| 1286 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1605 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4901 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1698 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1856 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1819 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1968 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1338 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1832 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2213 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1156 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1573 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1956 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 40708P | Morohashi |
| 1761 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6325 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1937 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2087 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1908 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1250 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鎖国 【サコク】 national isolation, closing the country (to foreigners), sakoku, policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
- 鎖骨 【サコツ】 collarbone, clavicle
- 経済封鎖 【ケイザイフウサ】 economic blockade, embargo
- 学級閉鎖 【ガッキュウヘイサ】 temporary closing of classes
Kun reading compounds
- 鎖 【くさり】 chain, chains
- 鎖編み 【くさりあみ】 chain stitch
- 救命の鎖 【きゅうめいのくさり】 chain of survival
- 人間の鎖 【にんげんのくさり】 human chain (chain of people holding hands, usually in protest)
- 閉ざす 【とざす】 to shut, to close, to fasten, to lock, to block (a street, entrance, etc.), to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.), to shut off, to cut off, to cover (e.g. in darkness), to consume (with negative feelings), to fill (e.g. with sadness), to bury (e.g. in grief)
Readings
- Korean:
- swae
Spanish
- conexión
- cerrar
- cadena
Portuguese
- cadeias
- ferros
- conexão
French
- chaîne
- fers
- liens
| 2861 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8a10.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-10 | SKIP code |
| 8918.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9396 | Unicode hex code |
compilation, knit, plait, braid, twist, editing, completed poem, part of a book
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
591 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 編 【ヘン】 compilation (of a text), editing, volume (of a text), completed literary work
- 編者 【ヘンシャ】 editor, compiler
- 再編 【サイヘン】 reorganization, reorganisation, reshuffle
- 改編 【カイヘン】 reorganization, reorganisation
Kun reading compounds
- 編む 【あむ】 to knit, to plait, to braid, to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.), to edit
Readings
- Korean:
- pyeon, byeon
Spanish
- ensamblar
- tejer
- editar
- compilar
Portuguese
- acumulo
- tricotar
- trançar
- trança
- torcer
- editar
- poema completo
- divisão de um livro
French
- compilation
- tricoter
- natte
- tresse
- éditer
- poème complet
- partie d'un livre
| 714 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 806 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 785 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 495 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3583 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 473 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 827 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 682 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 695 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 883 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1553 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1755 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 941 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1270 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1842 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27665X | Morohashi |
| 1387 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4552 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1825 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1966 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 811 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2753 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a9.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-9 | SKIP code |
| 2392.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7de8 | Unicode hex code |