| 528 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2654 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1837 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 24893X | Morohashi |
| 4120 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2049 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2206 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 禽舎 【キンシャ】 poultry shed
- 禽獣 【キンジュウ】 birds and beasts, beast, brute, (dumb) animal
- 水禽 【スイキン】 waterfowl, aquatic bird
- 生擒 【セイキン】 capturing something alive
Kun reading compounds
- 鳥 【とり】 bird, bird meat (esp. chicken meat), fowl, poultry
Readings
- Korean:
- geum
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 2a10.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-11 | SKIP code |
| 8042.7 | Four corner code |
| 8022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-57 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 79bd | Unicode hex code |
leader, commander, general, admiral, or, and again, soon, from now on, just about
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
634 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 将 【ショウ】 commander, general, leader
- 将棋 【ショウギ】 shogi, Japanese chess
- 少将 【ショウショウ】 major general, rear admiral, air commodore
- 王将 【オウショウ】 king (of the senior player), Ōshō (one of the eight major titles in professional shogi)
Kun reading compounds
- 将に 【まさに】 just (about to), on the point of, on the verge of, on the brink of
- 将 【はた】 or, otherwise, furthermore, also, perhaps, by some chance, possibly, that being said, be that as it may, however, but, not to mention, needless to say, as expected, sure enough, really, at all
- 将又 【はたまた】 or
- 将門記 【しょうもんき】 Shōmonki (chronicle of the Taira-no-Masakado Rebellion, ca 940CE)
- 将に 【まさに】 just (about to), on the point of, on the verge of, on the brink of
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かつ、 かつり、 すすむ、 たか、 ゆき
- Korean:
- jang
Spanish
- líder
- cargo
- mando
- mandar
- de ahora en adelante
Portuguese
- líder
- comandante
- general
- almirante
- ou
- e outra vez
- logo
- de agora em diante
- somente sobre isto
French
- dirigeant
- commandant
- général
- amiral
- ou
- l'un après l'autre
- bientôt
- à partir de maintenant
- à peu près
| 911 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 899 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 561 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2840 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 920 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 479 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1040 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 627 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 637 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 830 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 506 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 551 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 336 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 415 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 739 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7437P | Morohashi |
| 460 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1379 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 731 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 789 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 447 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 906 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1248 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2b8.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 3214.9 | Four corner code |
| 3714.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-13 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5c06 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1311 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 棋士 【キシ】 professional shogi player, professional go player
- 棋院 【キイン】 go institution, go club, go hall
- 弾棋 【ダンギ】 ancient Chinese board game similar to go
Kun reading compounds
- 碁 【ご】 go (board game)
Readings
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- pieza de ajedrez
- ajedrez japonés
- shogi
Portuguese
- peça de xadrez
- xadrez Japonês
- shogi
French
- pièce d'échec
- échecs japonais
- shogi
| 1130 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1259 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2294 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1794 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1438 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1835 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1985 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1535 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1099 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1242 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 675 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 899 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1779 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14922 | Morohashi |
| 987 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2744 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1763 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1900 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1552 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1861 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a8.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-8 | SKIP code |
| 4498.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-93 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 68cb | Unicode hex code |