| 3553 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2197 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1732 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 925 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1250 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 27604 | Morohashi |
| 1369 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4517 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2659 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2701 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
2443 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 緋 【ヒ】 scarlet, crimson, cardinal red
- 緋色 【ヒイロ】 scarlet, cardinal red
- 猩々緋 【ショウジョウヒ】 scarlet
- 深緋 【フカヒ】 deep scarlet
Kun reading compounds
- 浅緋 【あさあけ】 pale scarlet
- 薄緋 【うすあけ】 pale scarlet
- 赤 【あか】 red, crimson, scarlet, red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange), Red (i.e. communist), red light (traffic), red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading), (in) the red, complete, total, perfect, obvious, copper, red 5-point card
- 赤い 【あかい】 red, crimson, scarlet, vermilion, Red, communist
Readings
- Korean:
- bi
Spanish
- escarlata
Portuguese
French
| 6a8.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-8 | SKIP code |
| 2191.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7dcb | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
909 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 縮 【シュク】 wearing armour (armor), counter for suits of armour
- 縮小 【シュクショウ】 reduction, curtailment, cut, cutback, scaling down, contraction, shrinkage
- 凝縮 【ギョウシュク】 condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.), condensation (of a vapour or gas)
- 濃縮 【ノウシュク】 concentration (e.g. of a solution), enrichment, condensation
Kun reading compounds
- 縮む 【ちぢむ】 to shrink, to contract, to diminish (in size)
- 縮まる 【ちぢまる】 to shorten, to narrow, to close, to shrink
- 縮める 【ちぢめる】 to shorten, to reduce, to condense, to shrink, to crumple (fabric), to wrinkle, to make (one's body) smaller, to draw in (one's legs), to duck (one's head)
- 縮れる 【ちぢれる】 to be wavy, to be curled, to be frizzled
- 縮らす 【ちぢらす】 to curl, to crimp
Readings
- Korean:
- chug
Spanish
- acortar
- reducir
- restringir
- encoger
- contraerse
- estar rizado
- rizar
Portuguese
- encolher
- contrair
- enrugar
- ruga
- reduzir
French
- rétrécir
- contracter
- raccourcir
- friser
- réduire
| 904 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 893 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 924 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3608 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1142 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1646 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2813 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1110 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1162 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 884 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1558 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1790 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 955 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1290 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1348 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27815 | Morohashi |
| 1414 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4585 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1336 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1434 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 999 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2778 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a11.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-11 | SKIP code |
| 2396.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-44 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7e2e | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 緬甸 【メンデン】 Burma
- めん羊 【メンヨウ】 sheep
- 訪緬 【ホウメン】 visit to Myanmar, visit to Burma
- 羅紗綿 【ラシャメン】 sheep, foreigner's mistress
Readings
- Korean:
- myeon
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 3574 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1758 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 27674 | Morohashi |
| 1390 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4542 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 6a9.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-9 | SKIP code |
| 2196.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-43 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7dec | Unicode hex code |