| 1605 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1520 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4903 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1348 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1857 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2751 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1786 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1919 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1606 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1833 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2210 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1154 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1570 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 282 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 40745 | Morohashi |
| 1759 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6328 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 276 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 294 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1909 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1617 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鎮 【チン】 a weight, temple supervisor, town (of China)
- 鎮圧 【チンアツ】 suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.), repression, putting down, quelling
- 重鎮 【ジュウチン】 leader, authority, mainstay
- 郷鎮 【ゴウチン】 township and village enterprises (in China), TVE
Kun reading compounds
- 静める 【しずめる】 to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.), to quieten, to make quiet, to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.), to compose (oneself), to appease (someone's anger), to pacify, to settle (e.g. discord), to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.), to quell, to put down, to get under control, to relieve (a cough, pain, etc.), to soothe, to alleviate, to ease, to appease (a spirit, soul, etc.), to pacify, to soothe
- 静まる 【しずまる】 to become quiet, to quiet down, to quieten down, to calm down, to die down, to subside, to abate, to be suppressed
Readings
- Japanese names:
- しげ、 じん、 ちか、 しん
- Korean:
- jin
Spanish
- tranquilo
- calmado
- tranquilizarse
- calmarse
- tranquilizar
- calmar
Portuguese
- tranqüilizar
- centros para preservação da paz
French
- tranquilliser
| 2861 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8a10.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-10 | SKIP code |
| 8418.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-36-35 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 93ae | Unicode hex code |
西
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
259 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 西 【セイ】 Spain
- 西欧 【セイオウ】 Western Europe, the West, the Occident, Europe
- 南西 【ナンセイ】 southwest
- 北北西 【ホクホクセイ】 north-northwest
- 西方 【セイホウ】 western direction, Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise), western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
- 西遊 【セイユウ】 westward trip, trip to the West
- 西瓜 【スイカ】 watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
- 西班牙 【スペイン】 Spain
Kun reading compounds
- 西 【にし】 west
- 西方 【せいほう】 western direction, Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise), western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
- 南西 【なんせい】 southwest
- 京都外大西 【きょうとがいだいにし】 Kyoto Gaidainishi
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いり、 ひし、 むら
- Korean:
- seo
Spanish
- Oeste
- España
Portuguese
- oeste
- Espanha
French
- Ouest
- Espagne
| 96 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 169 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 152 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 167 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4273 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 28 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 83 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 336 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 72 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 72 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 40 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1638 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4333 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2193 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2951 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1616 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 34763 | Morohashi |
| 3520 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5514 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1602 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1728 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 198 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 128 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3275 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a6.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-6-1 | SKIP code |
| 1060.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 897f | Unicode hex code |
faction, group, party, clique, sect, school
- On:
- ハ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
164 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 派 【ハ】 clique, group, coterie, (political) faction, wing, party, camp, school, sect, denomination
- 派遣 【ハケン】 dispatch, despatch, deployment, temporary employee (esp. from an agency), temporary worker, agency temp
- 硬派 【コウハ】 hard-liners, diehards, hawks, (young) man with traditionally masculine interests, tough boy, man's man, hard news, reporter who covers political and economic affairs, strait-laced type (with respect to relationships), bullish traders
- 右派 【ウハ】 right wing
Readings
- Korean:
- pa
Spanish
- grupo
- división
- rama
- enviar
- mandar
Portuguese
- facção
- grupo
- partido
- claque
- seita
- escola
French
- faction
- groupe
- parti
- clan
- secte
- école
| 857 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 965 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 955 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 293 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2547 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 516 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1471 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 812 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 912 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 934 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1191 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1192 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 456 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 281 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 341 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1872 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17428 | Morohashi |
| 381 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3126 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1855 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1999 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 286 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 892 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 365 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a6.21 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 3213.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-41 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6d3e | Unicode hex code |