| 609 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 703 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 676 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 649 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4425 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 702 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 910 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2644 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 783 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 797 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 495 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1707 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2046 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1078 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1463 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1833 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 35824X | Morohashi |
| 1619 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5689 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1816 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1957 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 469 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 818 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
lecture, club, association
- On:
- コウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
653 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 講 【コウ】 (Buddhist) lecture meeting, religious association, mutual assistance association (i.e. for financial assistance)
- 講演 【コウエン】 lecture, address, speech
- 進講 【シンコウ】 giving a lecture in the Emperor's presence, lecturing to the Emperor
- 代講 【ダイコウ】 substitute lecturing, substitute lecturer
Readings
- Korean:
- gang
Spanish
- conferencia
- discurso
- explicación
- asociación
- grupo
- reunión
- hacer las paces
Portuguese
- conferência
- clube
- associação
French
- cours magistral
- club
- association
| 3047 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7a10.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-10 | SKIP code |
| 0564.7 | Four corner code |
| 0565.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-54 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8b1b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
169 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 書 【ショ】 book, document, calligraphy (esp. Chinese), penmanship, handwriting, letter, note
- 書院 【ショイン】 drawing room, study, writing alcove, publishing house
- 投書 【トウショ】 letter (e.g. of complaint), letter to the editor, letter from a reader, contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
- 議定書 【ギテイショ】 protocol
Kun reading compounds
- 書く 【かく】 to write, to compose, to pen, to draw, to paint
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かき
- Korean:
- seo
Spanish
- escritura
- escrito
- escribir
Portuguese
- escrever
French
- écrire
| 92 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 159 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 142 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 130 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3719 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 70 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 58 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1216 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 131 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 131 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 181 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 998 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3292 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1703 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2314 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 333 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14294 | Morohashi |
| 2658 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2463 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 327 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 349 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 121 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 197 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1678 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c6.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 5060.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 66f8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
244 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 始発 【シハツ】 first departure (of the day), first train, first bus, departing one's home station (of a train, bus, etc.)
- 始業 【シギョウ】 start of work, commencement, opening
- 年始 【ネンシ】 beginning of the year, new year, New Year's call, New Year's greetings
- 創始 【ソウシ】 creation, founding, initiating
Kun reading compounds
- 始める 【はじめる】 to start, to begin, to commence, to initiate, to originate, to start up (a business, society, etc.), to open (e.g. a store), to establish, to start ..., to begin to ...
- 始まる 【はじまる】 to begin, to start, to commence, to happen (again), to begin (anew), to date (from), to originate (in)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- もと
- Korean:
- si
Spanish
- comenzar
- empezar
- empezar (trans.)
- empezar (intrans.)
Portuguese
- iniciar
- começar
French
- commencer
- débuter
| 225 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 304 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 288 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 465 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1208 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 545 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 155 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1092 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 494 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 503 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 129 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 439 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 335 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 211 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 252 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 755 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 6166 | Morohashi |
| 281 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1203 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 747 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 809 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 321 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 299 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1777 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3e5.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 4346.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 59cb | Unicode hex code |