| 1722 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1894 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 322 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1390 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1718 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1879 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2044 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1825 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1609 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2638 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1347 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1827 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1763 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 33044 | Morohashi |
| 2129 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5314 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1747 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1884 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1580 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2339 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 蛮勇 【バンユウ】 foolhardiness, recklessness, savage valour, savage valor, brute courage
- 蛮行 【バンコウ】 act of barbarity, barbarism, brutality, savagery
- 南蛮 【ナンバン】 southern barbarians (name used in ancient China for non-Chinese ethnic groups to the south), South-East Asian countries (in the late-Muromachi and Edo periods), Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal and their South-East Asian colonies; late-Muromachi and Edo periods), foreign (of goods from South-East Asia and Western Europe), exotic (esp. in a Western European or South-East Asian style), chili pepper, nanban, dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions, thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm; in kabuki, dance, puppetry, etc.)
- 生蕃 【セイバン】 unconquered savage, uncivilized aboriginal, aboriginal Taiwanese tribes outside Qing China's jurisdiction
Readings
- Korean:
- man
Spanish
- bárbaro
- extranjero
- violento
Portuguese
- bárbaro
French
- barbare
| 471 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2j10.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-10 | SKIP code |
| 2-6-6 | SKIP code |
| 0013.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-58 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 86ee | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
21 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 社 【シャ】 company, firm, office, association, society, (Shinto) shrine, regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour), counter for companies, shrines, etc., incorporated body, corporation, corporate juridical person
- 社員 【シャイン】 company employee, member of a corporation, company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
- 大社 【タイシャ】 grand shrine, famous shrine, Izumo Grand Shrine
- 親会社 【オヤガイシャ】 parent company
Kun reading compounds
- 社 【やしろ】 (Shinto) shrine
- 大社 【たいしゃ】 grand shrine, famous shrine, Izumo Grand Shrine
- 村のお社 【むらのおやしろ】 village shrine
Readings
- Japanese names:
- こそ
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- compañía
- asociación
- sociedad
- santuario shintoísta
Portuguese
- companhia
- firme
- escritório
- associação
- templo
French
- temple shinto
- compagnie
- firme
- bureau
- association
| 234 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 153 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 137 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 30 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3231 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 203 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 76 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 406 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 308 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 308 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 60 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1418 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1042 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 562 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 745 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1101 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 24631P | Morohashi |
| 840 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4065 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1092 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1173 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 82 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 145 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 672 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4e3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 3421.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 793e | Unicode hex code |
prison, jail
- On:
- ゴク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1529 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 獄 【ゴク】 jail, gaol, prison
- 獄中 【ゴクチュウ】 during imprisonment, while in jail
- 監獄 【カンゴク】 prison
- 疑獄 【ギゴク】 bribery scandal, graft case
Readings
- Korean:
- og
Spanish
- prisión
- cárcel
Portuguese
- prisão
- cadeia
French
- prison
| 1274 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1644 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2906 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1219 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1530 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 884 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 905 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1518 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1309 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 872 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 501 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 644 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 344 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 20603 | Morohashi |
| 712 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3602 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 338 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 361 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1717 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2963 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3g11.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-11 | SKIP code |
| 4323.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-86 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7344 | Unicode hex code |