| 157 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 251 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 231 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 179 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4725 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 373 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 263 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1808 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 439 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 445 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 304 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 704 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3894 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2006 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2707 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 309 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38998P | Morohashi |
| 3140 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6092 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 303 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 325 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 157 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 389 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
255 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 運 【ウン】 fortune, luck, chance
- 運営 【ウンエイ】 management, administration, operation
- 機運 【キウン】 opportunity, chance, good time (to do), trend, tendency, momentum
- 命運 【メイウン】 fate, destiny
Kun reading compounds
- 運ぶ 【はこぶ】 to carry, to transport, to move, to convey, to come, to go, to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.), to move, to carry out, to proceed with, to arrange, to go (well, etc.), to proceed, to progress
Readings
- Korean:
- un
Spanish
- suerte
- destino
- transportar
Portuguese
- carregar
- sorte
- destino
- objetivo
- transportar
- progresso
- avanço
French
- porter
- chance
- destin
- destinée
- sort
- progrès
| 3655 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q9.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 3730.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 904b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
620 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 根 【コン】 stick-to-itiveness, perseverance, persistence, radical (esp. one that tends to ionize easily), root, indriya (faculty of the body having a specific function, i.e. the sensory organs)
- 根幹 【コンカン】 foundation, root, basis, core, fundamentals, root and trunk
- 事実無根 【ジジツムコン】 groundless, entirely contrary to fact
- 球根 【キュウコン】 (plant) bulb
Kun reading compounds
- 根 【ね】 root (of a plant), root (of a tooth, hair, etc.), center (of a pimple, etc.), root (of all evil, etc.), source, origin, cause, basis, one's true nature, (fishing) reef
- 根ざす 【ねざす】 to come from, to have roots in
- 島根 【しまね】 Shimane (prefecture), island country
- 尾根 【おね】 (mountain) ridge
Readings
- Korean:
- geun
Spanish
- raíz matemática
- perseverancia
- raíz
Portuguese
- raiz
- radical
- verruga
French
- racine
- radical
- point noir (acné)
| 216 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 298 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 282 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 535 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2261 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 425 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 632 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1372 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 314 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 314 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 974 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1092 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1167 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 631 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 841 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1473 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14745 | Morohashi |
| 930 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2670 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1461 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1571 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 390 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 355 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1865 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a6.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-6 | SKIP code |
| 4793.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6839 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1574 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鈍 【ドン】 dull, slow, stupid, dull-brained
- 鈍化 【ドンカ】 becoming dull, slowing down
- 焼鈍 【ショウドン】 annealing
- 愚鈍 【グドン】 stupid, dim-witted, dense, dull, obtuse, slow
Kun reading compounds
- 鈍い 【にぶい】 dull (e.g. a knife), blunt, thickheaded, obtuse, stupid, dull (sound, color, etc.), dim (light), slow, sluggish, inert, lethargic, insensitive, dull (e.g. reflexes), unperceptive, unfeeling
- 鈍い音 【にぶいおと】 dull sound, muffled sound
- 鈍る 【にぶる】 to become blunt, to grow dull, to become less capable, to weaken, to falter
- 鈍る 【にぶる】 to become blunt, to grow dull, to become less capable, to weaken, to falter
- 鈍ら 【なまくら】 blunt (e.g. sword), dull, lazy, cowardly, good for nothing
Readings
- Korean:
- dun
Spanish
- torpe
- pesado
- embotado
- obtuso
- embotarse
- atascarse
Portuguese
- tolo
- lento
- estúpido
- embotado
- sem corte
French
- émoussé
- lent
- bête
| 1671 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1731 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4830 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1388 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 975 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1943 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 966 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 997 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1372 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1811 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2123 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1108 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1507 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1509 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 40219 | Morohashi |
| 1689 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6235 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1495 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1611 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1597 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2856 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8a4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-4 | SKIP code |
| 8511.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-63 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 920d | Unicode hex code |