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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
936 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 骨 【コツ】 knack, skill, trick, secret, know-how, the ropes, hang, bone, skeleton, cremated remains (esp. the bones), ashes
- 骨髄 【コツズイ】 bone marrow, medulla, true spirit, one's mind
- 白骨 【ハッコツ】 white (bleached) bone, skeleton
- 鉄骨 【テッコツ】 steel frame, steel beam, steel girder
Kun reading compounds
- 骨 【ほね】 bone, frame, outline, core, backbone, spirit, fortitude, laborious, troublesome, difficult
- 骨抜き 【ほねぬき】 boning (fish or meat), deboning, watering down (a plan, bill, etc.), dilution, emasculation, taking the backbone out of, weakening
- 河骨 【こうほね】 Japanese spatterdock (species of water lily, Nuphar japonica)
- お骨 【おこつ】 cremated remains (esp. the bones), ashes
Readings
- Korean:
- gol
Spanish
- hueso
- esqueleto
Portuguese
- esqueleto
- osso
- permanecer
- moldura
French
- os
- squelette
- restes
- charpente
877 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
867 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1081 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5236 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
971 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1017 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1213 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1266 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1340 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1104 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1922 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3288 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1699 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2310 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1297 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
45098 | Morohashi |
2654 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6784 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1288 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1383 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
899 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3646 | 2001 Kanji |
4b6.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-4 | SKIP code |
7722.7 | Four corner code |
1-25-92 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9aa8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
962 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 曲折 【キョクセツ】 bending, winding, meandering, zigzagging, ups and downs, twists and turns, complications, difficulties, vicissitudes
- 屈折 【クッセツ】 bending, curving, twisting, turning, winding, warping (of feelings, logic, etc.), distortion, twisting, refraction, inflection
- 折伏 【シャクブク】 preaching down, breaking down someone's false beliefs through confrontation (in order to convert them to the right faith)
Kun reading compounds
- 折る 【おる】 to break, to fracture, to break off, to snap off, to pick (e.g. flowers), to fold, to bend, to make (origami), to interrupt, to end
- 折 【おり】 opportunity, chance, occasion, time, folding, fold, pleat, crease, small food box (wooden or cardboard), folding in ... (two, three, etc.), counter for folded items, counter for items (esp. food) packed in an oribako
- 折り合い 【おりあい】 agreement (e.g. business, dispute), understanding, compromise, settlement, relationship, relation, (good, bad, etc.) terms
- 折々 【おりおり】 occasionally, now and then, from time to time
- 指折り 【ゆびおり】 leading, prominent, eminent, foremost, distinguished, counting on one's fingers
- 折 【おり】 opportunity, chance, occasion, time, folding, fold, pleat, crease, small food box (wooden or cardboard), folding in ... (two, three, etc.), counter for folded items, counter for items (esp. food) packed in an oribako
- 折り合い 【おりあい】 agreement (e.g. business, dispute), understanding, compromise, settlement, relationship, relation, (good, bad, etc.) terms
- 折々 【おりおり】 occasionally, now and then, from time to time
- 指折り 【ゆびおり】 leading, prominent, eminent, foremost, distinguished, counting on one's fingers
- 折れる 【おれる】 to break, to be broken, to snap, to fracture, to be folded, to give in, to back down, to yield, to submit, to turn (a corner)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- せき
- Korean:
- jeol, je
Spanish
- plegar
- doblar
- romper
- dividir
- en ese tiempo
- quebrar
Portuguese
- dobrar
- quebrar
- fraturar
- curvar
- produto
- submeter
French
- plier
- casser
- fracture
- courber
- céder
- soumettre
- tourner (coin)
651 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
551 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
522 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
830 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1855 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
585 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
560 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
385 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1394 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1483 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
772 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
860 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
297 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
189 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
225 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1139 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
11890 | Morohashi |
253 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2094 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1130 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1211 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
485 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1354 | 2001 Kanji |
3c4.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-4 | SKIP code |
5202.1 | Four corner code |
1-32-62 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6298 | Unicode hex code |