| 389 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 288 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 270 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 637 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4205 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 344 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 876 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 337 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 789 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 803 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 928 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1611 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4339 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2196 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2955 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1460 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 33964 | Morohashi |
| 3526 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5411 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1448 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1556 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 489 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 265 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
832 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 血液 【ケツエキ】 blood
- 血圧 【ケツアツ】 blood pressure
- 脳出血 【ノウシュッケツ】 cerebral hemorrhage, cerebral haemorrhage
- 熱血 【ネッケツ】 hot blood, warm blood, zeal, fervor, fervour, ardor, ardour, enthusiasm
Kun reading compounds
- 血 【ち】 blood, blood, ancestry, lineage, stock, (the) blood, feelings, passions
- 血筋 【ちすじ】 lineage, stock, descent, strain, blood relationship
- 黄色い血 【きいろいち】 blood low in blood cells (caused by frequent blood donations), yellow blood
- 生き血 【いきち】 lifeblood
Readings
- Korean:
- hyeol
Spanish
- sangre
- consanguinidad
Portuguese
- sangue
French
- sang
| 874 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5h1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-6-2 | SKIP code |
| 2710.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8840 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N2
737 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 玉 【ギョク】 precious stone (esp. jade), egg (esp. as a sushi topping), stock or security being traded, product being bought or sold, position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer), geisha, time charge for a geisha, king (of the junior player)
- 玉音 【ギョクオン】 the Emperor's voice, beautiful voice, beautiful sound
- 珠玉 【シュギョク】 jewel, gem, gem (of a story, essay, etc.), accomplished work, beautiful piece
- 居玉 【イギョク】 playing with one's king in its original starting position, sitting king
Kun reading compounds
- 玉 【たま】 ball, sphere, globe, orb, bead (of sweat, dew, etc.), drop, droplet, ball (in sports), pile (of noodles, etc.), bullet, bulb (i.e. a light bulb), lens (of glasses, etc.), bead (of an abacus), ball (i.e. a testicle), gem, jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively), pearl, female entertainer (e.g. a geisha), person (when commenting on their nature), character, item, funds or person used as part of a plot, egg, okonomiyaki, coin, precious, beautiful, excellent
- 卵 【たまご】 eggs, egg, spawn, roe, (hen's) egg, (an expert) in the making, beginning, origin, infancy
- 埼玉 【さいたま】 Saitama (city, prefecture)
- 勾玉 【まがたま】 magatama, comma-shaped bead from prehistoric Japan, usually made of jade
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おう、 だん
- Korean:
- og
Spanish
- joya
- esfera
- bola
- pelota
Portuguese
- jóia
- bola
- gota
French
- bijoux
- balle
- boule
| 64 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 48 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 102 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 610 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2923 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 103 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 732 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 204 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 295 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 295 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 575 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1313 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4289 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2166 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2919 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 262 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 20821 | Morohashi |
| 3477 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3620 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 256 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 272 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 40 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3172 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4f0.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-5-1 | SKIP code |
| 1010.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-44 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7389 | Unicode hex code |
marrow, pith, essence
- On:
- ズイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1652 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 髄 【ズイ】 medulla, pith, marrow
- 髄膜炎 【ズイマクエン】 meningitis
- 骨髄 【コツズイ】 bone marrow, medulla, heart's core, depths of one's heart, main point, vital part
- 脊髄 【セキズイ】 spinal cord
Readings
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- médula
- meollo
Portuguese
- Tutano
- medula
- miolo
French
- moelle
- quintessence
| 1463 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1833 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5242 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1697 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1915 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2826 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1740 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1863 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1793 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1923 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2316 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1198 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1634 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1299 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 45240P | Morohashi |
| 1842 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6791 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1290 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1385 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1926 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3646 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4b14.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-10-9 | SKIP code |
| 1-10-8 | SKIP code |
| 7423.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9ac4 | Unicode hex code |