| 167 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 91 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 85 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 150 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 50 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 477 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 222 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 991 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 343 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 343 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 235 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 176 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3723 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1904 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2586 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1178 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 21739P | Morohashi |
| 3000 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3733 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1170 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1254 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 176 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 155 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
199 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 絵 【エ】 picture, drawing, painting, sketch, image (TV, film, etc.), picture, footage
- 画家 【ガカ】 painter, artist
- 洋画 【ヨウガ】 Western painting, Western film, Western movie
- 邦画 【ホウガ】 Japanese film, Japanese painting
- 画 【カク】 stroke (of a kanji)
- 描く 【エガク】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 参画 【サンカク】 taking part (in planning), participation
- 家族計画 【カゾクケイカク】 family planning
- 絵 【エ】 picture, drawing, painting, sketch, image (TV, film, etc.), picture, footage
- 描く 【エガク】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 似顔絵 【ニガオエ】 portrait, likeness, sketch (of a face)
- 影絵 【カゲエ】 shadow picture, silhouette, shadowgraph
Kun reading compounds
- 描く 【えがく】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 画する 【かくする】 to draw (a line), to demarcate, to mark, to divide, to map out, to plan
Readings
- Korean:
- hwa, hoeg
Spanish
- dibujo
- trazo
- puntuar
- interrumpir
Portuguese
- gravura
French
- trait de plume
- dessin
- écran
- compteur de traits de kanji
| 3175 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a8.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-6 | SKIP code |
| 1077.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 753b | Unicode hex code |
Buddhist priest, monk
- On:
- ソウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1724 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 僧 【ソウ】 monk, priest, sangha (the Buddhist community)
- 僧侶 【ソウリョ】 priest, monk, bonze
- 禅僧 【ゼンソウ】 Zen priest
- 高僧 【コウソウ】 high priest, highly-ranked priest, virtuous priest, priest of great sanctity and learning
Readings
- Korean:
- seung
Spanish
- monje budista
- bonzo
Portuguese
- Monge budista
French
- prêtre bouddhiste
- moine
| 1525 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1423 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 536 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1007 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1070 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1829 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1366 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1453 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1430 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 131 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 180 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 119 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 138 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 991 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1076X | Morohashi |
| 159 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 300 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 982 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1057 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1609 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2178 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a11.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-11 | SKIP code |
| 2826.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-46 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 50e7 | Unicode hex code |