979 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
968 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1143 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4945 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
900 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
981 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
397 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
401 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
216 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1839 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4116 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2090 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2832 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1637 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41222 | Morohashi |
3319 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6385 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1623 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1751 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
931 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
951 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 閉鎖 【ヘイサ】 closing, closure, shutdown, lockout
- 閉会 【ヘイカイ】 closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)
- 開閉 【カイヘイ】 opening and shutting, opening and closing
- 幽閉 【ユウヘイ】 confinement, imprisonment, incarceration
Kun reading compounds
- 閉じる 【とじる】 to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.), to shut
- 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)
- 閉める 【しめる】 to close, to shut
- 閉まる 【しまる】 to be shut, to close, to be closed, to be firm (of a body, face, etc.), to be well-knit, to be locked, to tighten, to be tightened, to become sober, to become tense
- 閉てる 【たてる】 to shut, to close
Readings
- Japanese names:
- へ
- Korean:
- pye
Spanish
- cerrar
- finalizar
- dejar de hacer
- guardar
Portuguese
- fechado
- fechar
French
- fermer
- clore
3847 | 2001 Kanji |
8e3.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-8-3 | SKIP code |
7724.7 | Four corner code |
1-42-36 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9589 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1892 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 殻 【カク】 shell (e.g. electron shell)
- 殻果 【カクカ】 hard-shelled nut (e.g. walnut, pecan, almond)
- 地殻 【チカク】 (Earth's) crust
- 介殻 【カイカク】 sea shell
- 枸橘 【カラタチ】 trifoliate orange (Poncirus trifoliata), hardy orange
- 船殻 【センコク】 hull
Kun reading compounds
- 殻 【から】 shell, husk, hull, pod, chaff
- 殻竿 【からざお】 flail (for threshing grain)
- 雪花菜 【おから】 okara, soy pulp, tofu dregs, edible pulp separated from soybean milk in the production of tofu
- もぬけの殻 【もぬけのから】 completely empty (of a residence, etc.), vacant, deserted, body from which the soul has left, corpse, shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
- 殻 【がら】 chicken bones (e.g. for soup), chicken carcass, poor-quality coke (coal), left-overs, remnants
- 灰殻 【はいがら】 ashes
- 燃え殻 【もえがら】 embers, cinders, burnt residue, combustion residue
Readings
- Korean:
- gag
Spanish
- concha
- cáscara
- casco (buque)
Portuguese
- casca
- concha de noz
French
- coquille
- enveloppe (grain)
1075 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1869 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2456 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1832 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1455 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1728 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1846 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1626 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1141 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1883 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1000 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1354 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
717 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1490 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2996 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
710 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
767 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1451 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1468 | 2001 Kanji |
3p8.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-4 | SKIP code |
4724.7 | Four corner code |
1-19-44 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6bbb | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
744 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 筋 【キン】 muscle
- 筋肉 【キンニク】 muscle
- 心筋 【シンキン】 heart muscle, cardiac muscle, myocardium
- 鉄筋 【テッキン】 rebar, (iron) reinforcing bar, reinforcing steel, reinforced concrete
Kun reading compounds
- 筋 【すじ】 muscle, tendon, sinew, vein, artery, fiber, fibre, string, line, stripe, streak, reason, logic, plot, storyline, lineage, descent, school (e.g. of scholarship or arts), aptitude, talent, source (of information, etc.), circle, channel, well-informed person (in a transaction), logical move (in go, shogi, etc.), ninth vertical line, seam on a helmet, gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.), social position, status, on (a river, road, etc.), along, counter for long thin things, counter for roads or blocks when giving directions, street (in Osaka), (Edo period) counter for hundreds of mon (obsolete unit of currency)
- 筋書き 【すじがき】 synopsis, outline, plot
- 粗筋 【あらすじ】 outline, summary, argument
- 売れ筋 【うれすじ】 popular line (of products), best-selling line, hot sellers
Readings
- Korean:
- geun
Spanish
- músculo
- tendón
- fibra
- trama
- argumento
- linaje
Portuguese
- músculo
- tendão
- nervo
- fibra
- desenho
- plano
- descendência
French
- muscle
- tendon
- fibre
- veine
- intrigue
- lignée
- raison
854 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
843 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
713 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3395 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1137 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1603 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1090 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1141 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1059 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1476 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3319 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1719 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2337 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
950 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
25994 | Morohashi |
2678 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4286 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
941 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1012 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
942 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2345 | 2001 Kanji |
6f6.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-6 | SKIP code |
8822.7 | Four corner code |
1-22-58 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7b4b | Unicode hex code |