| 1879 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1168 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3799 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1009 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 851 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2090 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1298 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1373 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1087 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1041 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1311 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 711 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 952 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1619 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 29705X | Morohashi |
| 1036 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4850 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1605 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1731 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1633 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1306 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 腰 【コシ】 counter for swords, hakama, obi, etc. worn around the waist, counter for quivers of arrows
- 腰痛 【ヨウツウ】 lower back pain, lumbago
- 細腰 【サイヨウ】 slender hips, slim waist
- 柳腰 【ヤナギゴシ】 slim waist, slender figure, willowy figure, waist of a willow tree
Kun reading compounds
- 腰 【こし】 lower back, waist, hips, lumbar region, body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.), resilience, spring
- 腰 【こし】 counter for swords, hakama, obi, etc. worn around the waist, counter for quivers of arrows
- お腰 【おこし】 buttocks, lower back, waist, hips, kimono underskirt
- 太刀二腰 【たちふたこし】 two swords
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うすぐ
- Korean:
- yo
Spanish
- caderas
- cintura
- anca
- ijada
- lomo
Portuguese
- lombo
- cadeiras
- cintura
- quadris
French
- reins
- hanche
- taille
- lambris à hauteur de taille
| 3969 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4b9.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-9 | SKIP code |
| 7124.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8170 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
742 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 障害者 【ショウガイシャ】 disabled person, person with a (physical or mental) disability
- 障害 【ショウガイ】 obstacle, impediment, hindrance, barrier, difficulty, disorder, defect, disability, handicap, impairment, dysfunction, steeplechase, obstacle race, steeplechase (athletics)
- 安全保障 【アンゼンホショウ】 security guarantee (e.g. military security, network security, etc.)
- 囲障 【イショウ】 fence (esp. between buildings)
Kun reading compounds
- 障る 【さわる】 to be harmful to, to hinder, to interfere with, to irritate
Readings
- Korean:
- jang
Spanish
- estorbo
- impedimento
- obstáculo
- obstrucción
- estorbar
- impedir
- obstruir
- obstaculizar
Portuguese
- impedir
- ferido
- dano
French
- gêne
- faire du mal
| 913 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 902 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 676 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5019 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1145 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1880 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 858 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 877 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1028 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 751 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 875 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 504 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 647 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1307 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 41821 | Morohashi |
| 715 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6479 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1297 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1393 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 976 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3655 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2d11.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-11 | SKIP code |
| 7024.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-67 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 969c | Unicode hex code |
子
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
72 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 子 【シ】 child (esp. a boy), viscount, founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius), master, masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature), you, -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
- 子宮 【シキュウ】 womb, uterus
- 中性子 【チュウセイシ】 neutron
- 精子 【セイシ】 sperm, spermatozoon
- 主 【ス】 honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name
- 恵比寿 【エビス】 Ebisu, god of fishing and commerce
- 久留子 【クルス】 cross sign
- 対子 【トイツ】 pair, eyes
- 七対子 【チートイツ】 seven pairs, winning hand composed of seven pairs
Kun reading compounds
- 子 【こ】 child, kid, teenager, youngster, young (non-adult) person, (one's) child, offspring, young woman, young (animal), offshoot, interest, new share, player who is not a dealer, young geisha, young prostitute, bird egg, -er (often of young women)
- 子 【こう】 child, interest
- 根っこ 【ねっこ】 root (of a plant), stump (of a tree), root (of a problem, etc.), base, foundation, origin, source
- 江戸っ子 【えどっこ】 (true) Tokyoite, Edoite, Tokyo native, Edokko
- 子 【ね】 the Rat (first sign of the Chinese zodiac), hour of the Rat (around midnight, 11pm to 1am, or 12 midnight to 2am), north, eleventh month of the lunar calendar
- 子忌み 【ねいみ】 collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first day of the Rat of the New Year)
- 庚子 【かのえね】 Metal Rat (37th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1960, 2020, 2080)
- 甲子 【きのえね】 Wood Rat (1st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 き、 ぎ、 く、 け、 ねっ
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- chiquillo
- niño
Portuguese
- criança
French
- enfant
- signe de la 1ère branche terrestre
- signe du Rat (zodiaque)
- 23 h à 01 h
- Nord (0°)
| 31 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 40 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 25 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 56 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1264 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 61 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 43 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 38 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 103 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 103 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 69 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 455 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4196 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2125 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2872 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 96 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 6930 | Morohashi |
| 3390 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1281 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 95 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 99 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 42 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 18 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3547 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 4-2-1 | SKIP code |
| 1740.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5b50 | Unicode hex code |