウ】 general plan, main points, summary, platform (e.g. for a campaign), mission statement
- 要綱 【ヨウコウ】 main principle, gist, general plan, guidelines, outline
- 大綱 【タイコウ】 fundamental principles, main lines, outline, summary, general features
Kun reading compounds
- 綱 【つな】 rope, cord, line, grand champion's braided belt
- 綱引き 【つなひき】 tug of war, forward puller (of a rickshaw)
- 命の綱 【いのちのつな】 the thread of life
- 望みの綱 【のぞみのつな】 one's last hope, one's only hope, the last hope
Readings
- Korean:
- gang
Spanish
- soga
- cuerda
- cordón
- categoría
Portuguese
- amarrio
- classe (gênero em biologia)
- corda
- cabo
French
- haussière
- classe (genre)
- corde
- câble
| 1264 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1250 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3561 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1052 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1635 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2661 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1609 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1716 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1566 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1541 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1735 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 928 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1253 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1982 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27576 | Morohashi |
| 1372 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4525 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1963 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2114 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1723 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2753 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a8.23 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-8 | SKIP code |
| 2792.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-43 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7db1 | Unicode hex code |