| 3753 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 879 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2206 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1467 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 623 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1057 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 29400 | Morohashi |
| 4792 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2470 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2537 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1995 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 胡散 【ウサン】 suspicious
- 胡散臭い 【ウサンクサイ】 suspicious-looking, shady, questionable, dubious, fishy
- 胡 【コ】 barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China
- 胡椒 【コショウ】 pepper
- 柴胡 【サイコ】 Bupleurum root, Radix Bupleuri
- 京胡 【キョウコ】 jinghu (2-stringed Chinese instrument played with a bow)
- 誤魔化す 【ゴマカス】 to deceive, to cheat, to swindle, to falsify, to misrepresent, to lie about, to tamper with, to fiddle, to doctor, to cook, to evade (a question, taxes, etc.), to dodge, to gloss over (a mistake, fault, etc.), to smooth over, to get one's way out of (a difficult situation), to explain away, to embezzle, to pocket
- 胡麻 【ゴマ】 sesame seeds, sesame (Sesamum indicum)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- えびす、 くる
- Korean:
- ho
Spanish
- bárbaro
- extranjero
Portuguese
French
| 4b5.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 4762.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-53 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 80e1 | Unicode hex code |
弓
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N1
1802 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 弓 【キュウ】 bow (and arrow), unit of distance to an archery target (approx. six feet), unit of distance for land surveying (approx. eight feet)
- 弓矢 【ユミヤ】 bow and arrow, weapon, arms
- 洋弓 【ヨウキュウ】 (Western) archery, Western-style bow
- 鰓弓 【サイキュウ】 branchial arch, gill arch
Kun reading compounds
- 弓 【ゆみ】 bow (weapon), archery, bow (for a violin, etc.)
- 弓矢 【ゆみや】 bow and arrow, weapon, arms
- 大弓 【だいきゅう】 bow, longbow
- 上げ弓 【あげゆみ】 up-bow (technique used when playing a string instrument)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- こ、 ゆ
- Korean:
- gung
Spanish
- arco
Portuguese
- arquear
- arco (arma
- violino)
French
- arc
- archet
| 107 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 836 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1539 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1560 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1419 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1268 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 95 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 212 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 212 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 592 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 604 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4193 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2120 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2869 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1239 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9692 | Morohashi |
| 3383 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1678 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1231 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1317 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 83 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3552 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3h0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 4-4-1 | SKIP code |
| 1720.7 | Four corner code |
| 1772.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5f13 | Unicode hex code |