| 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) |
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
| 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
453 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 写真集 【シャシンシュウ】 photo book (esp. one featuring photos of female celebrities, models), photobook
- 写真 【シャシン】 photograph, photo, picture, snapshot, snap, moving picture, movie
- 実写 【ジッシャ】 live action (as opposed to animation), photograph (of a real scene, event, etc.), real image, actual footage, depiction of a real scene (in writing or a picture), description
- 活写 【カッシャ】 vivid description, painting a lively picture (of)
Kun reading compounds
- 写す 【うつす】 to copy, to duplicate, to reproduce, to trace, to transcribe, to describe, to depict, to portray, to express, to imitate, to model after, to take (a photo), to photograph, to film, to shoot
- 写る 【うつる】 to be photographed, to be projected
- 写し 【うつし】 copy, duplicate, facsimile, transcript
- 映し出す 【うつしだす】 to project, to show (on a screen), to reflect (of a mirror, lake, etc.), to portray, to depict, to describe, to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
Readings
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- copiar
- imitar
- fotografiar
Portuguese
- cópia
- foto
- descrever
French
- copie
- être photographié
- décrire
| 419 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 313 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 297 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 489 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 626 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 494 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 124 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 540 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 549 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 194 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 164 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2493 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1260 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1726 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1255 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1570 | Morohashi |
| 2000 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 400 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1247 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1336 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 251 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3647 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2i3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-3 | SKIP code |
| 2-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 3712.7 | Four corner code |
| 3740.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-44 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5199 | Unicode hex code |