| 1179 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 912 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3560 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1088 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1637 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1290 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1364 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1186 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1509 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3517 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1816 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2471 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1386 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27603 | Morohashi |
| 2838 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4524 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1374 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1474 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1792 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
677 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 緊縮 【キンシュク】 shrinkage, contraction, economy, retrenchment
- 緊急 【キンキュウ】 urgency, emergency
- 喫緊 【キッキン】 urgent, pressing, exigent
Kun reading compounds
- 緊める 【しめる】 to be strict with
- 閉まる 【しまる】 to be shut, to close, to be closed, to be firm (of a body, face, etc.), to be well-knit, to be locked, to tighten, to be tightened, to become sober, to become tense
Readings
- Korean:
- gin
Spanish
- severo
- estricto
- tensar
- apretar
- apremiante
- urgente
Portuguese
- tenso
- apertado
- de confiança
- duro
- sólido
French
- tendu
- solide
- dur
- fiable
- serré
| 3441 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a9.17 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-9-6 | SKIP code |
| 2-8-6 | SKIP code |
| 7790.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-59 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7dca | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
Kun reading compounds
- 箍 【たが】 hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
- たがが外れる 【たががはずれる】 to become unrestrained and go to excess, to lose all restraint, to lose one's tension and become relaxed, to let go, to become disorderly, to be scattered, to lose one's self-control
Readings
- Korean:
- go
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 3409 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 26130 | Morohashi |
| 4311 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 6f8.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-8 | SKIP code |
| 8851.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-68-18 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7b8d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
679 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 児 【ジ】 child, boy, I, me
- 児童 【ジドウ】 children, juvenile
- 新生児 【シンセイジ】 newborn baby
- 遺児 【イジ】 orphan, child left by the deceased, abandoned child
Kun reading compounds
- 子 【こ】 child, kid, teenager, youngster, young (non-adult) person, (one's) child, offspring, young woman, young (animal), offshoot, interest, new share, player who is not a dealer, young geisha, young prostitute, bird egg, -er (often of young women)
- 【コククジラ】 gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus), grey whale
- 江戸っ子 【えどっこ】 (true) Tokyoite, Edoite, Tokyo native, Edokko
- 駄々っ子 【だだっこ】 unmanageable child, spoiled child (spoilt), spoiled brat
Readings
- Japanese names:
- る
- Korean:
- a
Spanish
- recién nacido
- chiquillo
- cría
Portuguese
- recém-nascido
- criança
- filhote
French
- nouveau-né
- enfant
- petit d'animal
| 801 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 526 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 697 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 556 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 572 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 782 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 338 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 497 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1217 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1280 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1375 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 148 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3153 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1617 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2203 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 58 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1364 | Morohashi |
| 2546 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 355 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 58 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 62 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 482 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1257 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c3.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 1-2-5 | SKIP code |
| 1-1-6 | SKIP code |
| 2621.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-89 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5150 | Unicode hex code |