| 300 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 212 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 193 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 330 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3637 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 48 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 89 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1753 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 241 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 241 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 188 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1731 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3211 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1662 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2252 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 839 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 36708 | Morohashi |
| 2598 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5793 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 831 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 894 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 433 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 221 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
520 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 買収 【バイシュウ】 acquisition (esp. corporate), buy-out, takeover, purchase, bribery, buying off, corruption
- 買収計画 【バイシュウケイカク】 purchasing plan, acquisition plan
- 不買 【フバイ】 not buying
- 人身売買 【ジンシンバイバイ】 slave trade, white-slave trade, human trafficking
Kun reading compounds
- 買う 【かう】 to buy, to purchase, to value (highly), to think highly of, to have a high opinion of, to appreciate, to recognize, to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.), to elicit (e.g. sneers), to invite (e.g. scorn), to evoke, to arouse, to win (someone's favour), to accept, to take on, to take up, to pay for (a prostitute, geisha, etc.)
Readings
- Korean:
- mae
Spanish
- comprar
Portuguese
- comprar
French
- acheter
| 3661 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5g7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-7 | SKIP code |
| 6080.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-67 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8cb7 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1000 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 控訴 【コウソ】 appeal to a higher court, intermediate appeal
- 控除 【コウジョ】 subtraction, deduction (e.g. tax), subsidy
Kun reading compounds
- 控える 【ひかえる】 to be temperate in, to refrain, to abstain, to hold back, to restrain oneself from excessive ..., to make notes, to jot down (e.g. phone number), to be in preparation for, to be in waiting for, to be soon, to be in the offing, to be in a close relationship (e.g. as a backer, etc.)
- 控え 【ひかえ】 reserve, spare, backup, note, memorandum, duplicate, copy, stub (of a ticket, etc.), receipt, waiting one's turn
- 控え室 【ひかえしつ】 waiting room, anteroom, antechamber, green room
- お客様控え 【おきゃくさまひかえ】 customer copy (of a receipt, etc.)
Readings
- Korean:
- gong, gang
Spanish
- contención
- refreno
- moderación
- apuntar
- tomar nota
- contenerse
- refrenarse
- moderarse
Portuguese
- retirar
- extrair
- devolver
- privar-se de
- ser moderado
French
- se retenir
- s'abstenir
- se retirer
- réservé
- modéré
| 1258 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1301 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1941 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1658 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1363 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1718 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1835 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1479 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 899 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 600 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 363 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 453 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1329 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 12283 | Morohashi |
| 495 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2202 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1318 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1415 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1440 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1372 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c8.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 5301.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-21 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 63a7 | Unicode hex code |