| 1558 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4105 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1932 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 754 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2234 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1677 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 3981 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2048 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2766 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2009 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 32675 | Morohashi |
| 3212 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5265 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1990 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2145 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1653 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 虎列刺 【コレラ】 cholera
- 虎疫 【コエキ】 cholera
- 猛虎 【モウコ】 fierce tiger, ferocious tiger, Hanshin Tigers (baseball team)
- 竜虎 【リュウコ】 dragon and tiger, two mighty rivals
Kun reading compounds
- 虎 【とら】 tiger (Panthera tigris), drunkard, drunk, sot
- 虎葦毛 【とらあしげ】 dapple gray (horse coat color), dapple grey
- 大虎 【おおとら】 big tiger, drinker, staggering drunkard
- 小虎 【ことら】 small tiger, light drinker, occasional drinker
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たけ
- Korean:
- ho
Spanish
- tigre
Portuguese
French
- tigre
- ivrogne
| 1257 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2m6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 3-6-2 | SKIP code |
| 2121.7 | Four corner code |
| 2121.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-55 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 864e | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2343 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 一葦 【イチイ】 one reed, small boat, one person
Kun reading compounds
- 葦 【あし】 common reed (Phragmites australis)
- 海驢 【あしか】 eared seal (esp. the California sea lion, Zalophus californianus), sea lion
- 間葦 【あいあし】 Phacelurus latifolius (species of perennial grass)
- 青葦 【あおあし】 lush waterside reeds
- 葦 【あし】 common reed (Phragmites australis)
- 葦鴨 【よしがも】 falcated teal
Readings
- Korean:
- wi
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 3998 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1992 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2934 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2041 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 31437 | Morohashi |
| 5160 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2411 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2491 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 3k10.21 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-10 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-9 | SKIP code |
| 4450.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8466 | Unicode hex code |
毛
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
1179 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 毛 【モウ】 one-thousandth, 0.03 mm (one-thousandth of a sun), 0.01 percent (one-thousandth of a wari), 3.75 milligrams (one-thousandth of a monme), old monetary unit (0.0001 yen)
- 毛皮 【ケガワ】 fur, skin, pelt, kanji "fur" radical
- 不毛 【フモウ】 barren, sterile, infertile, unproductive (e.g. discussion), fruitless
- 再生毛 【サイセイモウ】 recycled wool, reclaimed wool
Kun reading compounds
- 毛 【け】 hair, fur, wool, down, plumage, feathers
- 毛皮 【けがわ】 fur, skin, pelt, kanji "fur" radical
- お毛毛 【おけけ】 pubic hair
- 猫っ毛 【ねこっけ】 fine, soft hair
Readings
- Japanese names:
- めん、 も
- Korean:
- mo
Spanish
- pelaje
- vello
- pluma
- cultivo
- producción
Portuguese
- peles
- cabelo
- pena
- abaixo
French
- pilosité
- pelage
- cheveux
- plumage
- duvet
| 142 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 230 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 210 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 521 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2473 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 125 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 661 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 117 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 287 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 287 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 490 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1147 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4264 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2152 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2904 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1932 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 16772 | Morohashi |
| 3453 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3013 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1913 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2062 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 103 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2256 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a4.33 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 4-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 2-1-3 | SKIP code |
| 2071.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-51 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6bdb | Unicode hex code |