| 676 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 574 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 547 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1087 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3798 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 810 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1680 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1270 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1344 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1106 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1039 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1307 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 709 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 948 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 550 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 29721 | Morohashi |
| 1033 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4849 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 544 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 583 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 611 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1807 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 腸 【チョウ】 guts, bowels, intestines
- 腸炎 【チョウエン】 enteritis
- 大腸 【ダイチョウ】 large intestine, large bowel, colon
- 胃腸 【イチョウ】 stomach and intestines, gastrointestinal tract, digestive organs
Kun reading compounds
- 腸 【ちょう】 guts, bowels, intestines
- はらわたが煮えくり返る 【はらわたがにえくりかえる】 to be furious, to seethe with anger, to have one's blood boiling
- 腸 【ちょう】 guts, bowels, intestines
- 腸香 【わたか】 Ischikauia steenackeri (species of cyprinid fish)
- 大腸 【だいちょう】 large intestine, large bowel, colon
- 背わた 【せわた】 vein of a shrimp (prawn), digestive tract of a shrimp, sand vein
Readings
- Korean:
- jang
Spanish
- intestinos
- vísceras
Portuguese
- intestinos
- abdomen
- tripas
- vísceras
French
- intestin
- entrailles
- viscères
| 3951 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4b9.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-9 | SKIP code |
| 7622.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-36-18 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8178 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
951 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 閉鎖 【ヘイサ】 closing, closure, shutdown, lockout
- 閉会 【ヘイカイ】 closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)
- 開閉 【カイヘイ】 opening and shutting, opening and closing
- 幽閉 【ユウヘイ】 confinement, imprisonment, incarceration
Kun reading compounds
- 閉じる 【とじる】 to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.), to shut
- 閉ざす 【とざす】 to shut, to close, to fasten, to lock, to block (a street, entrance, etc.), to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.), to shut off, to cut off, to cover (e.g. in darkness), to consume (with negative feelings), to fill (e.g. with sadness), to bury (e.g. in grief)
- 閉める 【しめる】 to close, to shut
- 閉まる 【しまる】 to be shut, to close, to be closed, to be firm (of a body, face, etc.), to be well-knit, to be locked, to tighten, to be tightened, to become sober, to become tense
- 閉てる 【たてる】 to shut, to close
Readings
- Japanese names:
- へ
- Korean:
- pye
Spanish
- cerrar
- finalizar
- dejar de hacer
- guardar
Portuguese
- fechado
- fechar
French
- fermer
- clore
| 979 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 968 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1143 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4945 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 900 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 981 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 397 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 401 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 216 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1839 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4116 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2090 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2832 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1637 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 41222 | Morohashi |
| 3319 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6385 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1623 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1751 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 931 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3847 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8e3.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-8-3 | SKIP code |
| 7724.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-36 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9589 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 塞源 【ソクゲン】 blockage of a source
- 塞栓 【ソクセン】 embolus, abnormal substance (i.e. air) circulating in the blood
- 梗塞 【コウソク】 stoppage, blocking, infarction, infarct
- 閉塞 【ヘイソク】 blockage, blockade, blocking up, stoppage, obstruction, occlusion
- 塞翁が馬 【サイオウガウマ】 the future is unpredictable, inscrutable are the ways of heaven, the irony of fate
- 塞外 【サイガイ】 outside a fort, outside the Great Wall of China
- 防塞 【ボウサイ】 fort, defensive position
- 城塞 【ジョウサイ】 fortress, stronghold, citadel
Kun reading compounds
- 塞ぐ 【ふさぐ】 to stop up, to close up, to block (up), to plug up, to shut up, to cover (ears, eyes, etc.), to close (eyes, mouth), to stand in the way, to obstruct, to occupy, to fill up, to take up, to perform one's role, to do one's duty, to feel depressed, to be in low spirits, to mope
Readings
- Korean:
- sae, saeg
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 1324 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 465 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2924 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2033 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 5349 | Morohashi |
| 2330 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1069 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2214 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1646 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 772 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3m10.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-10 | SKIP code |
| 3010.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-41 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 585e | Unicode hex code |