| 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 2
JLPT level N4
539 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 図 【ズ】 drawing, picture, diagram, figure, illustration, chart, graph, map, sight, scene
- 図鑑 【ズカン】 pictorial book, picture book, illustrated reference book, identification manual, field guide
- 一途 【イチズ】 wholehearted, earnest, determined, intent, single-minded, straightforward, devoted to, doing nothing but
- 構図 【コウズ】 composition (of painting), structural outline, compositional arrangement
- 図書館 【トショカン】 library
- 図書 【トショ】 books
- 異図 【イト】 treasonable intent
- 隠された意図 【カクサレタイト】 hidden agenda
Kun reading compounds
- 図る 【はかる】 to plan, to attempt, to devise, to plot, to conspire, to scheme, to aim for, to strive for, to work towards, to seek, to deceive, to trick, to take in
Readings
- Japanese names:
- づ
- Korean:
- do
Spanish
- dibujo
- ilustración
- consulta
- estrategia
- planear
- diseñar
Portuguese
- mapa
- desenho
- plano
- inesperado
- acidentalmente
French
- carte
- dessin
- plan
- inattendu
- accidentellement
| 261 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 167 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 150 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 631 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1034 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 388 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 142 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 502 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 339 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 339 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 329 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 342 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3809 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1951 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2645 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1188 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 4734P | Morohashi |
| 3071 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 947 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1180 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1264 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 146 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 366 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3s4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 6040.3 | Four corner code |
| 6040.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-62 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 56f3 | Unicode hex code |