| 239 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 155 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 139 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 208 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5186 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 138 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 281 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 920 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 148 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 148 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 393 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1910 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2818 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1452 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1956 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 70 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 44489 | Morohashi |
| 2265 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6719 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 70 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 74 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 177 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
98 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 首 【シュ】 counter for songs and poems
- 首級 【シュキュウ】 decapitated head of an enemy
- 元首 【ゲンシュ】 sovereign, ruler, head of state
- 百人一首 【ヒャクニンイッシュ】 (Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu, classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets, hyakunin isshu karuta, hyakunin isshu poetry cards, deck of 200 cards, the 100 waka of the Hyakunin Isshu split between them, to be matched together during the game
Kun reading compounds
- 首 【くび】 neck, head, dismissal (from a job), firing, sacking
- 首飾り 【くびかざり】 necklace, choker
- 縛り首 【しばりくび】 (death by) hanging
- 猪首 【いくび】 bull neck
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おびと、 こべ、 す
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- cuello
- principio
Portuguese
- pescoço
French
- cou
- compteur de chansons ou poèmes
| 979 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2o7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 8060.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-83 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9996 | 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
344 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 違反 【イハン】 violation, offense, offence, breach, transgression, infringement, contravention
- 違憲 【イケン】 unconstitutionality
- 格段の相違 【カクダンノソウイ】 marked difference
- 非違 【ヒイ】 illegality, police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods)
Kun reading compounds
- 違う 【ちがう】 to differ (from), to be different, to be distinct, to be unlike, to vary, to disagree (with), to be wrong, to be incorrect, to be mistaken, to become abnormal, to go wrong, isn't it?, wasn't it?
- 違くて 【ちがくて】 different (from), not the same (as)
- 違い 【ちがい】 difference, distinction, discrepancy, mistake, error
- 違いない 【ちがいない】 sure, no mistaking it, for certain, without doubt
- 違える 【ちがえる】 to change, to alter, to mistake, to make a mistake, to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise), to sprain (a muscle), to dislocate (e.g. one's neck)
- 違う 【たがう】 to differ, to be different, to run counter to, to change (into something out of the ordinary)
- 違える 【たがえる】 to change, to alter, to run counter to, to go against, to break (one's word), to make a mistake (in), to err
Readings
- Korean:
- wi
Spanish
- diferencia
- diferir
- violar
- ser diferente
- cambiar
- alterar
Portuguese
- diferença
- diferir
French
- différence
- différer
| 1006 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 496 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4720 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 883 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 965 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 814 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 833 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 385 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 713 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3907 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2014 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2716 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1659 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 39067P | Morohashi |
| 3151 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6099 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1644 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1773 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 274 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 1676 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1655 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q10.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-10 | SKIP code |
| 3-2-10 | SKIP code |
| 3430.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-67 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9055 | Unicode hex code |