| 1817 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3796 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1254 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1309 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 950 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 29746 | Morohashi |
| 1035 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4847 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2466 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 141 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
gland, (kokuji)
- On:
- セン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 腺 【セン】 gland
- 腺癌 【センガン】 adenocarcinoma
- 甲状腺 【コウジョウセン】 thyroid (gland)
- 胃腺 【イセン】 gastric gland
Readings
- Korean:
- seon
Spanish
- glándula
Portuguese
French
| 4b9.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-9 | SKIP code |
| 7623.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-03 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 817a | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 窩縁 【カエン】 cavity margin (e.g. tooth, body)
- 蜂窩 【ホウカ】 beehive, hive, honeycomb
- 直腸子宮窩 【チョクチョウシキュウカ】 rectouterine pouch, pouch of Douglas
- 腋窩 【エキカ】 armpit, axilla
- 山窩 【サンカ】 group of mountain nomads (in Japan), group of mountain people, the Sanka
Readings
- Korean:
- wa
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 3333 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 25579 | Morohashi |
| 4208 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 3m11.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-11 | SKIP code |
| 3022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-67-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7aa9 | Unicode hex code |
炎
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1242 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 炎 【エン】 -itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
- 炎症 【エンショウ】 inflammation, irritation
- 脳炎 【ノウエン】 brain inflammation, encephalitis, cerebritis
- 胃炎 【イエン】 gastritis, gastric catarrh
Kun reading compounds
- 炎 【ほのお】 flame, blaze, flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger), passion
- 炎検出器 【ほのおけんしゅつき】 flame detector
- 瞋恚の炎 【しんいのほのお】 intense antipathy (like a blazing fire), flames of rage
- 嫉妬の炎 【しっとのほのお】 flames of jealousy
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぬく
- Korean:
- yeom
Spanish
- quemar
- llamarada
- inflamación
- flama
Portuguese
- inflamação
- chama
- fogo
French
- inflammation
- flamme
- incendie
| 1024 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1231 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2751 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1727 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1513 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 697 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1336 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1419 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1803 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1264 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3075 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1568 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2145 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 164 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 18910 | Morohashi |
| 2420 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3404 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 162 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 174 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1207 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1162 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4d4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 9080.9 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 708e | Unicode hex code |