| 539 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 438 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 608 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 704 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3565 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 482 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 828 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2527 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 743 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 756 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 296 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1547 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1738 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 931 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1256 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1355 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27631P | Morohashi |
| 1375 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4530 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1343 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1443 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 431 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
788 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 練習 【レンシュウ】 practice, training, drill, (an) exercise, workout
- 練達 【レンタツ】 expert(ise), skill, dexterity
- 修練 【シュウレン】 training, drill, practice, practising, discipline
- 水練 【スイレン】 swimming practice
Kun reading compounds
- 練る 【ねる】 to knead, to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame), to polish (a plan, etc.), to refine, to elaborate, to work out, to train, to drill, to exercise, to gloss (silk), to soften, to degum, to tan (leather), to temper (steel), to walk in procession, to parade, to march
- 練り 【ねり】 kneading, gloss, tempering, paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste), parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals
- 練り上げる 【ねりあげる】 to knead well, to polish, to refine
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ねり
- Korean:
- ryeon
Spanish
- práctica
- entrenamiento
- ablandar
- ejercitar
Portuguese
- prática
- brilho
- treinar
- exercitar
- polir
- refinar
French
- pratiquer
- lustrer
- s'exercer
- s'entraîner
- perfectionner
- peaufiner
| 2764 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a8.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-8 | SKIP code |
| 2599.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-93 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7df4 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
706 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 習性 【シュウセイ】 habit, behavior, behaviour, trait, nature
- 習慣 【シュウカン】 habit, (social) custom, practice, convention
- 演習 【エンシュウ】 practice, exercise, drill, military exercise, manoeuvres, maneuvers, drill, seminar
- 教習 【キョウシュウ】 training, instruction
- 近習 【キンジュ】 attendant
Kun reading compounds
- 習う 【ならう】 to take lessons in, to be taught, to learn (from a teacher), to study (under a teacher), to get training in
- 習うより慣れろ 【ならうよりなれろ】 experience is the best teacher, custom makes all things easy, you learn best by doing, practice makes perfect, it is better to grow accustomed than to be taught
- 習い 【ならい】 as is habit, the way life normally is
- 習い事 【ならいごと】 accomplishment, lessons (in an art, skill, etc.), practice
- 見習い 【みならい】 apprenticeship, probation, learning by observation, apprentice, trainee, probationer
- 行儀見習い 【ぎょうぎみならい】 learning good manners through apprenticeship (to an upper-class family)
Readings
- Korean:
- seub
Spanish
- aprender
- estudiar
Portuguese
- aprender
French
- apprendre
| 426 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 323 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 307 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 665 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3675 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 320 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 238 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1468 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 591 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 601 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 201 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1572 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3306 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1711 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2324 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 581 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 28672P | Morohashi |
| 2667 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4681 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 574 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 616 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 373 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3578 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c7.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-5 | SKIP code |
| 1760.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7fd2 | Unicode hex code |
bend, music, melody, composition, pleasure, injustice, fault, curve, crooked, perverse, lean
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
810 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 曲 【キョク】 composition, piece of music, song, track (on a record), tune, melody, air, enjoyment, fun, interest, pleasure
- 曲折 【キョクセツ】 bending, winding, meandering, zigzagging, ups and downs, twists and turns, complications, difficulties, vicissitudes
- 歌謡曲 【カヨウキョク】 kayōkyoku, form of Japanese popular music that developed during the Showa era, (Western) pop song
- 名曲 【メイキョク】 famous piece of music, excellent song, (musical) masterpiece
Kun reading compounds
- 曲がる 【まがる】 to bend, to curve, to warp, to wind, to twist, to turn, to be awry, to be askew, to be crooked
- 曲げる 【まげる】 to bend, to crook, to bow, to curve, to curl, to lean, to tilt, to incline, to slant, to bend (the truth), to distort, to twist, to pervert, to yield (a point), to depart (from a principle), to ignore (what one really thinks), to pawn
- 隈 【くま】 corner, nook, recess, shade, shadow, dark area, dark circles (under the eyes), dark rings, bend (in a road, river, etc.), shading, gradation, kumadori, style of kabuki makeup used for violent roles
Readings
- Japanese names:
- まがた
- Korean:
- gog
Spanish
- melodía
- curva
- encorvado
- torcer
- doblar
- torcerse
- girarse
Portuguese
- tender
- música
- melodia
- composição
- prazer
- injustiça
- falta
- curva
- tortuoso
- perverso
- inclinar
French
- courber
- musique
- mélodie
- composition
- plaisir
- injustice
- faute
- malhonnête
- pervers
- pencher
| 381 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 279 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 261 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 604 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 103 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 715 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 609 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 327 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 366 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 367 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 625 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 996 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4340 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2197 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2956 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1180 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14280 | Morohashi |
| 3527 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2418 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1172 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1256 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 264 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1976 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a6.27 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-6-2 | SKIP code |
| 5560.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-42 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 66f2 | Unicode hex code |