| 1945 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1114 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3786 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1180 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 850 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1299 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1376 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1342 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1038 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1269 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 687 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 919 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1430 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 29631 | Morohashi |
| 1006 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4837 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1418 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1522 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1550 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1163 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 腕力 【ワンリョク】 physical strength, brute strength, arm strength
- 腕白 【ワンパク】 naughty, mischievous, unruly
- 鉄腕 【テツワン】 strong arm
- 怪腕 【カイワン】 remarkable ability, amazing ability
Kun reading compounds
- 腕 【うで】 arm, skill, efforts, ability
- 腕時計 【うでどけい】 wristwatch, watch
- 細腕 【ほそうで】 thin arm, slender arm, slender means, meager ability to earn a living
- 太い腕 【ふというで】 big arm, brawny arm
Readings
- Korean:
- wan
Spanish
- brazo
- habilidad
- talento
Portuguese
- braço
- capacidade
- talento
French
- bras
- aptitude
- talent
| 3956 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4b8.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-8 | SKIP code |
| 7321.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-47-51 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8155 | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- カイアシ類 【カイアシルイ】 copepods (small crustaceans of subclass Copepoda)
Kun reading compounds
- カイアシ類 【カイアシるい】 copepods (small crustaceans of subclass Copepoda)
- 撓む 【たわむ】 to bend, to warp, to lose heart
- 撓める 【たわめる】 to bend (a piece of wood, etc.), to bow
Readings
- Korean:
- yo, nyo
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 2371 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 15521 | Morohashi |
| 2872 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 4a12.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-12 | SKIP code |
| 4491.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-60-86 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6a48 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
936 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 骨 【コツ】 knack, skill, trick, secret, know-how, the ropes, hang, bone, skeleton, cremated remains (esp. the bones), ashes
- 骨髄 【コツズイ】 bone marrow, medulla, true spirit, one's mind
- 白骨 【ハッコツ】 white (bleached) bone, skeleton
- 鉄骨 【テッコツ】 steel frame, steel beam, steel girder
Kun reading compounds
- 骨 【ほね】 bone, frame, outline, core, backbone, spirit, fortitude, laborious, troublesome, difficult
- 骨抜き 【ほねぬき】 boning (fish or meat), deboning, watering down (a plan, bill, etc.), dilution, emasculation, taking the backbone out of, weakening
- 河骨 【こうほね】 Japanese spatterdock (species of water lily, Nuphar japonica)
- お骨 【おこつ】 cremated remains (esp. the bones), ashes
Readings
- Korean:
- gol
Spanish
- hueso
- esqueleto
Portuguese
- esqueleto
- osso
- permanecer
- moldura
French
- os
- squelette
- restes
- charpente
| 877 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 867 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1081 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5236 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 971 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1017 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1213 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1266 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1340 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1104 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1922 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3288 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1699 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2310 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1297 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 45098 | Morohashi |
| 2654 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6784 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1288 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1383 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 899 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3646 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4b6.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 7722.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-92 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9aa8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
744 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 筋 【キン】 muscle
- 筋肉 【キンニク】 muscle
- 心筋 【シンキン】 heart muscle, cardiac muscle, myocardium
- 鉄筋 【テッキン】 rebar, (iron) reinforcing bar, reinforcing steel, reinforced concrete
Kun reading compounds
- 筋 【すじ】 muscle, tendon, sinew, vein, artery, fiber, fibre, string, line, stripe, streak, reason, logic, plot, storyline, lineage, descent, school (e.g. of scholarship or arts), aptitude, talent, source (of information, etc.), circle, channel, well-informed person (in a transaction), logical move (in go, shogi, etc.), ninth vertical line, seam on a helmet, gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.), social position, status, on (a river, road, etc.), along, counter for long thin things, counter for roads or blocks when giving directions, street (in Osaka), (Edo period) counter for hundreds of mon (obsolete unit of currency)
- 筋書き 【すじがき】 synopsis, outline, plot
- 粗筋 【あらすじ】 outline, summary, argument
- 売れ筋 【うれすじ】 popular line (of products), best-selling line, hot sellers
Readings
- Korean:
- geun
Spanish
- músculo
- tendón
- fibra
- trama
- argumento
- linaje
Portuguese
- músculo
- tendão
- nervo
- fibra
- desenho
- plano
- descendência
French
- muscle
- tendon
- fibre
- veine
- intrigue
- lignée
- raison
| 854 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 843 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 713 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3395 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1137 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1603 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1090 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1141 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1059 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1476 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3319 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1719 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2337 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 950 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 25994 | Morohashi |
| 2678 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4286 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 941 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1012 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 942 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2345 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6f6.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-6 | SKIP code |
| 8822.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-58 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7b4b | Unicode hex code |