| 916 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 905 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 573 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4817 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1407 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 974 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1155 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 341 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 341 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 729 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1809 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2099 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1092 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1488 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 280 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 40165 | Morohashi |
| 1666 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6218 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 274 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 292 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 907 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
505 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鍼灸 【シンキュウ】 acupuncture and moxibustion
- 針葉樹 【シンヨウジュ】 conifer, needle-leaved tree
- 指針 【シシン】 needle (compass, gauge, etc.), hand (clock), indicator, pointer, index, guiding principle, guideline, guide
- 検針 【ケンシン】 inspection of a meter, reading a meter, needle detection (in garments, etc.), needle inspection
Kun reading compounds
- 針 【はり】 needle, pin, hook, stinger, thorn, hand (e.g. clock, etc.), pointer, staple (for a stapler), needlework, sewing, malice, counter for stitches
- 針金 【はりがね】 wire
- 縫い針 【ぬいばり】 sewing needle
- 無外傷性針 【むがいしょうせいはり】 atraumatic needle
Readings
- Japanese names:
- は
- Korean:
- chim
Spanish
- aguja
- alfiler
Portuguese
- agulha
- alfinete
- grampo
- o que pica
French
- aiguille
- épingle
- agrafe
- dard
| 2855 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8a2.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-2 | SKIP code |
| 8410.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-43 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 91dd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
466 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 含有 【ガンユウ】 containing (an ingredient, mineral, etc.)
- 含蓄 【ガンチク】 implication, significance, connotation, depth of meaning, complications of a problem
- 内含 【ナイガン】 containing within (it), inclusion, (material) implication, material conditional
Kun reading compounds
- 含む 【ふくむ】 to contain, to comprise, to have, to hold, to include, to embrace, to hold in the mouth, to bear in mind, to understand, to harbor (grudge, etc.), to harbour, to express (emotion, etc.), to imply
- 含むところがある 【ふくむところがある】 to harbor ill feeling
- 含める 【ふくめる】 to include (in a group or scope), to instruct, to make one understand, to include (a nuance), to put in (an implication), to put in (someone's) mouth, to permeate with flavor
Readings
- Korean:
- ham
Spanish
- incluir
- tener en mente
- entender
- comprender
- tener en la boca
- contener
Portuguese
- incluir
- ter em conta
- compreender
- tratar com carinho
French
- inclure
- retenir
- comprendre
- chérir
| 1118 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 667 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 402 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1677 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 405 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 453 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1249 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1317 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1290 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 286 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2534 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1288 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1756 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1602 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3350 | Morohashi |
| 2041 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 743 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1588 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1712 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1103 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2877 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a5.25 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-5 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 8060.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-62 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 542b | Unicode hex code |