| 1181 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1924 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4267 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1733 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1537 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1639 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1555 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1637 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1599 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 845 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1156 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1108 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 34647 | Morohashi |
| 1252 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5504 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1099 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1180 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1905 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2030 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 襟懐 【キンカイ】 (one's) inner thoughts, feelings
- 襟度 【キンド】 magnanimity, generosity, welcoming personality
- 胸襟 【キョウキン】 one's heart
- 開襟 【カイキン】 unbuttoning a collar, opening up (one's heart), open-necked shirt
Kun reading compounds
- 襟 【えり】 collar, lapel, neckband, neck, nape of the neck, scruff of the neck
- 襟巻き 【えりまき】 scarf (esp. one worn for warmth), muffler
- 台襟 【だいえり】 neckband (of a shirt)
- 掛け襟 【かけえり】 protective collar on kimono or bed clothes
Readings
- Korean:
- geum
Spanish
- cuello
- solapa
- corazón
- pensamiento
Portuguese
- colarinho
- pescoço
- lapela
French
- nuque
- col
- revers
| 641 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5e13.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-13 | SKIP code |
| 3429.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-63 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 895f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
98 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 首 【シュ】 counter for songs and poems
- 首級 【シュキュウ】 decapitated head of an enemy
- 元首 【ゲンシュ】 sovereign, ruler, head of state
- 百人一首 【ヒャクニンイッシュ】 (Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu, classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets, hyakunin isshu karuta, hyakunin isshu poetry cards, deck of 200 cards, the 100 waka of the Hyakunin Isshu split between them, to be matched together during the game
Kun reading compounds
- 首 【くび】 neck, head, dismissal (from a job), firing, sacking
- 首飾り 【くびかざり】 necklace, choker
- 縛り首 【しばりくび】 (death by) hanging
- 猪首 【いくび】 bull neck
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おびと、 こべ、 す
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- cuello
- principio
Portuguese
- pescoço
French
- cou
- compteur de chansons ou poèmes
| 239 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 155 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 139 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 208 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5186 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 138 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 281 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 920 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 148 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 148 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 393 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1910 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2818 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1452 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1956 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 70 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 44489 | Morohashi |
| 2265 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6719 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 70 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 74 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 177 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 979 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2o7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 8060.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-83 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9996 | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
Kun reading compounds
- 掴む 【つかむ】 to seize, to catch, to grasp, to grip, to grab, to clutch, to hold, to catch hold of, to lay one's hands on, to obtain, to acquire, to get, to win, to capture, to understand, to grasp, to comprehend
- 捕まえる 【つかまえる】 to catch, to capture, to arrest, to seize, to restrain, to grab, to clutch, to grasp, to seize, to hold on to, to catch hold of (someone), to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street), to hail (a taxi, waiter, etc.), to hold (someone) back, to detain, towards (someone), at (someone), in (someone's) face
- 捕まる 【つかまる】 to be caught, to be arrested, to hold on to, to grasp, to find (e.g. proof), to get (e.g. a taxi), to be detained by
Readings
- Korean:
- gwig
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 1985 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 616 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 12572X | Morohashi |
| 690 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2174 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2249 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2354 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 3c11.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 5600.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-36-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 63b4 | Unicode hex code |