| 1574 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 884 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4722 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1090 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 961 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1807 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.17 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 702 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 715 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 118 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 709 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3887 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1999 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2700 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1076 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38989P | Morohashi |
| 3133 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6089 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1067 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1148 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1594 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
833 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 遅々 【チチ】 slow, lagging, tardy
- 遅延 【チエン】 delay, latency
- 棲遅 【セイチ】 living in tranquility, retiring to the countryside, retirement house
- 巧遅 【コウチ】 elaborate but slow execution, polished but slow work
Kun reading compounds
- 遅れる 【おくれる】 to be late, to be delayed, to fall behind schedule, to be overdue, to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.), to lag behind, to be behind (the times), to be bereaved of, to be preceded by (someone) in death, to be slow (of a clock or watch)
- 遅らす 【おくらす】 to delay, to postpone, to slow down, to retard
- 遅い 【おそい】 slow, time-consuming, sluggish, late (in the day), towards the end (of the day or night), until a time far into the day or night, later (than expected or usual), late, behind schedule, behind time, tardy, overdue, unpunctual, too late, having missed the boat, dull, stupid
Readings
- Japanese names:
- じ
- Korean:
- ji
Spanish
- despacio
- tarde
- llegar tarde
- retrasar
- retrasado
Portuguese
- atrasado
- lento
- costas
- mais tarde
French
- retard
- lent
- précédent
- plus tard
| 3755 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q9.17 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 3730.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-57 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9045 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
866 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 刻 【コク】 period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac), carving, engraving, cutting, mincing, victory, strictness, cruelty
- 刻々 【コッコク】 moment by moment, hour by hour
- 復刻 【フッコク】 republication, reissue, reprinting, reproduction
- 刻一刻 【コクイッコク】 moment by moment, hour by hour
Kun reading compounds
- 刻む 【きざむ】 to mince, to cut fine, to chop up, to hash, to shred, to carve, to engrave, to chisel, to notch, to tick away (time), to beat out (e.g. rhythm), to record the passing moments, to etch (into one's mind), to remember distinctly, to have tattooed, to torment
- 刻み 【きざみ】 mincing, cutting, chopping, notch, nick, rapping (a percussion instrument), beating, shredded tobacco, interval
- 刻み足 【きざみあし】 mincing steps
Readings
- Korean:
- gag
Spanish
- grabar
- esculpir
- triste
- angustiado
- tiempo
- afilar
- cincelar
Portuguese
- escultura
- picar
- fatiar
- moer
- esculpir
French
- graver
- découper
- émincer
- hacher
- moment
- gravure
| 875 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 865 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1033 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 681 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1444 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 361 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 900 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1211 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1274 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1139 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 190 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1619 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 851 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1166 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1535 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1970 | Morohashi |
| 1267 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 478 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1521 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1639 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 863 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 443 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2f6.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-2 | SKIP code |
| 0280.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-79 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 523b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
939 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
Kun reading compounds
- 届ける 【とどける】 to deliver, to forward, to send, to report, to notify, to file notice (to the authorities), to give notice, to register
- 届く 【とどく】 to reach, to touch, to get to, to carry (of sound), to be delivered, to arrive, to be attentive, to be scrupulous, to be thorough, to be realized (of a desire), to be fulfilled, to get through (to someone), to be appreciated, to make an impression
Readings
- Korean:
- gye
Spanish
- alcanzar
- entregar
- enviar
- llegar
- informar
- notificar
Portuguese
- entregar
- alcançar
- chegar
- relatório
- notificar
French
- remettre
- livrer
- parvenir
- arriver
- rapport
- notification
- transmettre
| 852 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 959 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 948 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 963 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1385 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 727 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 484 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 992 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1029 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1090 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 529 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3820 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1957 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2651 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1119 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7667 | Morohashi |
| 3078 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1413 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1110 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1191 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 870 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3776 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3r5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 7726.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5c4a | Unicode hex code |