| 874 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 864 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 867 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4883 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1509 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1851 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1608 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1715 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1337 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1825 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2183 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1145 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1551 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1981 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 40509 | Morohashi |
| 1740 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6302 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1962 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2113 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 992 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1246 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鋼 【ハガネ】 steel, sword steel, sword
- 鋼材 【コウザイ】 steel material
- 粗鋼 【ソコウ】 crude steel
- 製鋼 【セイコウ】 steel manufacture
Kun reading compounds
- 鋼 【はがね】 steel, sword steel, sword
- 鋼色 【はがねいろ】 steel blue
- 玉鋼 【たまはがね】 traditional Japanese steel made from iron sand (esp. for use in swords)
Readings
- Korean:
- gang
Spanish
- acero
Portuguese
- aço
French
- acier
| 2853 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8a8.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-8 | SKIP code |
| 8712.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 92fc | Unicode hex code |
cord, rope, searching, inquiring
- On:
- サク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1127 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 索 【サク】 rope, cord
- 索引 【サクイン】 index (in a book)
- 模索 【モサク】 groping (for), fumbling around (for), searching (for an answer, solution, etc.), trying to find
- 神経索 【シンケイサク】 nerve cord
Readings
- Korean:
- sag, saeg
Spanish
- soga
- cordón
- cuerda
- buscar
- disperso
Portuguese
- corda
- cabo
French
- câble
- corde
- chercher (index)
| 1299 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1155 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 782 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1762 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1625 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1703 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1059 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1104 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1301 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1505 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3105 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1587 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2168 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1377 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27306 | Morohashi |
| 2455 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4449 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1365 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1465 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1378 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1541 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2k8.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-6 | SKIP code |
| 2-2-8 | SKIP code |
| 4090.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-87 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7d22 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
382 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 線 【セン】 line, stripe, stria, line (e.g. telephone line), wire, ray (e.g. X-ray), beam, line (e.g. of a railroad), track, route, lane, outline, contours, form, level, division, line (of action), position, approach, policy, principle, impression one leaves, air one gives off
- 繊維 【センイ】 fibre, fiber, textile
- 横線 【オウセン】 horizontal line
- 赤外線 【セキガイセン】 infrared rays, infrared radiation
Readings
- Korean:
- seon
Spanish
- línea
- cable
- frontera
- raíl
- carril
Portuguese
- linha
- trilha
French
- ligne
- voie
| 447 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 176 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 329 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 247 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3580 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 389 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 826 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 299 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 299 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 841 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1551 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1760 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 944 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1273 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1351 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27641 | Morohashi |
| 1392 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4548 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1339 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1438 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 236 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2742 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a9.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-9 | SKIP code |
| 2693.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7dda | Unicode hex code |