| 197 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 283 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 264 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 597 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3928 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 264 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 864 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 687 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 545 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 554 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 342 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 646 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2789 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1433 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1932 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 230 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 30797P | Morohashi |
| 2243 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5009 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 225 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 239 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 344 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 295 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
suffering, trial, worry, hardship, feel bitter, scowl
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
623 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 苦 【ク】 pain, anguish, suffering, distress, anxiety, worry, trouble, difficulty, hardship, duhkha (suffering)
- 苦境 【クキョウ】 difficult situation, adverse circumstances, predicament, trouble, dilemma, distress
- 生活苦 【セイカツク】 hardships of life (esp. due to lack of money), life's struggles
- 病苦 【ビョウク】 pain of sickness
Kun reading compounds
- 苦しい 【くるしい】 painful, difficult, tough, hard, distressing, (psychologically) difficult, stressful, awkward (e.g. position), straitened (circumstances), tight (financial situation), needy, struggling, strained (interpretation, explanation, etc.), lame (e.g. excuse), forced (e.g. smile), far-fetched, hard to do, unpleasant
- 苦しい言い訳 【くるしいいいわけ】 lame excuse, poor excuse
- 苦しむ 【くるしむ】 to suffer, to groan, to be worried
- 苦しめる 【くるしめる】 to torment, to pain, to inflict (physical) pain, to hurt, to harass, to cause (emotional) pain, to afflict, to distress, to bother, to trouble, to stump, to baffle
- 苦い 【にがい】 bitter
- 苦い薬 【にがいくすり】 bitter medicine
- 苦る 【にがる】 to feel bitter, to scowl
Readings
- Korean:
- go
Spanish
- sufrimiento
- pena
- doloroso
- penoso
- trabajoso
- amargo
Portuguese
- sofrimento
- experiência
- preocupar
- dificuldade
- sentir- se amargo
- tristeza
French
- souffrir
- peine
- affliction
- souci
- amer
- renfrogné
| 1977 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k5.24 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 4460.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 82e6 | Unicode hex code |
difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
330 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 難 【ナン】 difficulty, trouble, hardship, shortage, accident, disaster, danger, fault, defect, flaw, criticism, charge, blame
- 難解 【ナンカイ】 difficult to understand, unintelligible, abstruse
- 至難 【シナン】 most difficult, next to impossible
- 海難 【カイナン】 accident at sea, sea disaster, shipwreck
Kun reading compounds
- 難い 【かたい】 difficult, hard
- 難しい 【むずかしい】 difficult, hard, troublesome, complicated, serious (disease, problem, etc.), impossible, unfeasible, fussy, particular, fastidious, hard to please, displeased, gloomy, glum, sullen, serious (look), dirty, unclean, filthy, detestable, unpleasant, uncomfortable, creepy, spooky
- 難しい顔をする 【むずかしいかおをする】 to look displeased, to frown, to scowl, to look grave, to look serious
- 難しい 【むずかしい】 difficult, hard, troublesome, complicated, serious (disease, problem, etc.), impossible, unfeasible, fussy, particular, fastidious, hard to please, displeased, gloomy, glum, sullen, serious (look), dirty, unclean, filthy, detestable, unpleasant, uncomfortable, creepy, spooky
Readings
- Japanese names:
- な、 なに
- Korean:
- nan, na
Spanish
- desastre
- dificultad
- sufrimiento
- ataque al punto débil
- difícil
- imposible
Portuguese
- impossível
- difícil
- dificuldade
- acidente
- defeito
French
- difficile
- impossible
- problème
- accident
- défaut
| 853 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 960 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 949 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 442 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5038 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 800 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 995 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2760 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 557 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 566 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 526 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1856 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2310 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1196 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1632 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1594 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 42128P | Morohashi |
| 1838 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6515 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1580 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1703 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 351 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 1003 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1975 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8c10.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-10-8 | SKIP code |
| 4051.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 96e3 | Unicode hex code |
going, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
20 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 行 【コウ】 going, travelling, traveling, journey, trip, act, action, bank, counter for banks, counter for groups or parties of people, type of classical Chinese verse (usu. an epic from the Tang period onwards), shopping district (of similar merchants; in the Sui and Tang periods), merchants' guild (in the Tang period)
