| 3986 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1731 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2911 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2023 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 31433X | Morohashi |
| 5118 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 書画骨董 【ショガコットウ】 curios and objets d'art
Readings
- Korean:
- dong
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 3k9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-9 | SKIP code |
| 4410.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8463 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
265 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 必 【ヒツ】 definiteness, certainty
- 必需 【ヒツジュ】 necessary
Kun reading compounds
- 必ず 【かならず】 always, without exception, necessarily, certainly, without fail, positively, invariably
- 必ずしも 【かならずしも】 (not) always, (not) necessarily, (not) entirely, (not) all
Readings
- Korean:
- pil
Spanish
- sin falta
- necesariamente
- inevitable
- ciertamente
Portuguese
- invariavelmente
- inevitável
- certo
French
- nécessairement
- certain
- inévitable
- invariablement
| 497 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 597 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 568 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 292 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 129 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 281 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 526 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 120 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 520 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 529 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 423 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 767 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 15 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 642 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10299 | Morohashi |
| 15 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1781 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 635 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 685 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 188 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 453 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 359 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-1-4 | SKIP code |
| 4-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 3300.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-41-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5fc5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
387 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 武 【ブ】 the art of war, martial arts, military arts, military force, the sword, valor, bravery, military officer, military man
- 武器 【ブキ】 weapon, arms, ordnance, weapon (something used to gain an advantage), asset
- 文武 【ブンブ】 literary and military arts, the pen and the sword
- 威武 【イブ】 authority and force
- 武者 【ムシャ】 warrior
- 武者修行 【ムシャシュギョウ】 traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling)
- 建武 【ケンム】 Kenmu era (of unified Japan; 1334.1.29-1336.2.29), Kenmu era (of the Northern Court; 1336.2.29-1338.8.28)
- 玄武 【ゲンブ】 Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens), seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
Kun reading compounds
- 武し 【たけし】 brave
- 武田薬品工業 【たけだやくひんこうぎょう】 Takeda Pharmaceutical
- 武し 【たけし】 brave
Readings
- Japanese names:
- う、 お、 たけし、 たけん、 ん
- Korean:
- mu
Spanish
- guerrero
- armas
- valor
Portuguese
- guerreiro
- militar
- cavalaria
- armas
French
- guerrier
- militaire
- chevalerie
- armes
| 708 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 802 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 781 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 448 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 51 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 596 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 651 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 751 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1031 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1071 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1165 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1129 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3979 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2046 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2764 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 383 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 16273 | Morohashi |
| 3210 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2959 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 377 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 403 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 461 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 694 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3056 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4n5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 4-8-4 | SKIP code |
| 1314.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-41-80 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6b66 | Unicode hex code |