| 1016 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1942 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4336 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1161 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1749 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1664 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1209 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1272 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1905 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1669 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1894 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1004 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1360 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 351 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 35409 | Morohashi |
| 1500 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5584 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 345 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 369 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1583 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2000 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 詠 【エイ】 recitation (of a poem), chanting, singing, composition (of a poem), composed poem
- 詠歌 【エイカ】 poem (esp. tanka), song, composition of a poem or song, pilgrim's song, pilgrim's hymn, singing a poem or song in a loud voice
- 朗詠 【ロウエイ】 recitation (of Japanese or Chinese poem)
- 遺詠 【イエイ】 posthumous song or poem
Kun reading compounds
- 詠む 【よむ】 to compose (a Japanese poem), to write, to use as the theme of a poem, to recite (e.g. a poem), to chant, to intone
- 歌う 【うたう】 to sing, to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem, to express in the form of a poem, to recite (a poem)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うた、 え、 ええ
- Korean:
- yeong
Spanish
- recital
- composición
- poesía
- recitar
- componer
- escribir poesía
Portuguese
- recital
- poema
- canção
- composição
French
- composer (un poème)
- récitation
- poème
- chanson
| 3042 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7a5.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-5 | SKIP code |
| 0363.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-51 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8a60 | Unicode hex code |
手
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
60 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 手術 【シュジュツ】 surgery, operation, procedure, skill with one's hands, sleight of hand
- 手記 【シュキ】 note, memorandum, memo, memoirs, personal account
- 二塁手 【ニルイシュ】 second baseman
- 名手 【メイシュ】 master, expert, brilliant move (in go, shogi, etc.), excellent move
- 交際上手 【コウサイジョウズ】 good at socializing, sociability, being a good mixer
- 処世上手 【ショセイジョウズ】 knowing how to get on in the world, knowing the secret of success in life
Kun reading compounds
- 手 【て】 hand, arm, forepaw, foreleg, handle, hand, worker, help, trouble, care, effort, means, way, trick, move, technique, workmanship, hand, handwriting, kind, type, sort, one's hands, one's possession, ability to cope, hand (of cards), direction, move (in go, shogi, etc.)
- 手足 【てあし】 hands and feet, limbs, person at one's beck and call, person at hand, reliable worker
- 逆手 【ぎゃくて】 underhand grip, backhand grip (e.g. in tennis), unexpected twist, turning the tables (on an opponent)
- 担い手 【にないて】 bearer, carrier, person bearing responsibility, person in charge, supporter
Readings
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- mano
Portuguese
- mão
French
- main
| 28 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 35 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 32 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 42 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1827 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 37 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 54 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 118 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 57 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 57 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 170 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 847 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4267 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2155 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2907 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 644 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 11768 | Morohashi |
| 3456 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2060 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 637 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 687 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 57 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 30 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2247 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 2-1-3 | SKIP code |
| 2050.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 624b | Unicode hex code |