| 253 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 163 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 146 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 269 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5154 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 283 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 99 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1159 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 322 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 322 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 131 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1900 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2578 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1316 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1787 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1484 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 44014 | Morohashi |
| 2075 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6674 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1472 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1582 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 207 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 180 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
食
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
328 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 食 【ショク】 food, foodstuff, eating, appetite, meal, portion
- 食 【ショク】 eclipse (solar, lunar, etc.), occultation
- 飽食 【ホウショク】 eating until one is full, eating one's fill, gorging (on), satiation, having adequate food, having all one needs (for daily living), plenty
- 会食 【カイショク】 eating together, dining together, having a meal together
- 食 【ショク】 food, foodstuff, eating, appetite, meal, portion
- 食堂 【ジキドウ】 dining hall (at a temple)
- 断食 【ダンジキ】 fasting, fast
- 斎食 【サイジキ】 morning meal (for priests, monks, etc.), food offering at a Buddhist ceremony
Kun reading compounds
- 食う 【くう】 to eat, to live, to make a living, to survive, to bite, to sting (as insects do), to tease, to torment, to taunt, to make light of, to make fun of, to encroach on, to eat into, to consume, to defeat a superior, to threaten a position, to consume time and-or resources, to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event), to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time
- 食うや食わず 【くうやくわず】 (living) from hand to mouth, living on the fringe of subsistence
- 食らう 【くらう】 to eat, to drink, to wolf, to knock back, to receive (e.g. a blow), to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable), to undergo (trouble)
- 食べる 【たべる】 to eat, to live on (e.g. a salary), to live off, to subsist on
- 食べるラー油 【たべるラーゆ】 chili oil mixed with chopped garlic, onions, etc.
- 食む 【はむ】 to eat (fodder, grass, etc.), to receive (a salary), to receive a stipend from one's lord
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぐい
- Korean:
- sig, sa
Spanish
- alimento
- comida
- eclipse
- comer
Portuguese
- comer
- comida
- alimento
French
- manger
- nourriture
| 2865 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8b0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 8073.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 98df | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
1146 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 砂漠 【サバク】 desert
- 砂糖 【サトウ】 sugar
- 土砂 【ドシャ】 sediment, earth and sand
- 流砂 【リュウサ】 quicksand
- 砂岩 【サガン】 sandstone
- 砂丘 【サキュウ】 sand dune, sand hill
- 土砂 【ドシャ】 sediment, earth and sand
- 流砂 【リュウサ】 quicksand
Kun reading compounds
- 砂 【すな】 sand, grit
- 砂浜 【すなはま】 sandy beach
- 鳴き砂 【なきすな】 singing sand (which produces sound when stepped on), whistling sand, squeaking sand, barking sand
- 猫砂 【ねこすな】 cat litter, kitty litter
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いさ、 ご
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- arena
- gravilla
Portuguese
- Areia
French
- sable
| 879 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 869 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1031 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3181 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1127 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 764 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 876 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1151 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1204 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1152 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1399 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1457 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 772 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1047 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 118 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 24046 | Morohashi |
| 1133 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3992 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 117 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 122 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 882 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3360 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5a4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 1962.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-29 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7802 | Unicode hex code |
vague, obscure, desert, wide
- On:
- バク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1611 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 漠 【バク】 vague, obscure, vast, boundless
- 漠然 【バクゼン】 vague, obscure, indistinct, hazy, ambiguous
- 冥漠 【メイバク】 dim and distant
- 空漠 【クウバク】 vast, boundless, vague
Readings
- Korean:
- mag
Spanish
- vago
- incierto
- vacío
- desierto
Portuguese
- vago
- obscurecer
- deserto
- vasto
French
- vague
- obscur
- désert
- vaste
| 1700 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1789 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2649 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1496 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1853 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1427 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1516 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1159 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1236 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 804 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 469 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 598 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 235 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 18149X | Morohashi |
| 655 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3268 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 230 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 245 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1641 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 363 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a10.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-10 | SKIP code |
| 3413.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-89 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6f20 | Unicode hex code |