| 204 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 290 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 272 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 426 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3180 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 583 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 231 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 875 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 896 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 918 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 297 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1398 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1456 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 771 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1046 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 682 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 24080 | Morohashi |
| 1132 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3991 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 675 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 729 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 284 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 325 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
336 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 研究員 【ケンキュウイン】 researcher, lab worker
- 研究 【ケンキュウ】 research, study, investigation
- 予研 【ヨケン】 National Institute of Health
- 映研 【エイケン】 film studies, cinema studies
Kun reading compounds
- 研ぐ 【とぐ】 to sharpen, to hone, to whet, to grind, to wash (rice), to scour, to polish, to burnish
Readings
- Japanese names:
- のり
- Korean:
- yeon
Spanish
- estudio
- afilar
- pulir
Portuguese
- polir
- estudar
- afiar
French
- polir
- étudier
- aiguiser
| 3355 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5a4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 1164.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-06 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7814 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1608 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 摩耗 【マモウ】 wear, abrasion
- 磨羯宮 【マカツキュウ】 Capricorn (10th zodiacal sign), the Goat
- 琢磨 【タクマ】 polish (jewels), cultivation
- 達磨 【ダルマ】 daruma, tumbling doll, round, red-painted good-luck doll in the shape of Bodhidharma, with a blank eye to be completed when a person's wish is granted, Bodhidharma, prostitute
Kun reading compounds
- 磨く 【みがく】 to polish, to shine, to burnish, to scour, to scrub, to brush (teeth), to grind (e.g. a lens), to refine (a skill, etc.), to improve, to hone, to polish (up), to cultivate (one's character)
- 擦る 【する】 to rub, to chafe, to strike (match), to file, to frost (glass), to lose (e.g. a match), to forfeit, to squander one's money
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おさむ
- Korean:
- ma
Spanish
- pulido
- abrillantado
- pulir
- abrillantar
- lavarse los dientes
Portuguese
- moer
- polir
- explorar
- melhorar
- escovar (dentes)
French
- polir
- moudre
- récurer
- améliorer
- brosser (dents)
| 1831 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1376 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5393 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1985 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 768 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2596 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1531 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1632 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1731 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1410 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3946 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2033 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2744 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 601 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 24449P | Morohashi |
| 3181 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4045 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 594 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 638 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1840 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 577 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3q13.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-13 | SKIP code |
| 3-11-5 | SKIP code |
| 0026.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 78e8 | Unicode hex code |