| 842 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 827 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1015 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 222 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1057 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 761 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 998 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1316 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1398 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1114 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1379 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3992 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2051 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2771 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 645 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 23196 | Morohashi |
| 3220 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3919 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 638 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 688 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 879 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1060 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 看護 【カンゴ】 nursing, (army) nurse
- 看過 【カンカ】 overlooking, turning a blind eye
- 正看 【セイカン】 registered nurse, RN
- 立て看 【タテカン】 standing signboard, billboard, hoarding
Kun reading compounds
- 看る 【みる】 to look after (often medically), to take care of
Readings
- Korean:
- gan
Spanish
- ver
- vigilar
- cuidar
- asistir
Portuguese
- Observar
- superviosionar
French
- regarder attentivement
- veiller sur
| 2279 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5c4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 4-9-2 | SKIP code |
| 2060.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-39 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 770b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1156 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 貫 【カン】 kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb), kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period), counter for pieces of sushi, 10 points, 12 points
- 貫通 【カンツウ】 passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.), going (right) through, penetrating, piercing, being well versed (in)
- 終始一貫 【シュウシイッカン】 consistently, unchangingly, throughout
- 縦貫 【ジュウカン】 running through, traversal
Kun reading compounds
- 貫く 【つらぬく】 to go through, to pierce, to penetrate, to run through (e.g. a river through a city), to pass through, to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.), to carry out, to persist with, to keep (e.g. faith), to maintain (e.g. independence)
- 貫 【ぬき】 crosspiece (between pillars, etc.), penetrating tie beam
- 貫き通す 【つらぬきとおす】 to go through, to pierce, to penetrate, to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.), to carry out, to persist with, to keep (e.g. faith), to maintain (e.g. independence)
- 吹き抜き 【ふきぬき】 stairwell, atrium, streamer, pennant
- 指貫 【さしぬき】 type of hakama worn in ancient times
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つら、 ぬく
- Korean:
- gwan
Spanish
- perforar
- penetrar
- desempeñar
- cumplir
Portuguese
- furar
- medida de peso com 8 1/ 3 lbs
- penetrar
- gancho
French
- percer
- kan (= 3750 g)
- pénétrer
- cohérence
- soutien (renfort)
| 1102 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1128 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2469 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1198 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1778 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1754 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 914 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 936 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1714 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1725 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3112 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1593 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2174 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 103 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 36681 | Morohashi |
| 2460 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5778 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 102 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 106 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1487 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3661 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7b4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-7 | SKIP code |
| 7780.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-51 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8cab | Unicode hex code |