| 843 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 829 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 870 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3444 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1103 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 802 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2788 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1533 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1634 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 358 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1490 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3380 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1746 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2374 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1635 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 26520P | Morohashi |
| 2721 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4358 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1621 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1749 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1002 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
983 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 簡 【カン】 simplicity, brevity, letter, note, correspondence, bamboo writing strip (in ancient China), simplified Chinese character
- 簡易 【カンイ】 simplicity, convenience, easiness, quasi-
- 書簡 【ショカン】 letter, note, epistle, correspondence
- 来簡 【ライカン】 correspondence, received letter
- 不料簡 【フリョウケン】 indiscretion, bad idea, thoughtlessness, indiscreetness
Kun reading compounds
- 札 【ふだ】 ticket, token, check, receipt, label, tag, sign, card, plate, playing card, charm, talisman, slip of paper posted on shrine pillars by pilgrims
Readings
- Korean:
- gan
Spanish
- simple
- breve
- aproximado
- carta
Portuguese
- simplicidade
- brevidade
French
- simplicité
- brièveté
| 2378 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6f12.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-12 | SKIP code |
| 3-14-4 | SKIP code |
| 8822.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-42 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7c21 | Unicode hex code |
abbreviation, omission, outline, shorten, capture, plunder
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
774 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 略 【リャク】 abbreviation, omission, outline, gist, plan, strategy, scheme
- 略式 【リャクシキ】 informal, simplified
- 党略 【トウリャク】 party politics (tactics)
- 攻略 【コウリャク】 capture (of enemy territory), taking (by storm), conquest, attack, assault, defeating (an opponent), attacking (a problem) strategically
Kun reading compounds
- 略 【ほぼ】 almost, roughly, approximately, about, around
Readings
- Korean:
- ryag
Spanish
- abreviación
- abreviatura
Portuguese
- abreviação
- omissão
- contornar
- capturar
- saquear
French
- abréviation
- omission
- résumé
- raccourcir
- capture
- pillage
| 879 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 823 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 804 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 921 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3007 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 678 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 744 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 841 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 860 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1195 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1343 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1501 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 793 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1081 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 299 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 21839 | Morohashi |
| 1169 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3755 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 293 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 314 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 478 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 748 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3677 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5f6.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-6 | SKIP code |
| 6706.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7565 | Unicode hex code |