| 122 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 205 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 188 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 129 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4724 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 141 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 93 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1811 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 149 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 149 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 66 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 710 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3888 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2000 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2701 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 283 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 39010P | Morohashi |
| 3134 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6091 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 277 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 295 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 123 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 220 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
207 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 道 【ドウ】 road, path, street, route, way, set of practices, rules for conducting oneself, moral education, Buddhist teachings, Taoism, administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido), administrative region of Japan (Tokaido, Tosando, etc.), province (administrative region of Korea), circuit (administrative region of China), province (Tang-era administrative region of China)
- 道義 【ドウギ】 morality, moral principles
- 正道 【セイドウ】 path of righteousness, path of duty, right track, correct path
- 海道 【カイドウ】 sea route
- 有道 【ユウドウ】 being good, being virtuous, virtuous person
- 不道 【フドウ】 inhuman, immoral, unreasonable, outrageous, wicked, barbarity (one of the eight unpardonable crimes, incl. killing three people in one family, or dismembering a corpse)
Kun reading compounds
- 道 【みち】 road, path, street, lane, passage, route, way, distance, journey, road (e.g. to victory), course, way (of living, proper conduct, etc.), moral principles, teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist), dogma, field (e.g. of medicine), subject, speciality, means, way, method
- 道筋 【みちすじ】 path, route, itinerary
- 花道 【はなみち】 elevated walkway through the audience to the stage, honourable end to a career
- 横道 【よこみち】 byway, side street, cross street, wrong way, digression
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ、 じ、 ど、 みつ、 おさむ
- Korean:
- do
Spanish
- camino
- razón
- modo
- decir
- senda
- método
Portuguese
- Caminho
- estrada
- rua
- distrito
- viagem
- curso
- moral
- ensinamentos
- filosofia
French
- voie
- route
- rue
- région
- voyage
- morale
- enseignements
| 979 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q9.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 3-2-9 | SKIP code |
| 3830.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9053 | Unicode hex code |
benevolence, virtue, goodness, commanding respect
- On:
- トク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
1091 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 徳 【トク】 virtue, benevolence, profit, benefit, advantage
- 徳義 【トクギ】 morals, morality, sincerity
- 高徳 【コウトク】 eminent virtue
- 大徳 【ダイトク】 great virtue, virtuous priest, priest, rich person
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あつ、 なる、 のり、 ゆき、 よし
- Korean:
- deog
Spanish
- benevolencia
- virtud
- moralidad
- beneficioso
- rentable
Portuguese
- benevolência
- virtude
- bondade
- comandando respeito
French
- bienveillance
- vertu
- bonté
- respectable
| 851 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 783 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 762 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 839 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1633 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 592 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1284 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2063 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1038 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1079 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 644 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 637 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 842 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 486 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 623 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 894 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10237P | Morohashi |
| 684 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1767 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 885 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 950 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 801 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2058 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3i11.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-11 | SKIP code |
| 2423.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-33 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5fb3 | Unicode hex code |
retreat, withdraw, retire, resign, repel, expel, reject
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
424 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 退役 【タイエキ】 retiring from military service
- 退院 【タイイン】 leaving hospital, discharge from hospital
- 進退 【シンタイ】 advance or retreat, moving forwards or backwards, movement, course of action, behaviour, conduct, attitude, remaining in one's post or resigning, staying or leaving
- 勇退 【ユウタイ】 retiring voluntarily, resigning one's post (to make way for others), stepping down, bowing out
Kun reading compounds
- 退く 【しりぞく】 to step back, to move back, to retreat, to withdraw (from the presence of a superior), to leave, to exit, to resign, to retire, to quit, to concede
- 退ける 【しりぞける】 to refuse, to reject, to turn down, to dismiss, to repel, to repulse, to drive away, to beat off, to defeat, to make (someone) leave, to send away, to turn away, to force (someone) to leave their post, to oust, to remove, to expel
- 退く 【ひく】 to move back, to draw back, to recede, to fall back, to retreat, to lessen, to subside, to ebb, to go down (e.g. of swelling), to resign, to retire, to quit
- 退く 【どく】 to step aside, to move (i.e. out of the way), to make way, to resign, to retire, to quit, to secede
- 退ける 【のける】 to put something out of the way, to move (something, someone) aside, to remove, to exclude, to take away, to set aside, to keep apart, to remove (someone) from the group, to shun, to do well despite difficulties, to accomplish despite adversity, to do resolutely, to do boldly
- 退く 【どく】 to step aside, to move (i.e. out of the way), to make way, to resign, to retire, to quit, to secede
Readings
- Korean:
- toe
Spanish
- retroceder
- retirarse
- renunciar
- dimitir
- destruir
- negar
- rechazar
- rehusar
Portuguese
- retirada
- sacar
- retirar
- pedir demissão
- repelir
- expelir
- rejeitar
French
- retraite
- se retirer
- démissionner
- repousser
- exclure
- rejeter
| 839 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 769 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 746 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 613 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4684 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 459 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 954 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1236A | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 846 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 865 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 348 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 687 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3838 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1969 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2665 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1477 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38839P | Morohashi |
| 3094 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6040 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1465 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1575 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 703 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3865 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 3730.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-64 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9000 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
698 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 廃棄 【ハイキ】 disposal, abandonment, scrapping, discarding, abolition, annulment, cancellation, abrogation, repeal
- 廃案 【ハイアン】 rejected bill (project)
- 退廃 【タイハイ】 (moral) decay, (social) decline, decadence, corruption, degeneration, deterioration, decline (in prosperity)
- 改廃 【カイハイ】 reform and (or) abolition, alteration or repeal, revision, reorganization, reorganisation
Kun reading compounds
- 廃れる 【すたれる】 to go out of use, to become obsolete, to die out, to go out of fashion, to go out of style, to decline (e.g. of morals), to be lost, to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)
- 廃る 【すたる】 to go out of use, to become obsolete, to die out, to go out of fashion, to go out of style, to be hurt (of honour, reputation, etc.), to be harmed, to be sullied
Readings
- Korean:
- pye
Spanish
- obsoleto
- descarte
- abandono
- descartar
- desechar
- ser obsoleto
- ser desechado
Portuguese
- cancelar
- obsoleto
- trégua
- descarte
- desembaraço
French
- abolition
- obsolète
- cessation
- déchets
- mettre au rebut
- abandonner
| 1687 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1014 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1526 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1100 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1261 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 961 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 992 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1412 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 595 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3902 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2010 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2712 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1722 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9425 | Morohashi |
| 3146 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1630 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1706 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1841 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1527 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 557 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3q9.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 0021.5 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-49 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5ec3 | Unicode hex code |