| 127 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 210 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 191 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 512 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5191 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 142 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1015 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1257 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 283 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 283 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 484 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1912 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4086 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2073 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2809 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1997 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 44572 | Morohashi |
| 3296 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6725 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1978 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2132 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 199 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
639 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 馬車 【バシャ】 coach (horse-drawn), carriage, wagon, cart
- 馬券 【バケン】 betting ticket, betting slip
- 白馬 【ハクバ】 white horse, unrefined sake
- 騎馬 【キバ】 horse riding, horseback riding, horseback rider
Kun reading compounds
- 馬 【うま】 horse, horse racing, promoted bishop, knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
- 馬車 【ばしゃ】 coach (horse-drawn), carriage, wagon, cart
- 白馬 【はくば】 white horse, unrefined sake
- 竹馬 【たけうま】 stilts (for walking), hobby horse
- 馬克 【マルク】 mark (former currency of Germany)
- 馬尼剌 【マニラ】 Manila (Philippines)
- 白馬 【はくば】 white horse, unrefined sake
- 竹馬 【たけうま】 stilts (for walking), hobby horse
Readings
- Japanese names:
- た、 ばん、 め、 も
- Korean:
- ma
Spanish
- caballo
Portuguese
- Cavalo
French
- cheval
| 3450 | 2001 Kanji |
| 10a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 4-10-1 | SKIP code |
| 7132.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 99ac | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
957 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鹿 【シカ】 deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon), cervid
- 鹿砦 【ロクサイ】 abatis
- 白鹿 【ハクロク】 white deer
- 神鹿 【シンロク】 deer raised upon the grounds of a shrine (who serve as messengers of the gods)
Kun reading compounds
- 鹿 【しか】 deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon), cervid
- 鹿猪 【しかいのしし】 babirusa (Babyrousa babyrussa)
- 牡鹿 【おじか】 buck (male deer)
- 赤鹿 【あかしか】 red deer (Cervus elaphus)
- 鹿 【しか】 deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon), cervid
- 鹿 【かのしし】 venison, deer
- 牡鹿 【おじか】 buck (male deer)
- 赤鹿 【あかしか】 red deer (Cervus elaphus)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- しし
- Korean:
- rog
Spanish
- venado
- ciervo
Portuguese
French
- cerf
| 1141 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5375 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1999 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1823 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2279 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2038 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 3879 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1996 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2695 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2018 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 47586 | Morohashi |
| 3126 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 7017 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1999 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2154 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 556 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3q8.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 0021.2 | Four corner code |
| 0021.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9e7f | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鋏角 【キョウカク】 chelicera, mouthparts of chelicerates (including arachnids)
- 鋏角亜門 【キョウカクアモン】 Chelicerata, suborder comprising arachnids, sea spiders, and horseshoe crabs
- 入鋏 【ニュウキョウ】 (ticket) punching
Kun reading compounds
- 鋏 【はさみ】 scissors, shears, clippers, hole punch
- 鋏虫 【はさみむし】 earwig
- 改札鋏 【かいさつはさみ】 ticket punch
- 鋏む 【はさむ】 to clip, to snip
Readings
- Korean:
- hyeob
Spanish
- tijeras
- perforadora
Portuguese
French
| 4858 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2173 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 40450 | Morohashi |
| 1731 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6272 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2773 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2795 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 8a7.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-7 | SKIP code |
| 8413.8 | Four corner code |
| 1-78-87 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 92cf | Unicode hex code |
use, send on a mission, order, messenger, envoy, ambassador, cause
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
219 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 使 【シ】 messenger, police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods), klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
- 使者 【シシャ】 messenger, envoy, emissary
- 特使 【トクシ】 special envoy
- 実力行使 【ジツリョクコウシ】 use of force
Kun reading compounds
- 使う 【つかう】 to use (a tool, method, etc.), to make use of, to put to use, to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.), to employ, to handle, to manage, to manipulate, to use (time, money, etc.), to spend, to consume, to use (language), to speak
- 使い 【つかい】 errand, mission, going on an errand, messenger, bearer, errand boy, errand girl, familiar spirit, use, usage, user, trainer, tamer, handler, charmer
- 使い方 【つかいかた】 way of using (something), way to use, how to use, usage, use, way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.), way of treating, treatment, management
- オズの魔法使い 【オズのまほうつかい】 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (novel by L. F. Baum, 1900), The Wizard of Oz (film, 1939)
- 春の使い 【はるのつかい】 Japanese bush warbler, messenger of spring
Readings
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- usar
- manejar
- emplear
Portuguese
- Uso
- usar
French
- utiliser
| 224 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 303 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 287 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 226 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 432 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 210 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 117 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 556 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 331 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 331 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 199 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 89 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 100 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 68 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 72 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 999 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 573 | Morohashi |
| 90 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 196 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 990 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1065 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 239 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 298 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2166 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a6.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-6 | SKIP code |
| 2520.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4f7f | Unicode hex code |