| 538 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 637 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 607 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 87 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4702 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 383 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 960 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1238 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 440 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 446 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 299 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 699 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3849 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1976 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2672 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 293 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38902P | Morohashi |
| 3103 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6062 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 287 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 305 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 101 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 560 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
30 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 連 【レン】 two reams (of paper), 1000 sheets (of paper), stanza, verse, tribe (in taxonomy), forecast (bet), bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet), party, company, group, set, things strung in a line, e.g. pearls, dried fish, spans of a bridge, etc., falcon
- 連関 【レンカン】 connection, relation, linkage
- 労連 【ロウレン】 labour union, labor union
- 常連 【ジョウレン】 regular customer, regular patron, regular visitor, frequenter, constant companion
Kun reading compounds
- 連なる 【つらなる】 to extend, to stretch out, to stand in a row, to attend, to participate in, to enrol, to enroll, to join, to have a connection, to be related, to be linked
- 連ねる 【つらねる】 to line up, to put in a row, to add (to a group), to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.), to join (e.g. a list), to link, to put together, to string together (e.g. compliments), to enumerate, to take along with, to bring with
- 連れる 【つれる】 to take (someone) with one, to bring along, to go with, to be accompanied by
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ずれ、 つれ、 むらじ、 れ
- Korean:
- ryeon
Spanish
- unir
- acompañar
- estar junto
- grupo
- agrupar
Portuguese
- Levar pelo caminho
- primazia
- unir
- conectar
- partido
- gangue
- grupo
French
- emmener
- se mettre en rang
- s'unir
- série
- parti
- bande
- clique
| 1555 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 3530.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-47-02 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9023 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
657 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 装 【ソウ】 clothing, dressing, binding (of a book)
- 装甲 【ソウコウ】 armoring, armouring, armor, armour
- 新装 【シンソウ】 redecoration, remodelling, remodeling, refurbishment
- 偽装 【ギソウ】 camouflage, disguise, pretense, feigning, masquerade
- 装束 【ショウゾク】 costume, dress, attire
- 装束能 【ショウゾクノウ】 formal noh performed in full costume
- 舞台衣装 【ブタイイショウ】 (theatrical) costumes
- 婚礼衣装 【コンレイイショウ】 wedding clothes
Kun reading compounds
- 装う 【よそおう】 to dress (oneself in), to attire oneself in, to adorn, to decorate, to pretend, to feign, to affect, to disguise oneself as
- 装い 【よそおい】 dress, outfit, equipment, makeup, adornment, guise, get-up
Readings
- Korean:
- jang
Spanish
- decoración
- adorno
- vestido
- equipar
- proporcionar
- decorar
- vestirse
Portuguese
- vestes
- vestido
- fingir
- disfarce
- manifestar
French
- revêtir
- tenue
- déguisement
- prétendre
- faire semblant
| 933 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 1524 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 589 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4234 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1391 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 882 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1328 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1411 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1370 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1625 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3327 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1725 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2344 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 405 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 34283P | Morohashi |
| 2685 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5455 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 398 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 425 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 951 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1265 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5e6.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-6 | SKIP code |
| 3473.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-85 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 88c5 | Unicode hex code |
cannon, gun
- On:
- ホウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1268 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 砲 【ホウ】 gun, cannon, artillery, ordnance
- 砲火 【ホウカ】 gunfire, fire
- 迫撃砲 【ハクゲキホウ】 mortar
- 大砲 【タイホウ】 (large) gun, cannon, artillery, long-ball hitter, home-run hitter
Readings
- Japanese names:
- づつ
- Korean:
- po
Spanish
- cañón
- pistola
Portuguese
- canhão
- arma
French
- canon
- fusil
| 1800 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1217 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3185 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 993 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1569 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1764 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1894 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1631 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1402 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1479 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 785 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1065 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 538 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 24120P | Morohashi |
| 1151 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3998 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 532 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 571 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1372 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3356 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5a5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-5 | SKIP code |
| 1761.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7832 | Unicode hex code |