| 877 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 867 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1081 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5236 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 971 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1017 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1213 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1266 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1340 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1104 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1922 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3288 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1699 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2310 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1297 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 45098 | Morohashi |
| 2654 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6784 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1288 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1383 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 899 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
936 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 骨 【コツ】 knack, skill, trick, secret, know-how, the ropes, hang, bone, skeleton, cremated remains (esp. the bones), ashes
- 骨髄 【コツズイ】 bone marrow, medulla, true spirit, one's mind
- 白骨 【ハッコツ】 white (bleached) bone, skeleton
- 鉄骨 【テッコツ】 steel frame, steel beam, steel girder
Kun reading compounds
- 骨 【ほね】 bone, frame, outline, core, backbone, spirit, fortitude, laborious, troublesome, difficult
- 骨抜き 【ほねぬき】 boning (fish or meat), deboning, watering down (a plan, bill, etc.), dilution, emasculation, taking the backbone out of, weakening
- 河骨 【こうほね】 Japanese spatterdock (species of water lily, Nuphar japonica)
- お骨 【おこつ】 cremated remains (esp. the bones), ashes
Readings
- Korean:
- gol
Spanish
- hueso
- esqueleto
Portuguese
- esqueleto
- osso
- permanecer
- moldura
French
- os
- squelette
- restes
- charpente
| 3646 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4b6.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 7722.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-92 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9aa8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
364 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 幹 【ミキ】 (tree) trunk, (arrow) shaft, (tool) handle, backbone, base
- 幹事 【カンジ】 executive secretary, coordinator, organizer, person in charge of making arrangements
- 主幹 【シュカン】 chief editor, managing editor, manager, person in charge
- 基幹 【キカン】 mainstay, nucleus, key
Kun reading compounds
- 幹 【みき】 (tree) trunk, (arrow) shaft, (tool) handle, backbone, base
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つよし、 まさ、 もと、 えだ、 き、 くる、 たかし、 つね、 とも、 み、 もとき、 よし、 より
- Korean:
- gan
Spanish
- tronco del árbol
- punto importante
- base
Portuguese
- Tronco de árvore
French
- tronc d'arbre
- pièce principale
| 751 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 667 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 637 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 761 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 790 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 763 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1254 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1938 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1189 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1248 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1230 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 576 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2152 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1130 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1531 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1669 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9183 | Morohashi |
| 1718 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1596 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1654 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1783 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 770 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1555 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c9.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-5 | SKIP code |
| 4844.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-20 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5e79 | Unicode hex code |