| 683 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 781 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 758 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1437 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4853 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 855 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 978 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2159 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1605 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1712 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1340 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1821 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2155 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1132 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1533 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 278 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 40361 | Morohashi |
| 1721 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6266 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 272 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 290 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 800 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
1505 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 銅 【ドウ】 copper (Cu), bronze (medal)
- 銅像 【ドウゾウ】 bronze statue
- 白銅 【ハクドウ】 nickel and copper alloy
- 精銅 【セイドウ】 refined copper
Kun reading compounds
- 銅 【どう】 copper (Cu), bronze (medal)
- 銅色 【どうしょく】 bronze color, copper color
Readings
- Korean:
- dong
Spanish
- cobre
Portuguese
- cobre
French
- cuivre
| 2849 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8a6.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-6 | SKIP code |
| 8712.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-28 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9285 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1795 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鼓舞 【コブ】 encouragement, inspiration, rousing, stirring up, raising (e.g. morale)
- 鼓動 【コドウ】 beat, palpitation, pulsation, throbbing
- 大太鼓 【オオダイコ】 large drum, bass drum
- 御太鼓 【オタイコ】 very common way of tying a woman's kimono sash
Kun reading compounds
- 鼓 【つづみ】 hand drum
- 舌鼓 【したつづみ】 smacking one's lips (over food)
- 大鼓 【おおつづみ】 large hand drum
Readings
- Korean:
- go
Spanish
- golpeo
- tambor
- animar
Portuguese
- tambor
- batida
- despertar
- inspeção (militar)
French
- tambour
- battement
- encourager
- appel (armée)
| 1234 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1836 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5415 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1064 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1926 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1959 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1147 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1200 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1827 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1944 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2241 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1168 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1589 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1456 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 48330 | Morohashi |
| 1786 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 7076 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1444 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1552 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1692 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1467 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3p10.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-9-4 | SKIP code |
| 4414.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9f13 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
140 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 県 【ケン】 prefecture (Japan), county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.), department (France), province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
- 県営 【ケンエイ】 (under) prefectural management
- 都道府県 【トドウフケン】 prefectures (of Japan), largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
- 同県 【ドウケン】 the same prefecture, the said prefecture
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あがた、 がた
- Korean:
- hyeon
Spanish
- prefectura
Portuguese
- Condado
- prefeitura (região)
French
- préfecture
- département
| 203 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 291 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 273 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 195 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1362 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 381 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 226 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1252 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 194 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 194 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 336 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1380 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3269 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1687 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2294 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 126 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 23210P | Morohashi |
| 2641 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3918 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 513 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 552 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 326 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1241 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3n6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-3 | SKIP code |
| 3-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 2-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 2690.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 770c | Unicode hex code |