| 567 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 662 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 632 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 192 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4306 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 577 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 892 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1923 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 474 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 482 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 293 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1651 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1913 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1017 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1375 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1831 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 35067 | Morohashi |
| 1517 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5548 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1814 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1955 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 142 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 769 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
unravel, notes, key, explanation, understanding, untie, undo, solve, answer, cancel, absolve, explain, minute
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
176 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 解 【カイ】 solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.), root (e.g. of a polynomial), solution (to a given problem), answer, explanation, interpretation
- 解禁 【カイキン】 lifting a ban, raising an embargo, opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.), publishing contents, revealing information
- 瓦解 【ガカイ】 collapse, downfall
- 明解 【メイカイ】 clear explanation
- 解熱 【ゲネツ】 lowering a fever, alleviation of fever
- 解脱 【ゲダツ】 liberation from earthly desires and the woes of man, deliverance of one's soul, moksha, mukti, vimukti
- 雪消 【ユキゲ】 snow melting, water from melting snow
- 義解 【ギゲ】 explanation (of the meaning), interpretation
Kun reading compounds
- 解く 【とく】 to untie, to unfasten, to unwrap, to undo, to unbind, to unpack, to unsew, to unstitch, to solve, to work out, to answer, to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.), to clear up, to remove (suspicion), to appease, to dissolve (a contract), to cancel, to remove (a prohibition), to lift (a ban), to raise (a siege), to release (from duty), to relieve, to dismiss, to comb (out), to card, to untangle (hair)
- 溶かす 【とかす】 to dissolve, to melt
- 梳かす 【とかす】 to comb out, to brush, to untangle, to unravel
- 解ける 【とける】 to be solved, to be resolved, to loosen, to come untied, to come undone, to be removed (of restrictions), to be lifted (e.g. a ban), to be broken (spells, curses, etc.), to dissipate (of anger, tension, etc.), to melt away, to ease, to be appeased, to be resolved (of a dispute, misunderstanding, etc.), to be cleared up
- 溶ける 【とける】 to melt, to thaw, to fuse, to dissolve
- 解く 【ほどく】 to undo, to untie, to unfasten, to unlace, to unravel, to loosen, to unpack
- 解す 【ほぐす】 to unravel, to untie, to untangle, to loosen, to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.), to relax, to ease
- 分かる 【わかる】 to understand, to comprehend, to grasp, to see, to get, to follow, to become clear, to be known, to be discovered, to be realized, to be realised, to be found out, I know!, I think so too!
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さとる、 とけ
- Korean:
- hae, gae
Spanish
- desenredar
- desatar
- liberar
- aclarar
- resolver
- peinarse
- aflojar
Portuguese
- solucionar
- notas
- chave
- explicação
- compreensão
- desamarrar
- desfazer
- resolveer
- resposta
- cancelar
- absolver
- explicar
- deta
French
- délier
- notes
- clé
- explication
- compréhension
- défaire
- résoudre
- répondre
- annuler
- absoudre
- expliquer
- minute
| 2555 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4g9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-6 | SKIP code |
| 2725.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-82 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 89e3 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
700 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 熱 【ネツ】 heat, fever, temperature, zeal, passion, enthusiasm, mania, craze, rage
- 熱意 【ネツイ】 zeal, enthusiasm, ardor, ardour
- 発熱 【ハツネツ】 generation of heat, (attack of) fever, pyrexia
- 解熱 【ゲネツ】 lowering a fever, alleviation of fever
Kun reading compounds
- 熱い 【あつい】 hot (to the touch), passionate (feelings, etc.), ardent, hot (e.g. gaze), hot (e.g. temper), zealous, enthusiastic, fired up, intense, severe, extreme, hot (topic), of interest
- 熱い暗黒物質 【あついあんこくぶっしつ】 hot dark matter
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あた
- Korean:
- yeol
Spanish
- calor
- fiebre
- pasión
- caliente
Portuguese
- calor
- temperatura
- febre
- mania
- paixão
French
- chaleur
- fièvre
- température
- manie
- passion
| 490 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 589 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 560 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 629 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2797 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 300 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 720 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2408 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 645 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 655 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 866 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1283 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3555 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1834 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2495 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1530 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 19360 | Morohashi |
| 2866 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3473 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1516 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1634 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 627 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1440 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4d11.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-11-4 | SKIP code |
| 4433.1 | Four corner code |
| 4533.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-14 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 71b1 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
702 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 薬 【ヤク】 dope, narcotic, drug
- 薬価 【ヤッカ】 drug price, cost of medicine
- 製薬 【セイヤク】 medicine manufacture, drug manufacture
- 医薬 【イヤク】 medicine, Pharmaceutical and Food Safety Bureau
Kun reading compounds
- 薬 【くすり】 medicine, pharmaceuticals, (legal) drugs, pill, ointment, salve, efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.), (pottery) glaze, (illegal) drug, narcotic, small bribe
- 薬指 【くすりゆび】 ring finger, third finger, fourth finger (in piano-playing), fourth toe
Readings
- Japanese names:
- み
- Korean:
- yag
Spanish
- medicina
- droga
Portuguese
- remédio
- produto químico
- esmalte
- pólvora
- benefício
French
- médicament
- produit chimique
- émail
- poudre à canon
- bénéfice
| 521 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 420 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 398 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 541 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4074 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 323 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 247 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2568 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 359 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 360 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 315 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 672 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3011 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1539 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2100 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1752 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 32188PX | Morohashi |
| 2375 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5224 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1736 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1873 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 439 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1964 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k13.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-13 | SKIP code |
| 4490.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-84 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 85ac | Unicode hex code |