| 1885 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1018 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3680 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1555 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1660 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2686 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1062 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1107 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1304 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1574 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3379 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1745 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2373 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1815 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 28801P | Morohashi |
| 2720 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4692 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1798 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1937 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1880 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1201 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 翼 【ツバサ】 wing, Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), counter for birds or bird wings
- 翼下 【ヨッカ】 under the wing (esp. of an aircraft), under one's wing, under one's control
- 左翼 【サヨク】 left wing (politics), left wing (of a bird or aircraft), left wing (of an army, building, etc.), left flank, left field, left fielder, left wing (in soccer, rugby, etc.)
- 右翼 【ウヨク】 right wing (politics), right wing (of a bird or aircraft), right wing (of an army, building, etc.), right flank, right field, right fielder, right wing (in soccer, rugby, etc.), high (academic) standing, high class ranking
Kun reading compounds
- 翼 【つばさ】 wing, Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), counter for birds or bird wings
- 翼沙魚 【つばさはぜ】 loach goby (Rhyacichthys aspro)
- 片翼 【かたよく】 one wing, single wing
- 虎に翼 【とらにつばさ】 making the strong even stronger
Readings
- Korean:
- ig
Spanish
- ala
- ayudar
Portuguese
- asa
- avião
- flanco
French
- aile
- avion
- flanc
| 3561 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2o15.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-11 | SKIP code |
| 1780.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-67 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7ffc | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
59 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 開花 【カイカ】 flowering, blooming, blossoming, coming into bloom, flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.), blossoming, blooming, bearing fruit (of efforts)
- 開演 【カイエン】 curtain raising, starting (e.g. play, concert)
- 疎開 【ソカイ】 evacuation (to the country), spreading out (troops), deployment, dispersal
- 非公開 【ヒコウカイ】 private, non-public, secret, closed-door, closed
Kun reading compounds
- 開く 【ひらく】 to open, to undo, to unseal, to unpack, to bloom, to unfold, to spread out, to open (for business, e.g. in the morning), to be wide (gap, etc.), to widen, to hold (meeting, party, etc.), to give, to open, to found (nation, dynasty, sect, etc.), to open (a new business), to set up, to establish, to start, to open (ports, borders, etc.), to open (an account), to open up (new land, path, etc.), to clear, to develop, to open (a file, etc.), to extract (root), to reduce (equation), to cut open (fish), to change (kanji into hiragana), to flare (e.g. skirt), to slacken (into a poor posture)
- 開き 【ひらき】 opening, gap, dried and opened fish
- 開き直る 【ひらきなおる】 to become defiant, to fight back, to turn upon, to take the offensive
- 開ける 【ひらける】 to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.), to spread out, to become clear (of a road, visibility, etc.), to open up, to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.), to get better, to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.), to become civilized, to modernize, to grow, to advance (of knowledge, ideas, etc.), to be sensible, to be understanding, to be enlightened, to open (of a new road, railway, etc.), to be opened to traffic, to become populous, to become densely built, to become bustling
- 開く 【あく】 to open (e.g. doors), to open (e.g. business, etc.), to be empty, to be vacant, to be available, to be free, to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.), to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.), to come to an end, to open (one's eyes, mouth, etc.), to have a hole, to form a gap, to have an interval (between events)
- 開ける 【あける】 to open (a door, etc.), to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package), to unlock, to open (for business, etc.), to empty, to remove, to make space, to make room, to move out, to clear out, to be away from (e.g. one's house), to leave (temporarily), to dawn, to grow light, to end (of a period, season), to begin (of the New Year), to leave (one's schedule) open, to make time (for), to make (a hole), to open up (a hole)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- はる、 か、 ひらき
- Korean:
- gae
Spanish
- abrir
- desdoblar
- dar comienzo
- abrirse
- estar abierto
Portuguese
- abrir
- desdobrar
- deslacrar
French
- ouvrir
- s'ouvrir
- briser le sceau
| 171 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 261 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 241 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 80 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4950 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 550 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 270 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1821 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 396 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 400 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 215 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1840 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4121 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2092 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2835 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1636 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 41233 | Morohashi |
| 3321 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6393 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1622 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1750 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 290 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 391 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3855 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8e4.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-8-4 | SKIP code |
| 7744.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 958b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
12 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 長 【チョウ】 head, chief, leader, elder, merit, strong point, superiority, major
- 長官 【チョウカン】 secretary (government), director, chief
- 体長 【タイチョウ】 length (of an animal), body length
- 医長 【イチョウ】 medical director, chief physician
Kun reading compounds
- 長い 【ながい】 long (distance, length), long (time), protracted, prolonged
- 長居 【ながい】 long visit, overstaying
- 長 【おさ】 head, chief, leader, the greatest (of all the ...)
- 【オサガメ】 leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)
- 田長 【たおさ】 master of the rice field, chief farmer, lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
- 死出田長 【しでたおさ】 lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 おしゃ、 たかし、 たけ、 な、 は、 ひさ
- Korean:
- jang
Spanish
- largo
- jefe
- sobresaliente
Portuguese
- Longo
- ambicionar
- líder
- chefe
French
- long
- chef
| 116 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 189 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 173 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 25 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4938 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 155 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 95 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 939 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 95 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 95 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 89 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1837 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3163 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1626 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2212 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1939 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 41100 | Morohashi |
| 2556 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6379 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1920 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2070 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 90 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 161 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3465 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a8.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-3 | SKIP code |
| 4-8-1 | SKIP code |
| 7173.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-36-25 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9577 | Unicode hex code |