| 5318 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2367 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1665 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 46413X | Morohashi |
| 6904 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2813 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2828 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
sardine, (kokuji)
- Kun:
- いわし
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
Stroke order
Kun reading compounds
- 鰯 【いわし】 pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus), sardine
- 鰯滓 【いわしかす】 fish cake (made from sardines, used as a fertilizer), sardine meal
- 藤五郎鰯 【とうごろういわし】 flathead silverside (Hypoatherina valenciennei)
- 赤鰯 【あかいわし】 pickled sardines, dried sardines, red sardines, rusty and blunt sword
Readings
- Korean:
- yag
Spanish
- sardina
Portuguese
French
| 11a10.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-11-10 | SKIP code |
| 2732.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-83 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9c2f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1486 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鯨肉 【ゲイニク】 whale meat
- 鯨飲 【ゲイイン】 drinking hard, drinking like a fish
- 酔鯨 【スイゲイ】 Suigei
- 白鯨 【ハクゲイ】 Moby-Dick (1851 novel by Herman Melville)
Kun reading compounds
- 鯨 【くじら】 whale (Cetacea spp.)
- 鯨肉 【げいにく】 whale meat
- タスマニア鯨 【タスマニアくじら】 Shepherd's beaked whale (Tasmacetus shepherdi)
- 五島鯨 【ごとうくじら】 larger whales of family Delphinidae (esp. the pilot whale or blackfish)
Readings
- Korean:
- gyeong
Spanish
- ballena
Portuguese
- baleia
French
- baleine
| 1208 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1768 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5307 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1345 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1921 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2831 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 700 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 713 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 915 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1933 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2361 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1214 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1661 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 321 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 46257 | Morohashi |
| 1882 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6886 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 315 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 337 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1927 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2541 | 2001 Kanji |
| 11a8.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-11-8 | SKIP code |
| 2039.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-63 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9be8 | Unicode hex code |