| 1076 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1770 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4765 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1793 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1829 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1417 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1673 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1788 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1773 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 759 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2112 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1100 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1499 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1859 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 39474 | Morohashi |
| 1678 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6144 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1842 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1985 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1492 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1670 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 廓 【クルワ】 district, quarter, enclosure, area enclosed by earthwork, red-light district, wide and empty
- 廓清 【カクセイ】 purification, cleaning up, purging
- 外郭 【ガイカク】 outer fence, outer enclosure, outer block, outline, contour
- 遊郭 【ユウカク】 (licensed) red light district
Kun reading compounds
- 廓 【くるわ】 district, quarter, enclosure, area enclosed by earthwork, red-light district, wide and empty
- 郭言葉 【くるわことば】 sociolect or secret language used by prostitutes in red-light districts (Edo period), vulgar words used by prostitutes (Edo period)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ひろ
- Korean:
- gwag
Spanish
- cerco
- recinto
- fortificación
Portuguese
- cercado
- quarteirão
- fortificação
- bairro das prostitutas
French
- enceinte
- quartiers
- fortifications
- quartier chaud
| 444 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2d7.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-3 | SKIP code |
| 1-8-2 | SKIP code |
| 1-7-2 | SKIP code |
| 1-7-3 | SKIP code |
| 0742.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 90ed | Unicode hex code |
子
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
72 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 子 【シ】 child (esp. a boy), viscount, founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius), master, masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature), you, -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
- 子宮 【シキュウ】 womb, uterus
- 中性子 【チュウセイシ】 neutron
- 精子 【セイシ】 sperm, spermatozoon
- 主 【ス】 honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name
- 恵比寿 【エビス】 Ebisu, god of fishing and commerce
- 久留子 【クルス】 cross sign
- 対子 【トイツ】 pair, eyes
- 七対子 【チートイツ】 seven pairs, winning hand composed of seven pairs
Kun reading compounds
- 子 【こ】 child, kid, teenager, youngster, young (non-adult) person, (one's) child, offspring, young woman, young (animal), offshoot, interest, new share, player who is not a dealer, young geisha, young prostitute, bird egg, -er (often of young women)
- 子 【こう】 child, interest
- 根っこ 【ねっこ】 root (of a plant), stump (of a tree), root (of a problem, etc.), base, foundation, origin, source
- 江戸っ子 【えどっこ】 (true) Tokyoite, Edoite, Tokyo native, Edokko
- 子 【ね】 the Rat (first sign of the Chinese zodiac), hour of the Rat (around midnight, 11pm to 1am, or 12 midnight to 2am), north, eleventh month of the lunar calendar
- 子忌み 【ねいみ】 collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first day of the Rat of the New Year)
- 庚子 【かのえね】 Metal Rat (37th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1960, 2020, 2080)
- 甲子 【きのえね】 Wood Rat (1st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 き、 ぎ、 く、 け、 ねっ
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- chiquillo
- niño
Portuguese
- criança
French
- enfant
- signe de la 1ère branche terrestre
- signe du Rat (zodiaque)
- 23 h à 01 h
- Nord (0°)
| 31 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 40 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 25 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 56 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1264 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 61 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 43 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 38 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 103 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 103 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 69 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 455 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4196 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2125 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2872 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 96 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 6930 | Morohashi |
| 3390 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1281 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 95 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 99 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 42 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 18 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3547 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 4-2-1 | SKIP code |
| 1740.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5b50 | Unicode hex code |
ceremony, rule, affair, case, a matter
- On:
- ギ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
739 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 儀 【ギ】 ceremony, matter, affair, case, with regard to, as for, as concerns
- 儀式 【ギシキ】 ceremony, rite, ritual, service
- 奥義 【オウギ】 secret techniques (of an art or skill), inner mysteries, essence, quintessence, heart
- 祭儀 【サイギ】 rites, ritual
Readings
- Japanese names:
- のり、 よし
- Korean:
- eui
Spanish
- regla
- norma
- etiqueta
- ceremonia
- modelo de astros
Portuguese
- cerimônia
- regra
- romance
- caso
- uma matéria
French
- cérémonie
- règle
- affaire
- cas
- matière
- manières
| 1137 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1311 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 554 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1252 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1071 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2255 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 727 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 740 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 936 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 137 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 191 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 124 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 147 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 993 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1172 | Morohashi |
| 169 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 324 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 984 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1059 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1747 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2159 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a13.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-13 | SKIP code |
| 2825.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-23 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5100 | Unicode hex code |