| 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 junior high
JLPT level N1
1222 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 滅亡 【メツボウ】 downfall, ruin, collapse, destruction
- 滅罪 【メツザイ】 expiation
- 隠滅 【インメツ】 destruction (esp. of evidence), spoliation, suppression, hiding, concealment
- 衰滅 【スイメツ】 decline, downfall, ruin(ation)
Kun reading compounds
- 滅びる 【ほろびる】 to go to ruin, to go under, to fall, to be destroyed, to die out, to become extinct, to perish
- 滅ぶ 【ほろぶ】 to be ruined, to go under, to perish, to be destroyed
- 滅ぼす 【ほろぼす】 to destroy, to overthrow, to wreck, to ruin
Readings
- Korean:
- myeol
Spanish
- extinguirse
- apagarse
- estropearse
- ser destruido
- ser devastado
- estropear
- destruir
- devastar
- demoler
Portuguese
- destruir
- arruinar
- extinguir
- golpe
French
- anéantir
- détruire
- ruiner
- renverser
- périr
| 1848 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1387 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2660 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1228 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1488 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1338 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1421 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1500 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1237 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 812 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 475 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 606 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 371 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 18008 | Morohashi |
| 660 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3279 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 365 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 390 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1642 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 359 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a10.26 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-10 | SKIP code |
| 3315.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-39 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6ec5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
606 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 危 【キ】 danger, Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
- 危害 【キガイ】 injury, harm, danger
- 安危 【アンキ】 fate, safety, welfare
Kun reading compounds
- 危ない 【あぶない】 dangerous, risky, hazardous, perilous, precarious, in danger, in jeopardy, critical, grave, at risk, uncertain, unreliable, insecure, unsteady, doubtful, close (call), narrow (escape), look out!, watch out!, be careful!
- 危ない橋を渡る 【あぶないはしをわたる】 to tread on thin ice, to go out on a limb, to walk a tightrope, to take risks, to cross a dangerous bridge
- 危うい 【あやうい】 dangerous, in danger, facing imminent danger, precarious (situation), perilous (state, balance, etc.), in doubt, in jeopardy, uncertain, insecure, concerning, worrying
- 危ぶむ 【あやぶむ】 to fear, to doubt, to have misgivings about, to worry about, to be anxious about, to be apprehensive about
Readings
- Korean:
- wi
Spanish
- peligroso
- dudoso
Portuguese
- perigoso
- medo
- desconforto
French
- dangereux
- crainte
- gêne
| 844 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 831 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 624 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 187 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 899 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 385 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 318 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 534 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 543 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 789 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 256 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3965 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2041 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2755 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1428 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2849X | Morohashi |
| 3199 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 629 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1416 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1520 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 495 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 841 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2556 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2n4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-4-2 | SKIP code |
| 2-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 2721.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-77 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5371 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
2097 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 疑懼 【ギク】 apprehension, uneasiness
- 絶滅危惧 【ゼツメツキグ】 threatened (species), endangered
- 準絶滅危惧 【ジュンゼツメツキグ】 near-threatened (species)
Kun reading compounds
- 恐れる 【おそれる】 to fear, to be afraid of
Readings
- Korean:
- gu
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 1703 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1964 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 581 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 437 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 10848X | Morohashi |
| 1878 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 680 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 4k8.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 9608.1 | Four corner code |
| 9708.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-55-92 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 60e7 | Unicode hex code |