| 1261 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1825 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3535 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1394 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1630 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1452 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1545 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1565 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1533 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1707 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 913 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1236 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1360 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27421 | Morohashi |
| 1349 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4485 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1348 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1448 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1576 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1288 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 絞 【コウ】 death by hanging (punishment in the ritsuryō system)
- 絞殺 【コウサツ】 strangulation, strangling
Kun reading compounds
- 絞る 【しぼる】 to wring (towel, rag), to squeeze, to squeeze (fruit to extract juice), to press, to extract, to milk, to express milk, to rack (one's brains), to strain (one's voice), to extort, to exploit, to chew out, to reprimand severely, to rake over the coals, to give a sound scolding, to tell someone off, to scold, to rebuke, to drill into, to train, to narrow down (one's focus), to whittle down, to gather up (curtain, etc.), to tighten (drawstring), to stop down (lens), to turn down (e.g. radio), to bend (bow), to draw, to hold down, to constrict, to immobilize
- 絞める 【しめる】 to strangle, to constrict
- 絞まる 【しまる】 to be strangled, to be constricted
Readings
- Korean:
- gyo
Spanish
- constreñir
- contraer
- torcer
- estrujar
Portuguese
- estrangular
- apertar
- torcer
French
- étrangler
- serrer
- tordre
| 2766 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a6.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-6 | SKIP code |
| 2094.8 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-42 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7d5e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
98 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 首 【シュ】 counter for songs and poems
- 首級 【シュキュウ】 decapitated head of an enemy
- 元首 【ゲンシュ】 sovereign, ruler, head of state
- 百人一首 【ヒャクニンイッシュ】 (Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu, classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets, hyakunin isshu karuta, hyakunin isshu poetry cards, deck of 200 cards, the 100 waka of the Hyakunin Isshu split between them, to be matched together during the game
Kun reading compounds
- 首 【くび】 neck, head, dismissal (from a job), firing, sacking
- 首飾り 【くびかざり】 necklace, choker
- 縛り首 【しばりくび】 (death by) hanging
- 猪首 【いくび】 bull neck
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おびと、 こべ、 す
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- cuello
- principio
Portuguese
- pescoço
French
- cou
- compteur de chansons ou poèmes
| 239 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 155 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 139 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 208 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5186 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 138 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 281 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 920 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 148 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 148 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 393 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1910 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2818 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1452 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1956 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 70 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 44489 | Morohashi |
| 2265 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6719 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 70 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 74 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 177 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 979 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2o7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 8060.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-83 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9996 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
262 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 台 【ダイ】 stand, rest, base, pedestal, platform, table, holder, support, rack, setting (of a gem), mounting, stock (in grafting), counter for machines and vehicles, level (e.g. price level), mark, range, decade (of one's life), tall building (with a fine view), (observation) platform, plateau, heights
- 台車 【ダイシャ】 platform truck, hand truck, trolley, dolly, cart, truck, bogie
- 管区気象台 【カンクキショウダイ】 district meteorological observatory
- 気象台 【キショウダイ】 meteorological observatory
- 台 【タイ】 Taiwan
- 台頭 【タイトウ】 rise (e.g. of a movement), emergence, rearing one's head, gaining prominence, coming to the fore, gaining power, gathering strength
- 屋台 【ヤタイ】 cart (esp. a food cart), stall, stand, festival float, portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house, dancing platform, stage prop fashioned after a large building, framework (of a building), foundation, house (esp. a small and miserable one)
- 最後の舞台 【サイゴノブタイ】 final performance, swan song, last act
Kun reading compounds
- 台 【うてな】 tower, stand, pedestal, calyx
- 弾正台 【だんじょうだい】 Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (1869-1871), Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (under the ritsuryō system)
Readings
- Korean:
- tae, i
Spanish
- estante
- banco
- tribuna
- pedestal
- contador para maquinas y vehículos
Portuguese
- pedestal
- stand
- sufixo para contagem de para máquinas e veículos
French
- piédestal
- socle
- compteur de voitures ou machines
| 272 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 183 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 166 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 216 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 848 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 290 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 134 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 276 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 492 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 501 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 532 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 280 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2498 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1265 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1731 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 752 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3246 | Morohashi |
| 2005 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 699 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 744 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 805 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 436 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 111 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2777 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3d2.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-3 | SKIP code |
| 2360.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-70 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 53f0 | Unicode hex code |