| 3262 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 496 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 24910 | Morohashi |
| 4122 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2606 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2652 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
become bald, bare, wear out, waste away, little girl employed at a brothel
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 禿瘡 【トクソウ】 alopecia areata
- 禿げ頭 【ハゲアタマ】 bald head, baldness
- 愚禿 【グトク】 I, me
Kun reading compounds
- 禿びる 【ちびる】 to get blunt, to dull, to wear out
- 禿 【かぶろ】 children's hairstyle of short untied hair, child with short untied hair, young girl working as a servant for a high-class prostitute (Edo period), baldness, bald head
- 禿げる 【はげる】 to lose hair, to become bald, to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
- 禿 【はげ】 baldness, bald head, bald person, baldy, idiot, moron
- 禿げる 【はげる】 to lose hair, to become bald, to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
- 若ハゲ 【わかハゲ】 premature baldness
- 丸禿 【まるはげ】 complete baldness
Readings
- Korean:
- dog
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 5d2.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 2021.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-37 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 79bf | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
1474 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 髪 【ハツ】 hair (on the head), tresses, locks
- 理髪 【リハツ】 haircut
- 毛髪 【モウハツ】 hair
Kun reading compounds
- 髪 【かみ】 hair (on the head)
- 髪型 【かみがた】 hair style, coiffure, hairdo
- 黒髪 【くろかみ】 black hair
- 波打つ髪 【なみうつかみ】 wavy hair
Readings
- Japanese names:
- がた、 ひげ
- Korean:
- bal
Spanish
- pelo
- cabello
Portuguese
- cabelo da cabeça
French
- cheveux
| 1706 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1344 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5255 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1224 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1018 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1148 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1201 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1359 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1925 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3528 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1821 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2477 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1943 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 45387P | Morohashi |
| 2846 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6804 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1924 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2074 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1745 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3467 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3j11.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-10-4 | SKIP code |
| 7244.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9aea | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2042 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 烏克蘭 【ウクライナ】 Ukraine
- 烏焉魯魚 【ウエンロギョ】 miswriting a word, using the wrong kanji to write a word
- 屋烏 【オクウ】 crow perched on a roof
- 愛及屋烏 【アイキュウオクウ】 infatuation, doting
- 烏秋 【オウチュウ】 black drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus)
- 烏滸 【オコ】 foolish thing, stupid thing, absurdity
Kun reading compounds
- 烏 【からす】 crow (Corvus spp.), raven
- 烏河豚 【からす】 Chinese puffer (Takifugu chinensis)
- 闇夜に烏 【やみよにからす】 something indistinct, a crow in a pitch-black night
- 八咫の烏 【やたのからす】 Yatagarasu (mythical raven who aided Emperor Jimmu on his eastern expedition), three-legged crow inhabiting the sun in Chinese mythology
- 安んぞ 【いずくんぞ】 how, why
Readings
- Korean:
- o
Spanish
- cuervo
Portuguese
French
- corneille
- corbeau
| 229 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1256 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 4088 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2811 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1963 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 18998 | Morohashi |
| 3421 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1944 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2094 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 4d6.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 2732.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-08 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 70cf | Unicode hex code |
orphan, alone
- On:
- コ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1239 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 孤 【コ】 being alone, solitude, loneliness, orphan
- 孤児 【コジ】 orphan, person without friends
- 遺孤 【イコ】 orphan
Readings
- Korean:
- go
Spanish
- huérfano
- sólo
Portuguese
- órfão
- só
French
- orphelin
- seul
| 1229 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1440 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1270 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1768 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1205 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1480 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1577 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1381 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 462 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 426 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 263 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 317 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1897 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 6966X | Morohashi |
| 356 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1293 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1879 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2024 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1225 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3562 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2c6.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 1-2-6 | SKIP code |
| 1-2-5 | SKIP code |
| 1243.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-41 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5b64 | Unicode hex code |