| 1382 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1296 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3557 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 949 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 825 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2537 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 862 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 881 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1033 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1542 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1742 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 935 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1260 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1356 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27632 | Morohashi |
| 1378 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4521 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1344 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1444 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1724 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
952 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 緒 【ショ】 beginning, inception
- 緒戦 【ショセン】 beginning of hostilities, beginning of competition, first match (in a series)
- 端緒 【タンショ】 start, beginning, first step, clue
- 由緒 【ユイショ】 history, pedigree, lineage
- 緒 【ショ】 beginning, inception
- 緒戦 【ショセン】 beginning of hostilities, beginning of competition, first match (in a series)
- 端緒 【タンショ】 start, beginning, first step, clue
- 下町情緒 【シタマチジョウチョ】 the friendly atmosphere of the traditional commercial and working-class neighborhoods
Kun reading compounds
- 緒 【お】 cord, strap, thong, string (of a musical instrument, bow, etc.)
- 緒締め 【おじめ】 string-fastener, drawstring on pouch or purse (handbag)
- 下緒 【さげお】 cord for attaching a sword scabbard tightly to the obi, sword strap, sword knot
- 筈緒 【はずお】 hemp rope fastened from the bow of a Japanese ship to the tip of the mast
- 糸口 【いとぐち】 beginning, start, first step, clue, lead, hint, thread end
- 糸口を開く 【いとぐちをひらく】 to find a clue, to make a beginning
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ほ
- Korean:
- seo
Spanish
- principio
- comienzo
- hilo
- cordón
- cuerda de instrumento musical
Portuguese
- faixa
- começo
- início
- fim
- corda
- correia
French
- bout
- début
- fin
- lanière
- corde
- sangle
| 2778 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a8.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-8 | SKIP code |
| 2496.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-79 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7dd2 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
227 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 論 【ロン】 argument, discussion, dispute, controversy, discourse, debate, theory (e.g. of evolution), doctrine, essay, treatise, comment
- 論客 【ロンキャク】 controversialist, polemic, disputant
- 公論 【コウロン】 public opinion, unbiased criticism, unbiassed criticism
- 対論 【タイロン】 arguing face to face
Kun reading compounds
- 論う 【あげつらう】 to discuss, to find fault with, to criticize, to criticise
Readings
- Korean:
- ron, yun
Spanish
- teoría
- argumento
- discurso
Portuguese
- argumento
- discurso
French
- argumentation
- discours
| 881 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 1006 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 996 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 267 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4391 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 406 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 908 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2320 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 293 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 293 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 496 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1700 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1981 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1058 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1424 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1837 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 35658 | Morohashi |
| 1574 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5646 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1820 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1961 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 110 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 989 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3053 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7a8.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-8 | SKIP code |
| 0862.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-47-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8ad6 | Unicode hex code |