| 16 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 18 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 14 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 59 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4815 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 18 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 94 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 664 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
| 23 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 23 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 21 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1808 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2552 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1302 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1771 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 275 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 40152 | Morohashi |
| 2057 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6211 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 269 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 287 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 79 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 72 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
53 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 金 【キン】 gold (metal), gold (color), gold (medal), first place (prize), something of great value, something golden (e.g. silence), money, gold coin, sum (of money), Friday, karat (measure of purity of gold), carat, metal (fourth phase of Wu Xing), Jin dynasty (of China; 1115-1234), Chin dynasty, Jurchen dynasty, gold general, testicles
- 金色 【キンイロ】 gold (colour, color)
- 集金 【シュウキン】 money collection
- 納金 【ノウキン】 payment
- 金色 【キンイロ】 gold (colour, color)
- 金剛 【コンゴウ】 vajra (indestructible substance), diamond, adamantine, thunderbolt, Indra's weapon, Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth
- 鬱金 【ウコン】 turmeric (Curcuma domestica)
- 葛鬱金 【クズウコン】 arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea)
- 漉油 【コシアブラ】 Acanthopanax sciadophylloides (species of flowering plant related to the aralias)
Kun reading compounds
- 金 【かね】 money, metal
- 金持ち 【かねもち】 rich person, wealthy person
- 細かい金 【こまかいかね】 small change
- 汚れた金 【よごれたかね】 dirty money
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かん、 きむ、 こ、 この、 ん
- Korean:
- gim, geum
Spanish
- oro
- dinero
- metal
Portuguese
- ouro
French
- or
| 2872 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-6 | SKIP code |
| 8010.9 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-66 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 91d1 | Unicode hex code |
unravel, notes, key, explanation, understanding, untie, undo, solve, answer, cancel, absolve, explain, minute
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
176 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 解 【カイ】 solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.), root (e.g. of a polynomial), solution (to a given problem), answer, explanation, interpretation
- 解禁 【カイキン】 lifting a ban, raising an embargo, opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.), publishing contents, revealing information
- 瓦解 【ガカイ】 collapse, downfall
- 明解 【メイカイ】 clear explanation
- 解熱 【ゲネツ】 lowering a fever, alleviation of fever
- 解脱 【ゲダツ】 liberation from earthly desires and the woes of man, deliverance of one's soul, moksha, mukti, vimukti
- 雪消 【ユキゲ】 snow melting, water from melting snow
- 義解 【ギゲ】 explanation (of the meaning), interpretation
Kun reading compounds
- 解く 【とく】 to untie, to unfasten, to unwrap, to undo, to unbind, to unpack, to unsew, to unstitch, to solve, to work out, to answer, to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.), to clear up, to remove (suspicion), to appease, to dissolve (a contract), to cancel, to remove (a prohibition), to lift (a ban), to raise (a siege), to release (from duty), to relieve, to dismiss, to comb (out), to card, to untangle (hair)
- 溶かす 【とかす】 to dissolve, to melt
- 梳かす 【とかす】 to comb out, to brush, to untangle, to unravel
- 解ける 【とける】 to be solved, to be resolved, to loosen, to come untied, to come undone, to be removed (of restrictions), to be lifted (e.g. a ban), to be broken (spells, curses, etc.), to dissipate (of anger, tension, etc.), to melt away, to ease, to be appeased, to be resolved (of a dispute, misunderstanding, etc.), to be cleared up
- 溶ける 【とける】 to melt, to thaw, to fuse, to dissolve
- 解く 【ほどく】 to undo, to untie, to unfasten, to unlace, to unravel, to loosen, to unpack
- 解す 【ほぐす】 to unravel, to untie, to untangle, to loosen, to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.), to relax, to ease
- 分かる 【わかる】 to understand, to comprehend, to grasp, to see, to get, to follow, to become clear, to be known, to be discovered, to be realized, to be realised, to be found out, I know!, I think so too!
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さとる、 とけ
- Korean:
- hae, gae
Spanish
- desenredar
- desatar
- liberar
- aclarar
- resolver
- peinarse
- aflojar
Portuguese
- solucionar
- notas
- chave
- explicação
- compreensão
- desamarrar
- desfazer
- resolveer
- resposta
- cancelar
- absolver
- explicar
- deta
French
- délier
- notes
- clé
- explication
- compréhension
- défaire
- résoudre
- répondre
- annuler
- absoudre
- expliquer
- minute
| 567 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 662 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 632 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 192 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4306 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 577 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 892 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1923 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 474 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 482 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 293 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1651 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1913 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1017 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1375 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1831 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 35067 | Morohashi |
| 1517 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5548 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1814 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1955 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 142 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 769 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2555 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4g9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-6 | SKIP code |
| 2725.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-82 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 89e3 | Unicode hex code |
prohibition, ban, forbid
- On:
- キン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
681 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 禁 【キン】 ban (e.g. on smoking), prohibition
- 禁煙 【キンエン】 abstaining from smoking, quitting smoking, prohibition of smoking, No Smoking, Smoking Prohibited
- 軟禁 【ナンキン】 house arrest
- 拘禁 【コウキン】 detention, custody, confinement, internment
Readings
- Korean:
- geum
Spanish
- prohibición
- proscripción
- prohibir
Portuguese
- proibição
- proibir
- banir
French
- interdiction
- défense de
| 763 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 682 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 654 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 853 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3251 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 639 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 776 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2021 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 482 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 491 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 815 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1416 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3469 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1788 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2435 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1107 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 24743 | Morohashi |
| 2795 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4098 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1098 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1179 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 772 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1841 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4e8.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-8-5 | SKIP code |
| 4490.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7981 | Unicode hex code |