| 169 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 49 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 90 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1590 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4486 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 44 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 917 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 498 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 240 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 240 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 719 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1720 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3150 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1614 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2200 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 54 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 36656 | Morohashi |
| 2543 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5766 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 54 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 56 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 70 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N2
1787 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 貝 【バイ】 Japanese babylon (species of shelled mollusk, Babylonia japonica), Japanese ivory shell, spinning top (traditionally made from a Japanese babylon shell)
- 貝貨 【バイカ】 shell money
- 越虫貝 【エッチュウバイ】 finely-striate buccinum (species of whelk, Buccinum striatissimum)
- 蝦夷貝 【エゾバイ】 Middendorf's whelk (Buccinum middendorffi)
Kun reading compounds
- 貝 【かい】 shellfish, seashell, shell
- 貝殻 【かいがら】 seashell, shell
- 魚介 【ぎょかい】 marine products, seafood, fish and shellfish
- パウア貝 【パウアかい】 paua (edible New Zealand abalone; species Haliotis iris, H. australis, H. virginea)
Readings
- Korean:
- pae
Spanish
- concha
Portuguese
- Marisco
- conchas
French
- coquillage
| 3961 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7b0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 6080.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-13 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8c9d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1892 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 殻 【カク】 shell (e.g. electron shell)
- 殻果 【カクカ】 hard-shelled nut (e.g. walnut, pecan, almond)
- 地殻 【チカク】 (Earth's) crust
- 介殻 【カイカク】 sea shell
- 枸橘 【カラタチ】 trifoliate orange (Poncirus trifoliata), hardy orange
- 船殻 【センコク】 hull
Kun reading compounds
- 殻 【から】 shell, husk, hull, pod, chaff
- 殻竿 【からざお】 flail (for threshing grain)
- 雪花菜 【おから】 okara, soy pulp, tofu dregs, edible pulp separated from soybean milk in the production of tofu
- もぬけの殻 【もぬけのから】 completely empty (of a residence, etc.), vacant, deserted, body from which the soul has left, corpse, shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
- 殻 【がら】 chicken bones (e.g. for soup), chicken carcass, poor-quality coke (coal), left-overs, remnants
- 灰殻 【はいがら】 ashes
- 燃え殻 【もえがら】 embers, cinders, burnt residue, combustion residue
Readings
- Korean:
- gag
Spanish
- concha
- cáscara
- casco (buque)
Portuguese
- casca
- concha de noz
French
- coquille
- enveloppe (grain)
| 1075 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1869 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2456 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1832 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1455 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1728 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1846 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1626 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1141 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1883 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1000 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1354 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 717 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1490 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2996 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 710 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 767 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1451 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1468 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3p8.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-4 | SKIP code |
| 4724.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-44 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6bbb | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
411 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 追求 【ツイキュウ】 pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.), search, chase, seeking after
- 追加 【ツイカ】 addition, supplement, appending, appendix
- 訴追 【ソツイ】 prosecution, indictment, impeachment
- 猛追 【モウツイ】 hot pursuit, hot chase
Kun reading compounds
- 追う 【おう】 to chase, to run after, to pursue, to follow after, to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.), to drive out, to get rid of, to oust, to expel, to drive (e.g. a herd), to be pressed (e.g. for time)
- 追手門学院大学 【おうてもんがくいんだいがく】 Otemon Gakuin University
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おい
- Korean:
- chu, toe
Spanish
- perseguir
- ahuyentar
- expulsar
- desterrar
- despedir
Portuguese
- caçar
- afastar
- seguir
- perseguir
- umquanto isso
French
- pourchasser
- chasser
- suivre
- poursuivre
- pendant ce temps (à suivre)
| 280 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 370 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 350 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 398 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4686 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 746 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 953 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 993 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1174 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1232 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 966 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 688 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3840 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1971 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2667 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1276 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38836P | Morohashi |
| 3096 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6042 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1268 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1359 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 339 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 877 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q6.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 3730.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-36-41 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8ffd | Unicode hex code |
set free, release, fire, shoot, emit, banish, liberate
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
288 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 放火 【ホウカ】 arson, setting fire
- 放映 【ホウエイ】 televising, broadcasting, airing
- 豪放 【ゴウホウ】 largehearted, frank, unaffected
- 性解放 【セイカイホウ】 sexual liberation, emancipation from gender restrictions
Kun reading compounds
- 放す 【はなす】 to release, to let go, to free, to set free, to let loose, to turn loose, to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
- 放つ 【はなつ】 to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.), to shoot, to hit (e.g. baseball), to break wind, to set free, to release, to let loose, to emit (e.g. light), to give off (e.g. a scent), to send out (a person to carry out a duty), to set fire to
- 放れる 【はなれる】 to get free (from), to be freed, to be released
- 放く 【こく】 to expel (from the body), to let off (a fart), to let out, to utter (a lie, nonsense, etc.), to say, to do
- 放る 【ほうる】 to throw, to fling, to hurl, to toss, to neglect, to abandon, to leave alone, to give up on, to leave undone, to leave unfinished
Readings
- Japanese names:
- はなれ
- Korean:
- bang
Spanish
- dejar libre
- soltar
- liberar
- emitir
- separarse
- abandonar
Portuguese
- libertar
- liberação
- fogo
- disparar
- emitir
- banir
- liberar
French
- libérer
- relâcher
- renvoyer
- enflammer
- bannir
- émettre
| 512 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 414 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 391 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 282 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2084 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 287 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 585 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 606 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 512 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 521 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 723 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 935 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1058 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 570 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 754 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 507 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13133 | Morohashi |
| 853 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2333 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 496 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 535 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 325 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 314 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 466 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4h4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 0824.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-92 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 653e | Unicode hex code |