- 行為 【コウイ】 act, deed, conduct
- 並行 【ヘイコウ】 going side-by-side, going abreast, running concurrently, occurring at the same time, keeping pace with
- 性行 【セイコウ】 character and conduct
- 行 【ギョウ】 line (of text), row, verse, carya (austerities), samskara (formations), semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters), running style
- 行革 【ギョウカク】 administrative reform
- 奉行 【ブギョウ】 magistrate, shogunate administrator
- 施行 【シコウ】 putting in force (a law), putting into operation, putting into effect, enforcement, carrying out (a plan, policy, etc.), execution
- 行脚 【アンギャ】 pilgrimage, walking tour, travelling (on foot)
- 行火 【アンカ】 bed warmer, foot warmer
Kun reading compounds
- 行く 【いく】 to go, to move (towards), to head (towards), to leave (for), to move through, to travel across, to walk along (e.g. a road), to go (well, badly, etc.), to proceed, to turn out, to get along, to do (in a particular way), to go (with; a choice), to try, to pass (of time, seasons, etc.), to go by, to stream, to flow, to die, to pass away, to reach (a stage, extent, age, etc.), to get to, to go (so far as ...), to reach (of information, instructions, wind, etc.), to arrive, to continue ..., to go on ..., to (progress) steadily, to gradually ..., to progressively ..., to have an orgasm, to come, to cum, to trip, to get high, to have a drug-induced hallucination
- 行く先 【ゆくさき】 destination, whereabouts, future, prospects
- 行く 【いく】 to go, to move (towards), to head (towards), to leave (for), to move through, to travel across, to walk along (e.g. a road), to go (well, badly, etc.), to proceed, to turn out, to get along, to do (in a particular way), to go (with; a choice), to try, to pass (of time, seasons, etc.), to go by, to stream, to flow, to die, to pass away, to reach (a stage, extent, age, etc.), to get to, to go (so far as ...), to reach (of information, instructions, wind, etc.), to arrive, to continue ..., to go on ..., to (progress) steadily, to gradually ..., to progressively ..., to have an orgasm, to come, to cum, to trip, to get high, to have a drug-induced hallucination
- 行方 【ゆくえ】 (one's) whereabouts, destination, where one is headed, outcome, course (of events), development, direction, tide, future, journey ahead
- 行う 【おこなう】 to perform, to do, to conduct oneself, to carry out
- 行う 【おこなう】 to perform, to do, to conduct oneself, to carry out
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いく、 なみ、 なめ、 みち、 ゆき、 ゆく
- Korean:
- haeng, hang
Spanish
- ir
- fila
- línea (texto)
- ocurrencia
- conducta
- realizar
- llevar a cabo
- ocurrir
Portuguese
- ir
- viagem
- viajar
French
- aller
- voyage
| 73 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 131 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 118 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 31 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4213 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 24 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 82 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 245 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 68 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 68 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 58 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1613 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 246 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 157 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 187 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 882 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 34029 | Morohashi |
| 212 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5419 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 873 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 938 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 18 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 123 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2053 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3i3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 2122.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 884c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
189 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 軍 【グン】 army, armed forces, troops, military authorities, team, group, troupe
- 軍医 【グンイ】 military physician or surgeon
- 両軍 【リョウグン】 both armies, both teams, both sides
- 従軍 【ジュウグン】 military service, serving in a war, taking part in a campaign
Kun reading compounds
- 戦 【いくさ】 war, battle, campaign, fight, troops, forces
- 軍神 【ぐんしん】 god of war, war hero (who died in battle)
- 海兵遠征軍 【かいへいえんせいいくさ】 Marine Expeditionary Force (US)
- 大軍 【おおいくさ】 great war, great battle
Readings
- Korean:
- gun
Spanish
- ejército
- tropas
Portuguese
- exército
- força
- tropas
- guerra
- batalha
French
- armée
- forces
- troupes
- guerriers
- bataille
| 593 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 490 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 466 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 193 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 628 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 100 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 938 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 906 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 438 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 444 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 778 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1771 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2582 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1318 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1789 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 307 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38179 | Morohashi |
| 2080 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5943 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 301 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 323 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 36 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 522 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3655 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2i7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 3750.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8ecd | Unicode hex code |