| 1462 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1364 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5004 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1712 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1878 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1564 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1741 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1864 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1792 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 745 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 765 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 454 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 573 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1306 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 41764P | Morohashi |
| 627 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6460 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1298 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1395 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1600 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
follow, though, notwithstanding, while, during, both, all, obey, submit to, comply, at the mercy of (the waves)
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1396 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 随意 【ズイイ】 voluntary, optional, free, elective
- 随一 【ズイイチ】 best, greatest, first
- 追随 【ツイズイ】 following (in the footsteps of), catching up with, coming level with
- 付随 【フズイ】 being incident to, being accompanied by, being collateral with, being attached to
Kun reading compounds
- 随に 【まにまに】 at the mercy of (e.g. the waves), with (e.g. the wind)
- 従う 【したがう】 to obey (an order, law, etc.), to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.), to follow, to observe, to conform to, to yield to, to follow (a person), to accompany, to go with, to go alongside (e.g. a river), to follow (e.g. a sign), to serve (as), to engage in (work)
Readings
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- seguir
- acompañar
- complacer
- sin embargo
- a pesar de todo
Portuguese
- seguir
- embora
- não obstante
- enquanto
- durante
- ambos
- obedecer
- submeter-se
- concordar
- ao sabor (das ondas)
French
- suivre
- quoique
- néanmoins
- pendant
- les deux
- tout
- obéir
- se soumettre à
- se conformer à
- à la merci (des vagues)
| 3646 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2d8.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 1-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 1-2-8 | SKIP code |
| 7423.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-79 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 968f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
386 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 州 【シュウ】 state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.), province (e.g. of Canada), county (e.g. of the UK), region (e.g. of Italy), canton, oblast, continent, province (of Japan), province (of ancient China), prefecture, department, dear
- 州政府 【シュウセイフ】 state government
- 広州 【コウシュウ】 Guangzhou (China), Canton
- 沿海州 【エンカイシュウ】 Primorskaya Oblast (Russia)
- 州 【ス】 sandbank, sandbar
- 洲浜 【スハマ】 sandy beach, sandbar that projects into the ocean, particularly in a wavy form, designs and objects with a wavy pattern, sweet mochi cake
- 白州 【シラス】 white sandbar, white sandbank, area in a garden or entrance of a house laid with white sand or pebbles, gravel separating a noh stage from the audience, court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
- 中州 【ナカス】 sandbank (in a river), sandbar
Kun reading compounds
- 州 【す】 sandbank, sandbar
- 洲浜 【すはま】 sandy beach, sandbar that projects into the ocean, particularly in a wavy form, designs and objects with a wavy pattern, sweet mochi cake
- 白州 【しらす】 white sandbar, white sandbank, area in a garden or entrance of a house laid with white sand or pebbles, gravel separating a noh stage from the audience, court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
- 中州 【なかす】 sandbank (in a river), sandbar
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くに
- Korean:
- ju
Spanish
- estado
- provincia
- banco de arena
Portuguese
- estado
- província
French
- province
- état
| 424 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 320 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 304 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 542 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 99 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 445 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 490 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 224 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 195 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 195 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 553 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 549 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 64 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 39 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 40 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 130 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8678 | Morohashi |
| 57 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1529 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 128 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 135 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 271 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1254 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2f4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 1-1-5 | SKIP code |
| 3200.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-03 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5dde | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 仮名 【カナ】 kana, Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
Readings
- Korean:
- ga, ha
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 493 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1271 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 161 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 835 | Morohashi |
| 143 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 261 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2a4.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-9 | SKIP code |
| 2724.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-48-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5047 | Unicode hex code |
工
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
299 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 工 【コウ】 (factory) worker
- 工員 【コウイン】 factory worker
- 起工 【キコウ】 setting to work
- 商工 【ショウコウ】 commerce and industry
- 工夫 【クフウ】 devising (a way), contriving, inventing, thinking up, figuring out, coming up with, working out, device, design, idea, plan, invention, dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
- 工面 【クメン】 contrivance, managing (to raise money), one's financial condition
- 竹細工 【タケザイク】 bamboo work, bamboo ware
- 寄せ木細工 【ヨセギザイク】 wooden mosaic work, parquetry, wooden mosaic (e.g. on a piece of furniture), marquetry, marqueterie
- 具合 【グアイ】 condition, state, health, state (of health), way, manner, circumstance, luck, face, dignity, decency, propriety
- 工面 【クメン】 contrivance, managing (to raise money), one's financial condition
Readings
- Japanese names:
- もく
- Korean:
- gong
Spanish
- construcción
- fabricación
- obrero
Portuguese
- ofício
- construção
French
- ingénierie
- industrie
- construction
- radical katakana E (no. 48)
| 71 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 125 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 113 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 169 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1451 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 77 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 161 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 39 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 139 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 139 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 379 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 550 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4190 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2118 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2866 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 76 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8714 | Morohashi |
| 3381 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1532 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 76 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 80 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 173 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 84 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3172 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a3.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 1010.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5de5 | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
Kun reading compounds
- 網頭 【あみがしら】 kanji "net" radical at top
Readings
- Korean:
- mang
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 3708 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 28199 | Morohashi |
| 2988 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4633 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2r4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 7722.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-70-06 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7f51 | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 城跡 【シロアト】 castle site, ruins of a castle
- 遺址 【イシ】 (historic) ruins
Kun reading compounds
- 跡 【あと】 trace, tracks, mark, sign, site, remains, ruins, scar
- 城跡 【しろあと】 castle site, ruins of a castle
Readings
- Korean:
- ji
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 1058 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 386 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 4908 | Morohashi |
| 982 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 3b4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 4111.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-52-14 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5740 | Unicode hex code |