| 879 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 823 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 804 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 921 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3007 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 678 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 744 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 841 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 860 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1195 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1343 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1501 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 793 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1081 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 299 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 21839 | Morohashi |
| 1169 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3755 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 293 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 314 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 478 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 748 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
abbreviation, omission, outline, shorten, capture, plunder
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
774 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 略 【リャク】 abbreviation, omission, outline, gist, plan, strategy, scheme
- 略式 【リャクシキ】 informal, simplified
- 党略 【トウリャク】 party politics (tactics)
- 攻略 【コウリャク】 capture (of enemy territory), taking (by storm), conquest, attack, assault, defeating (an opponent), attacking (a problem) strategically
Kun reading compounds
- 略 【ほぼ】 almost, roughly, approximately, about, around
Readings
- Korean:
- ryag
Spanish
- abreviación
- abreviatura
Portuguese
- abreviação
- omissão
- contornar
- capturar
- saquear
French
- abréviation
- omission
- résumé
- raccourcir
- capture
- pillage
| 3677 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5f6.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-6 | SKIP code |
| 6706.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7565 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
974 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 奪三振 【ダツサンシン】 striking a batter out
- 奪三振王 【ダツサンシンオウ】 (season's) record holder in (for) the most strike-outs
- 争奪 【ソウダツ】 struggle (for), scramble, contest
- 収奪 【シュウダツ】 plundering, exploitation
Kun reading compounds
- 奪う 【うばう】 to take (by force), to take away, to snatch, to steal, to rob (someone) of, to dispossess of, to deprive of, to usurp, to absorb (one's attention), to fascinate, to captivate, to charm, to dazzle
Readings
- Korean:
- tal
Spanish
- arrebatar
- desposeer
- usurpar
- privar
- tomar por la fuerza
Portuguese
- roubar
- tomar pela força
- apropriar-se
- pilhar
- usurpar
French
- dérober
- prendre de force
- arracher (des mains)
- déposséder
- piller
- usurper
| 1561 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1068 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1183 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1603 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1182 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1310 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1389 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1407 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 421 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2956 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1517 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2058 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 573 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5994 | Morohashi |
| 2343 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1171 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 566 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 608 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1697 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1448 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8c6.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-11 | SKIP code |
| 2-11-3 | SKIP code |
| 4034.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-05 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 596a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
640 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 愛 【アイ】 love, affection, care, attachment, craving, desire, agape, Ireland
- 愛犬 【アイケン】 pet dog, beloved dog, love of dogs, fondness for dogs
- 友愛 【ユウアイ】 fraternity, friendship
- 同性愛 【ドウセイアイ】 homosexuality, homosexual love
Kun reading compounds
- 愛しい 【いとしい】 lovely, dear, beloved, darling, dearest, pitiable, pitiful
- 悲しい 【かなしい】 sad, miserable, unhappy, sorrowful, sad, lamentable, deplorable, grievous
- 愛でる 【めでる】 to love, to cherish, to admire, to appreciate
- 惜しむ 【おしむ】 to be frugal, to be sparing, to value, to hold dear, to regret (e.g. a loss), to feel sorry (for), to be unwilling, to be reluctant
- 愛 【まな】 beloved, dear
- 愛弟子 【まなでし】 favorite pupil, favourite pupil, teacher's pet
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 あし、 え、 かな、 なる、 めぐ、 めぐみ、 よし、 ちか
- Korean:
- ae
Spanish
- amor
- afecto
- favorito
Portuguese
- amor
- afeição
- favorito
French
- amour
- affection
- favori
| 339 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 441 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 417 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 436 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2829 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 456 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 545 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2018 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 259 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 259 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1079 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 790 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3133 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1606 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2191 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 745 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10947 | Morohashi |
| 2492 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1927 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 737 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 796 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 268 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 602 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2067 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4i10.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-9 | SKIP code |
| 2-6-7 | SKIP code |
| 2-1-12 | SKIP code |
| 2024.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-06 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 611b | Unicode hex code |