| 103 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 178 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 160 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 189 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3520 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 458 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 814 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1952 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 418 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 424 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 635 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1529 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1693 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 904 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1224 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1792 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27374 | Morohashi |
| 1337 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4470 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1776 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1914 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 122 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 209 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
204 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 組閣 【ソカク】 formation of a cabinet
- 組織 【ソシキ】 organization, organisation, formation, structure, construction, setup, constitution, system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.), tissue, texture (of a rock), weave (of a fabric)
- 労組 【ロウソ】 labor union, labour union, trade union
- 改組 【カイソ】 reorganization, reorganisation, reshuffle
Kun reading compounds
- 組む 【くむ】 to cross (legs or arms), to link (arms), to put together, to construct, to assemble, to produce (e.g. TV program), to braid, to plait, to grapple, to wrestle, to unite, to join, to link up, to form an alliance, to set (e.g. type), to issue (e.g. money order)
- 組 【くみ】 class (of students), group (of people), party, team, crew, lot, bunch, set, crime family, organized-crime syndicate, set (of items), assortment, deck (of cards), pack, typesetting, composition
- 組合 【くみあい】 association, union, guild
- 労組 【ろうそ】 labor union, labour union, trade union
- 死の組 【しのくみ】 group of death, tournament group containing many strong teams
Readings
- Korean:
- jo
Spanish
- grupo
- equipo
- juntar
- unir
- agrupar
Portuguese
- associação
- trança
- trançart
- construir
- montar
- unir-se
- cooperar
- agarrar
French
- association
- tresse
- natte
- assembler
- construire
- unir
- coopérer
- se débattre avec
| 2773 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a5.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-5 | SKIP code |
| 2791.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7d44 | Unicode hex code |
bend, music, melody, composition, pleasure, injustice, fault, curve, crooked, perverse, lean
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
810 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 曲 【キョク】 composition, piece of music, song, track (on a record), tune, melody, air, enjoyment, fun, interest, pleasure
- 曲折 【キョクセツ】 bending, winding, meandering, zigzagging, ups and downs, twists and turns, complications, difficulties, vicissitudes
- 歌謡曲 【カヨウキョク】 kayōkyoku, form of Japanese popular music that developed during the Showa era, (Western) pop song
- 名曲 【メイキョク】 famous piece of music, excellent song, (musical) masterpiece
Kun reading compounds
- 曲がる 【まがる】 to bend, to curve, to warp, to wind, to twist, to turn, to be awry, to be askew, to be crooked
- 曲げる 【まげる】 to bend, to crook, to bow, to curve, to curl, to lean, to tilt, to incline, to slant, to bend (the truth), to distort, to twist, to pervert, to yield (a point), to depart (from a principle), to ignore (what one really thinks), to pawn
- 隈 【くま】 corner, nook, recess, shade, shadow, dark area, dark circles (under the eyes), dark rings, bend (in a road, river, etc.), shading, gradation, kumadori, style of kabuki makeup used for violent roles
Readings
- Japanese names:
- まがた
- Korean:
- gog
Spanish
- melodía
- curva
- encorvado
- torcer
- doblar
- torcerse
- girarse
Portuguese
- tender
- música
- melodia
- composição
- prazer
- injustiça
- falta
- curva
- tortuoso
- perverso
- inclinar
French
- courber
- musique
- mélodie
- composition
- plaisir
- injustice
- faute
- malhonnête
- pervers
- pencher
| 381 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 279 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 261 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 604 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 103 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 715 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 609 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 327 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 366 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 367 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 625 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 996 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4340 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2197 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2956 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1180 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14280 | Morohashi |
| 3527 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2418 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1172 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1256 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 264 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1976 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a6.27 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-6-2 | SKIP code |
| 5560.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-42 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 66f2 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N1
160 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 第 【ダイ】 prefix for forming ordinal numbers
- 第一義 【ダイイチギ】 primary significance, primary importance, first principle, absolute truth, ultimate truth
- 式次第 【シキシダイ】 program of a ceremony (programme)
- 登第 【トウダイ】 passing the examination
- 邸宅 【テイタク】 (large) house, residence, mansion
Readings
- Korean:
- je
Spanish
- número
- prefijo ordinal
- examen
Portuguese
- Prefixo p/ números ordinais
- residência
French
- numéro
- résidence
| 273 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 359 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 339 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 76 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3385 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 360 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 793 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1768 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 404 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 408 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 354 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1473 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3298 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1706 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2318 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1247 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 25943 | Morohashi |
| 2660 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4272 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1239 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1327 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 83 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 380 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2344 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6f5.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-5 | SKIP code |
| 8822.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7b2c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
348 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 番 【バン】 number (in a series), (one's) turn, watch, guard, lookout, rank, standing, position, bout, match, pieces (in a collection)
- 番組 【バングミ】 program (e.g. TV), programme
- 出番 【デバン】 one's turn, one's shift, one's turn on stage, screen time, screentime
- 春一番 【ハルイチバン】 first storm of spring, strong winds during the change from winter to spring
Kun reading compounds
- 番い 【つがい】 pair (esp. of mated animals), brace, couple, (anatomical) joint
- つがい目 【つがいめ】 joint, hinge
- 手番 【てつがい】 plan, arrangements
Readings
- Japanese names:
- は、 ま
- Korean:
- beon, ban
Spanish
- turno
- orden
- observar
- guardar
- proteger
Portuguese
- vez
- número em uma série
French
- tour (de rôle)
- numéro dans une série
| 306 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 215 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 196 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 323 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4811 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 257 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 745 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1773 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.9 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 185 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 185 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 551 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1345 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3416 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1761 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2396 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1928 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 21858 | Morohashi |
| 2748 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3762 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1909 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2058 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 222 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2276 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5f7.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-7-5 | SKIP code |
| 4-11-3 | SKIP code |
| 2-1-11 | SKIP code |
| 2060.9 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-54 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 756a | Unicode hex code |