| 1156 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1588 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4109 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1484 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1712 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1519 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1572 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1678 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1741 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1601 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4017 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2053 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2778 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2012 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 32708 | Morohashi |
| 3237 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5269 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1993 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2148 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1481 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1454 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 虚 【キョ】 unpreparedness, falsehood, Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
- 虚偽 【キョギ】 falsehood, untruth, lie, misinformation, fallacy
- 盈虚 【エイキョ】 waxing and waning (of the moon), phase, rising and falling (of fortune)
- 太虚 【タイキョ】 the sky, the heavens, Great Void (in ancient Chinese philosophy, the primordial substance that gives rise to qi)
- 虚偽 【キョギ】 falsehood, untruth, lie, misinformation, fallacy
- 虚空 【コクウ】 empty space, empty sky
Kun reading compounds
- 虚しい 【むなしい】 empty, void, vacant, vain, fruitless, futile, ineffective, lifeless
- 虚ろ 【うつろ】 cavity, hollow, void, hollow (voice, smile, etc.), blank (eyes, look, etc.), vacant (expression, stare, etc.), empty (words, heart, etc.)
- 虚舟 【うつろぶね】 unidentified craft said to have washed ashore in Ibaraki Prefecture during the Edo period (sometimes alleged to have been a UFO)
Readings
- Korean:
- heo
Spanish
- vacío
- vano
- hueco
Portuguese
- vazio
- vacuidade
- despreparo
- abertura
- fissura
- falsidade
French
- vide
- impréparation
- craquelure
- fissure
- contre-vérité
| 1274 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2m9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-4-7 | SKIP code |
| 3-6-5 | SKIP code |
| 2121.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-85 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 865a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
260 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 勢 【セイ】 energy, military strength
- 勢力 【セイリョク】 influence, power, might, strength, potency, force, energy
- 国勢 【コクセイ】 state of a country (population, resources, etc.), condition of a country, strength of a country
- 党勢 【トウセイ】 strength of a party
- 勢 【ゼイ】 group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
- 同勢 【ドウゼイ】 party, company
- 猛勢 【モウセイ】 great strength, courageous army, valiant troops
Kun reading compounds
- 勢い 【いきおい】 force, vigor, vigour, energy, spirit, life, influence, authority, power, might, impetus, momentum, course (of events), naturally, necessarily
- 勢い余る 【いきおいあまる】 to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.), to get carried away, to go overboard, to overdo (something)
- 弾み 【はずみ】 bounce, spring, rebound, momentum, impetus, impulse, stimulus, inertia, moment, instant, impulse, chance
- 弾車 【はずみぐるま】 flywheel
Readings
- Japanese names:
- せ
- Korean:
- se
Spanish
- fuerza
- poder
- influencia
- vigor
Portuguese
- forças
- energia
- vigor militar
French
- vigueur
- forces
- énergie
- puissance militaire
| 441 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 747 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 518 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 365 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 735 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 299 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 375 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2039 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 646 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 656 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 865 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 227 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3542 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1829 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2487 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1529 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2422 | Morohashi |
| 2857 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 558 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1515 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1633 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 293 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 779 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1445 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2g11.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-11-2 | SKIP code |
| 4442.7 | Four corner code |
| 4542.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-10 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 52e2 | Unicode hex code |
counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread, put up (tent)
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
403 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 張 【チョウ】 Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
- 張本人 【チョウホンニン】 originator, ringleader, perpetrator, main culprit, person responsible
- 海外出張 【カイガイシュッチョウ】 overseas business trip
- 伸長 【シンチョウ】 expansion, extension, elongation, stretching
Kun reading compounds
- 張る 【はる】 to stick, to paste, to affix, to stretch, to spread, to strain, to tighten, to put up (e.g. a tent), to form (e.g. ice on a pond), to fill, to swell, to stick out, to push out, to post (a link, etc. online), to be expensive, to keep a watch on, to be on the lookout, to slap, to become one tile away from completion, to span, to generate
Readings
- Japanese names:
- はり、 わり
- Korean:
- jang
Spanish
- expansión
- ensanchamiento
- exageración
- ensanchar
- hinchar
- desplegar
Portuguese
- alongar
- sufixo para contagem de para arcos & instrumentos de corda
- esticar
- espalhar
- erguer (tenda)
French
- allonger
- étirer
- étaler
- compteur d'arcs et instruments à cordes
- monter (tente)
| 675 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 775 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 752 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 462 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1570 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 681 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 516 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1879 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 1106 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1158 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1185 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 612 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 573 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 348 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 431 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1940 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9812 | Morohashi |
| 474 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1694 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1921 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2071 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 744 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3565 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3h8.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 1123.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-36-05 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5f35 | Unicode hex code |