| 1267 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1694 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1641 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1358 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1724 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2450 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1585 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1692 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1449 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1618 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 939 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 527 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 687 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 900 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 34078 | Morohashi |
| 761 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1775 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 891 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 957 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1828 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
equilibrium, measuring rod, scale
- On:
- コウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1847 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 衡器 【コウキ】 scale, balance, weighing machine
- 衡平 【コウヘイ】 balance, equity
- 拡大均衡 【カクダイキンコウ】 an expanded or expanding equilibrium
- 合従連衡 【ガッショウレンコウ】 alliance (of the Six Kingdoms against the Qin dynasty, and of individual Kingdoms with the Qin dynasty), (tactic of) making and breaking alliances (to benefit oneself as the occasion demands), resorting to alliances as a diplomatic expedient
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ひら
- Korean:
- hyeong
Spanish
- balanza
- escala
- peso
Portuguese
- equilíbrio
- vara de medição
- escala
French
- équilibre
- balance
| 2053 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3i13.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-13 | SKIP code |
| 2143.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-53 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8861 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
525 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 器 【キ】 device, instrument, vessel, container, ability, capacity, calibre, caliber
- 機械 【キカイ】 machine, mechanism, instrument, appliance, apparatus
- 呼吸器 【コキュウキ】 respiratory organs
- 化学兵器 【カガクヘイキ】 chemical weapon
Kun reading compounds
- 器 【うつわ】 bowl, vessel, container, ability, capacity, calibre, caliber
- 器物 【きぶつ】 receptacle, container, vessel, utensil, implement, furniture, personal property, calibre, talent, ability
- 横綱の器 【よこづなのうつわ】 mental characteristics expected of a grand champion
Readings
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- utensilio
- vasija
- receptáculo
- envase
- caldera
Portuguese
- utensilio
- vasol
- receptaculo
- implementar
- instrumento
- capacidade
- recipiente
- ferramenta
- conjunto
French
- ustensile
- récipient
- instrument
- appareil
- capacité
- outil
- service (de table)
| 372 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 475 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 452 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 483 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 994 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 398 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 419 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2378 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 527 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 536 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 682 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 334 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3367 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1742 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2368 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 122 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 4349P | Morohashi |
| 2713 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 898 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 121 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 127 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 624 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3777 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3d12.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-9 | SKIP code |
| 4-15-1 | SKIP code |
| 6666.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-79 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5668 | Unicode hex code |