| 1428 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1256 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4305 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 945 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 893 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 874 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 894 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1382 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1652 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1914 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1018 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1376 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1830 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 35070 | Morohashi |
| 1518 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5547 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1813 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1954 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1663 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
904 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 触媒 【ショクバイ】 catalyst
- 触発 【ショクハツ】 detonation by contact, contact detonation, touching off (something), triggering, sparking, provocation, inspiration
- 鎧袖一触 【ガイシュウイッショク】 (beating someone) hands down, with a single blow
- 濃厚接触 【ノウコウセッショク】 close contact (with an infected person)
Kun reading compounds
- 触れる 【ふれる】 to touch, to feel, to touch (with), to experience, to come in contact with, to perceive, to touch on (a subject), to allude to, to refer to, to mention, to bring up, to be in conflict with, to violate (law, copyright, etc.), to infringe, to proclaim, to make known, to spread (e.g. a rumour)
- 触る 【さわる】 to touch, to feel, to get involved (with), to approach, to be harmful to, to hinder, to interfere with, to irritate
- 触る 【さわる】 to touch, to feel, to get involved (with), to approach, to be harmful to, to hinder, to interfere with, to irritate
- 触らぬ神に祟りなし 【さわらぬかみにたたりなし】 let sleeping dogs lie, wake not a sleeping lion, the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
Readings
- Korean:
- chog
Spanish
- tocar
- percibir
- mencionar
- proclamar
- anunciar
Portuguese
- contato
- tocar
- sentir
- acesso
- proclamar
- anunciar
- conflito
French
- contact
- toucher
- sentir
- frapper
- proclamer
- annoncer
- conflit
| 2571 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6d7.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-6 | SKIP code |
| 2523.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-08 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 89e6 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1900 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 媒体 【バイタイ】 medium, media
- 媒酌 【バイシャク】 matchmaking, acting as a go-between
- 溶媒 【ヨウバイ】 solvent
- 冷媒 【レイバイ】 refrigerant, coolant
Kun reading compounds
- 仲人 【なこうど】 matchmaker, go-between, intermediary, middleman, mediator, intercessor
Readings
- Korean:
- mae
Spanish
- mediación
- mediador
- intermediario
- casamentero
Portuguese
- mediador
- ir entre
French
- médiateur
- intermédiaire
| 1692 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1862 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1241 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1403 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1198 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1496 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1595 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1760 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 450 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 686 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 412 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 518 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1777 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 6498 | Morohashi |
| 564 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1247 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1761 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1898 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1522 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1764 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3e9.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 4449.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-62 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5a92 | Unicode hex code |
nucleus, core, kernel
- On:
- カク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
475 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 核 【カク】 stone (of a fruit), pit, pip, core (of an organization, team, etc.), nucleus, heart, nuclear weapons, nucleus (of an atom), nucleus (of a cell), condensation nucleus, (planetary) core, ring (in a cyclic compound), kernel, core, nucleus (of a cultured pearl)
- 核家族 【カクカゾク】 nuclear family
- 中核 【チュウカク】 kernel, core, nucleus, center, centre
- 放射性同位核 【ホウシャセイドウイカク】 radioisotope
Readings
- Korean:
- haeg
Spanish
- semilla
- núcleo
- centro
- meollo
Portuguese
- núcleo
- centro
- cerne
French
- noyau
- nucléaire
- coeur
| 1074 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 577 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2254 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1608 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1430 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1212 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1275 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 986 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1089 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1162 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 628 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 836 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1534 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14743 | Morohashi |
| 927 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2660 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1520 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1638 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1348 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1862 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a6.22 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-6 | SKIP code |
| 4098.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-43 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6838 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
481 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 融資 【ユウシ】 financing, loan
- 融合 【ユウゴウ】 agglutination, adhesion, fusion, combination, blending, uniting
- 溶融 【ヨウユウ】 melting, fusion
- 炉心溶融 【ロシンヨウユウ】 core meltdown, meltdown, nuclear reactor core meltdown
Kun reading compounds
- 溶ける 【とける】 to melt, to thaw, to fuse, to dissolve
- 溶かす 【とかす】 to dissolve, to melt
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あきら
- Korean:
- yung
Spanish
- disolver
- derretir
- deslizar
Portuguese
- dissolver
- derreter
French
- dissoudre
- fondre
| 1872 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 702 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5274 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1359 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1719 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2545 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1588 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1695 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1237 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1610 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2303 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1190 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1626 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1053 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 33384 | Morohashi |
| 1831 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5371 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1044 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1123 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1865 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3071 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6d10.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-10-6 | SKIP code |
| 1523.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 878d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
41 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 合 【ゴウ】 gō, traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml, gō, traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters, one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain, conjunction, sum, total, synthesis (in dialectics), minor premise (in hetuvidya), counter for covered containers, counter for matches, battles, etc.
- 合意 【ゴウイ】 (coming to an) agreement, consent, mutual understanding, accord, consensus
- 複合 【フクゴウ】 composite, combined, complex
- 整合 【セイゴウ】 adjustment, coordination, integration, conformity
- 合宿 【ガッシュク】 lodging together, training camp, boarding house
- 合作 【ガッサク】 collaboration, joint work
- 合戦 【カッセン】 battle, fight, fighting, engagement, contest
- 合羽 【カッパ】 raincoat
Kun reading compounds
- 合う 【あう】 to come together, to merge, to unite, to meet, to fit, to match, to suit, to agree with, to be correct, to be profitable, to be equitable, to do ... to each other, to do ... together
- 合うも不思議、合わぬも不思議 【あうもふしぎ、あわぬもふしぎ】 dreams and fortune-telling are hit-and-miss
- 合い 【あい】 between-season wear, spring and autumn clothing, spring and fall clothing, together, condition, situation, state, -ish
- 合言葉 【あいことば】 password, watchword, motto, slogan
- 立会い 【たちあい】 presence (e.g. of an observer), observation, observer, witness, trading session (at an exchange), rising from a crouch to charge, initial charge, face-off
- 地合い 【じあい】 texture (cloth, fabric, paper), market tone, undertone, balance between the position of white and black stones
- 合わす 【あわす】 to match (rhythm, speed, etc.), to join together, to unite, to combine, to add up, to face, to be opposite (someone), to compare, to check with, to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate), to place together, to connect, to overlap, to mix, to combine, to put blade to blade, to fight
- 合わせる 【あわせる】 to match (rhythm, speed, etc.), to join together, to unite, to combine, to add up, to face, to be opposite (someone), to compare, to check with, to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate), to place together, to connect, to overlap, to mix, to combine, to put blade to blade, to fight
- 合わせる顔がない 【あわせるかおがない】 too ashamed to meet
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あう、 あん、 い、 か、 こう、 ごお、 に、 ね、 や、 わい
- Korean:
- hab
Spanish
- adecuado
- apropiado
- correcto
- sentar bien
- ser adecuado
- ser correcto
- hacer juego
Portuguese
- encaixe
- unir
French
- correspondre
- convenir
- joindre
- go (0,18 l ou 0,33 m)
| 77 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 134 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 121 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 46 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 383 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 195 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 135 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 270 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 159 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 159 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 271 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 284 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2511 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1274 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1740 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 259 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3287 | Morohashi |
| 2019 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 715 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 253 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 269 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 33 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 124 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2877 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a4.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 8060.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5408 | Unicode hex code |