| 1212 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1041 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1820 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1215 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 841 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1264 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1337 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1084 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1014 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2446 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1238 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1703 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1086 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 29299X | Morohashi |
| 1947 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4776 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1077 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1158 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1190 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1215 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 肩甲 【ケンコウ】 scapular
- 肩高 【ケンコウ】 withers (height from ground to shoulder blades in animals)
- 路肩 【ロカタ】 shoulder (of a road), berm
- 強肩 【キョウケン】 strong throwing arm
Kun reading compounds
- 肩 【かた】 shoulder
- 肩書き 【かたがき】 title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord), job title, position (in a company), degree, status, rank
- 路肩 【ろかた】 shoulder (of a road), berm
- 相肩 【あいかた】 partner, someone who shares one's load
Readings
- Korean:
- gyeon
Spanish
- hombro
Portuguese
- Ombro
French
- épaule
| 3046 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4m4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-1-7 | SKIP code |
| 3022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-10 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 80a9 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
119 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 持 【ジ】 draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.), tie
- 持久 【ジキュウ】 endurance, persistence
- 堅持 【ケンジ】 holding on to, sticking to
- 護持 【ゴジ】 defend and maintain, support, protection
Kun reading compounds
- 持つ 【もつ】 to hold (in one's hand), to take, to carry, to possess, to have, to own, to maintain, to keep, to last, to be durable, to keep, to survive, to take charge of, to be in charge of, to hold (meeting, etc.), to have (opportunity, etc.), to have "it", to have that special something, to be blessed with good luck
- 持子 【もつご】 stone moroko (Pseudorasbora parva), topmouth gudgeon
- 持てる 【もてる】 to be able to possess (hold, get, etc.), to be well liked, to be popular, to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.), to be welcomed, to endure (the tests of time, the elements, etc.), to last, possessed, held, rich, wealthy, affluent
- 持てる者 【もてるもの】 (the) haves, those who have
Readings
- Japanese names:
- もち、 もつ
- Korean:
- ji
Spanish
- duración
- propiedad
- cargo
- sostener
- mantener
Portuguese
- segurar
- ter
French
- avoir
- tenir
| 231 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 310 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 294 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 184 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1903 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 50 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 178 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 801 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.15 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 451 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 458 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 142 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 889 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 447 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 275 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 333 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 667 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 12019 | Morohashi |
| 374 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2151 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 660 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 712 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 94 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 328 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1348 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c6.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 5404.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-93 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6301 | Unicode hex code |