| 113 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 71 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 170 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 719 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3366 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 68 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 790 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 247 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 129 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 129 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 374 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1471 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 267 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 168 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 201 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 946 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 25841 | Morohashi |
| 228 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4246 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 937 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1007 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 59 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N2
593 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 竹馬 【タケウマ】 stilts (for walking), hobby horse
- 竹刀 【シナイ】 bamboo sword (for kendo), bamboo fencing stick, bamboo sword
- 爆竹 【バクチク】 firecracker
- 破竹 【ハチク】 breaking bamboo
Kun reading compounds
- 竹 【たけ】 bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae), middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
- 竹馬 【たけうま】 stilts (for walking), hobby horse
- 笛竹 【ふえたけ】 bamboo flute, bamboo for making flutes, wind and string instruments
- 苦竹 【にがたけ】 Japanese timber bamboo (Phyllostachys bambusoides), giant timber bamboo, madake, Simon bamboo (Pleioblastus simonii)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たか
- Korean:
- jug
Spanish
- bambú
Portuguese
- bambu
French
- bambou
| 2353 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6f0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 8822.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7af9 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
37 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 東欧 【トウオウ】 Eastern Europe
- 東亜 【トウア】 East Asia, the Orient
- 北北東 【ホクホクトウ】 north-northeast, north-north-east
- 東北東 【トウホクトウ】 east-northeast, ENE
Kun reading compounds
- 東 【ひがし】 east
- 東方 【とうほう】 eastern direction, the Orient, eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
- 犬が西向きゃ尾は東 【いぬがにしむきゃおはひがし】 that goes without saying, water is wet, when a dog turns west, its tail turns east
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あい、 あがり、 あずま、 あづま、 こち、 さき、 しの、 とお、 はる、 ひが、 もと
- Korean:
- dong
Spanish
- Este
Portuguese
- Oriente
French
- Est
| 121 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 201 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 184 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 11 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 213 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 27 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 63 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 771 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 71 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 71 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 39 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1053 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4385 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2221 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2987 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 516 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14499 | Morohashi |
| 3568 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2596 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 504 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 543 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 108 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 164 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1564 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a8.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-8-3 | SKIP code |
| 5090.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6771 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1617 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鎮 【チン】 a weight, temple supervisor, town (of China)
- 鎮圧 【チンアツ】 suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.), repression, putting down, quelling
- 重鎮 【ジュウチン】 leader, authority, mainstay
- 郷鎮 【ゴウチン】 township and village enterprises (in China), TVE
Kun reading compounds
- 静める 【しずめる】 to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.), to quieten, to make quiet, to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.), to compose (oneself), to appease (someone's anger), to pacify, to settle (e.g. discord), to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.), to quell, to put down, to get under control, to relieve (a cough, pain, etc.), to soothe, to alleviate, to ease, to appease (a spirit, soul, etc.), to pacify, to soothe
- 静まる 【しずまる】 to become quiet, to quiet down, to quieten down, to calm down, to die down, to subside, to abate, to be suppressed
Readings
- Japanese names:
- しげ、 じん、 ちか、 しん
- Korean:
- jin
Spanish
- tranquilo
- calmado
- tranquilizarse
- calmarse
- tranquilizar
- calmar
Portuguese
- tranqüilizar
- centros para preservação da paz
French
- tranquilliser
| 1605 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1520 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4903 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1348 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1857 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2751 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1786 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1919 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1606 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1833 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2210 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1154 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1570 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 282 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 40745 | Morohashi |
| 1759 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6328 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 276 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 294 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1909 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2861 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8a10.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-10 | SKIP code |
| 8418.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-36-35 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 93ae | Unicode hex code |