| 3389 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1771 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3316 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2334 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 26002X | Morohashi |
| 4280 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2637 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2681 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
an ancient musical instrument
- On:
- チク
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
1530 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 筑 【チク】 zhu (ancient Chinese string instrument)
- 筑後 【チクゴ】 Chikugo (former province located in the south of present-day Fukuoka Prefecture)
- 両筑 【リョウチク】 Ryōchiku (the two former provinces of Chikuzen and Chikugo)
- 二筑 【ニチク】 Nichiku (the two former provinces of Chikuzen and Chikugo)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つく、 づき
- Korean:
- chug
Spanish
- antiguo instrumento musical
Portuguese
French
| 6f6.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-6 | SKIP code |
| 8811.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-62 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7b51 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1516 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 紫色 【ムラサキイロ】 purple, violet
- 紫外線 【シガイセン】 ultraviolet rays, ultraviolet radiation
- 紅紫 【コウシ】 crimson and purple, red-purple, magenta
- 九紫 【キュウシ】 ninth of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Mars and south)
Kun reading compounds
- 紫 【むらさき】 purple, violet, purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon), red gromwell, red-root gromwell, soy sauce
- 紫色 【むらさきいろ】 purple, violet
- 貝紫 【かいむらさき】 Tyrian purple
- 古代紫 【こだいむらさき】 reddish-purple
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さい、 ゆかり
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- púrpura
- violeta
Portuguese
- roxo
- violeta
French
- violet
| 1320 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1489 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3534 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1392 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1626 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2209 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1389 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1478 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1711 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1507 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3332 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1728 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2348 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1387 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27337X | Morohashi |
| 2688 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4486 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1375 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1475 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1577 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1241 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a6.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-6 | SKIP code |
| 2-5-6 | SKIP code |
| 2290.3 | Four corner code |
| 2190.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7d2b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
3 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 国益 【コクエキ】 national interest
- 国営 【コクエイ】 government management, state management
- 最恵国 【サイケイコク】 most favored nation, most favoured nation, MFN
- 異国 【イコク】 foreign country
Kun reading compounds
- 国 【くに】 country, state, region, national government, central government, home (i.e. hometown, home country), province (of Japan), land, earth
- 国人 【こくじん】 indigenous person, inhabitant of a country, local, native, local lords and samurai, daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
- お国 【おくに】 your native country, your hometown, my home country (i.e. Japan), countryside, country, daimyo's territory (Edo period)
- 現国 【うつしくに】 world of mankind, this world
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くな、 こ
- Korean:
- gug
Spanish
- país
Portuguese
- País
- terra
- nação
French
- pays
| 79 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 136 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 123 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 8 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1037 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 111 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 36 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 745 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 40 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 40 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 151 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 344 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3831 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1964 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2659 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 588 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 4752 | Morohashi |
| 3087 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 950 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 581 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 624 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 4 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 158 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3172 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3s5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 6010.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 56fd | Unicode hex code |