| 828 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 756 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 733 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 743 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3539 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 630 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 820 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2148 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 742 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 755 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 734 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1534 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1711 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 917 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1240 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1770 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 49469 | Morohashi |
| 1353 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4490 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1754 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1891 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 756 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
discontinue, sever, cut off, abstain, interrupt, suppress, be beyond, without match, peerless, unparalleled
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
784 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 絶 【ゼツ】 starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
- 絶縁 【ゼツエン】 breaking off relations (with), severing one's connections (with), breaking with (e.g. one's past), insulation (electrical or thermal), isolation
- 超絶 【チョウゼツ】 transcendence, excellence, superiority
- 壮絶 【ソウゼツ】 heroic, fierce, grand, sublime, magnificent
Kun reading compounds
- 絶える 【たえる】 to die out, to peter out, to become extinct, to cease, to be stopped, to be discontinued, to be cut off
- 絶えることなく 【たえることなく】 unceasing, relentless
- 絶やす 【たやす】 to exterminate, to eradicate, to wipe out, to put an end to, to let (fire) go out, to let die (e.g. flowers), to run out of
- 断つ 【たつ】 to sever, to cut off, to suppress, to eradicate, to exterminate, to abstain (from), to give up
Readings
- Korean:
- jeol
Spanish
- extinguir
- eliminar
- rechazar
- absoluto
- lugar escarpado
- desaparecer
- extinguirse
- exterminar
- erradicar
- suprimir
Portuguese
- descontinuar
- além de
- romper
- cortar desligar
- abster- se
- interromper
- suprimir
French
- cesser
- au-delà
- rompre
- couper
- s'abstenir
- interrompre
- supprimer
| 2756 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a6.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-6 | SKIP code |
| 2791.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-68 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7d76 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N4
101 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 不 【フ】 un-, non-, negative prefix
- 不安 【フアン】 anxiety, uneasiness, worry, apprehension, fear, insecurity, suspense
- 意味不 【イミフ】 of uncertain meaning, ambiguous, cryptic, nonsensical, incomprehensible, perplexing
- 社不 【シャフ】 person unfit for society, misfit
- 無 【ブ】 un-, non-, bad ..., poor ...
- 不気味 【ブキミ】 weird, eerie, ominous, creepy, uncanny, unearthly
Readings
- Korean:
- bu, bul
Spanish
- prefijo negativo: in-
- des-
Portuguese
- Prefixo negativo
- negativa
- não
- feia
- ruim
- deselegante
French
- négation
- non
- mauvais
- laid
- maladroit
| 500 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 600 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 572 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 134 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 17 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 130 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 104 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 94 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 94 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 94 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 422 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 10 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4242 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2141 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2890 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1225 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 19 | Morohashi |
| 3434 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 13 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1217 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1302 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 103 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 444 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3154 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-4-1 | SKIP code |
| 3-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 3-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 1090.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-41-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e0d | Unicode hex code |
tune, tone, meter, key (music), writing style, prepare, exorcise, investigate, harmonize, mediate
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
87 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 調 【チョウ】 key, mode (in gagaku), time, tempo, rhythm, meter (of a poem), metre, style, form, mood, pattern, tax in kind (paid with locally produced goods; under the ritsuryō system)
- 調印 【チョウイン】 signature, signing, sealing
- 長調 【チョウチョウ】 major key
- 空調 【クウチョウ】 air conditioning
Kun reading compounds
- 調べる 【しらべる】 to examine, to look up, to investigate, to check up, to sense, to study, to inquire, to search
- 調べ 【しらべ】 investigation, inspection, examination, tune, note, melody
- 調べる 【しらべる】 to examine, to look up, to investigate, to check up, to sense, to study, to inquire, to search
- 取り調べ 【とりしらべ】 investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors), examination, inquiry, enquiry
- 整う 【ととのう】 to be ready, to be prepared, to be arranged, to be in order, to be put in order, to be well-ordered, to be well-proportioned, to be harmonious, to be adjusted, to be regulated, to be refined (e.g. of a face), to be settled (e.g. treaty, contract), to be completed
- 整える 【ととのえる】 to put in order, to arrange, to tidy up, to fix, to straighten, to get ready, to prepare, to arrange, to supply, to assemble, to buy, to adjust, to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing), to work out (e.g. business deal), to arrange (e.g. marriage), to settle
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぎ、 つぎ
- Korean:
- jo, ju
Spanish
- melodía
- tono
- investigar
- comprobar
- arreglar
- poner en orden
Portuguese
- canção
- tom
- métrica
- clave (música)
- estilo de escrever
- preparar
- exorcisar
- investigar
French
- enquête
- mélodie
- ton (majeur/mineur)
- style d'écriture
- préparer
- exorciser
| 471 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 369 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 348 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 108 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4392 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 376 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 906 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2328 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.9 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 342 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 342 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 210 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1699 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1973 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1051 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1417 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 355 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 35609P | Morohashi |
| 1567 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5647 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 349 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 373 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 219 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 434 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3049 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7a8.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-8 | SKIP code |
| 0762.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-36-20 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8abf | Unicode hex code |