| 321 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 229 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 209 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1186 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 983 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 864 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1019 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2065 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 925 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 948 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 487 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1935 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 831 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 481 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 616 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1961 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 46672 | Morohashi |
| 674 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6939 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1942 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2092 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 235 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
1279 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鳴管 【メイカン】 syrinx (part of a bird), lower larynx
- 鳴禽 【メイキン】 songbird, oscine
- 百家争鳴 【ヒャッカソウメイ】 let a hundred schools of thought contend
- 蛙鳴 【アメイ】 frog calling
Kun reading compounds
- 鳴く 【なく】 to make sound (of an animal), to call, to cry, to whine, to sing, to chirp, to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
- 鳴く蝉よりも鳴かぬ蛍が身を焦がす 【なくせみよりもなかぬほたるがみをこがす】 empty vessels make the most noise, the silent firefly burns with more passion than the crying cicada
- 鳴る 【なる】 to sound, to ring, to resound, to echo, to roar, to rumble
- 鳴門 【なると】 strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow, whirlpool, maelstrom, kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern, cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern, Naruto (city in Tokushima), Naruto Strait, Naruto wakame
- 鳴らす 【ならす】 to ring, to sound, to chime, to beat, to snort (nose), to snap (fingers), to crack (joints), to be popular, to be esteemed, to be reputed, to state, to insist, to complain, to fart (loudly)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- なり、 なる
- Korean:
- myeong
Spanish
- emitir sonido (animal)
- sonido
- sonar
- hacer sonar
Portuguese
- gorjeio
- choro
- latido
- som
- argola
- eco
- buzina
French
- gazouiller
- crier
- aboyer
- pousser son cri (animal)
- sonner
- écho
- cacarder
| 3750 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3d11.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-11 | SKIP code |
| 6702.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-36 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9cf4 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
1702 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 猫額 【ビョウガク】 (as small as a) cat's forehead
- 猫額大 【ビョウガクダイ】 tiny
- 怪猫 【カイビョウ】 monster cat, cat with magical powers
- 成猫 【セイビョウ】 adult cat, fully-grown cat
Kun reading compounds
- 猫 【ねこ】 cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus), shamisen, geisha, wheelbarrow, clay bed-warmer, bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
- 猫 【ねこま】 cat
- 野良猫 【のらねこ】 stray cat, alley cat
- 山猫 【やまねこ】 wildcat (European wildcat, Iriomote cat, Tsushima cat, etc.), wild cat, stray cat
Readings
- Korean:
- myo
Spanish
- gato
Portuguese
- Gato
French
- chat
| 1742 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1763 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2893 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 730 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1304 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1470 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1567 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1410 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1304 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 651 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 391 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 488 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 250 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 20535X | Morohashi |
| 535 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3586 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 244 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 259 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1461 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2976 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3g8.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 4426.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-13 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 732b | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鼠疫 【ソエキ】 plague, pest
- 鼠害 【ソガイ】 damage by rats or mice
- 海鼠 【ナマコ】 sea cucumber (Holothuroidea spp.)
- 飛鼠 【ヒソ】 bat (animal)
Kun reading compounds
- 鼠 【ねずみ】 mouse, rat, dark gray, dark grey, slate (color, colour)
- 鼠穴 【ねずみあな】 rathole, mousehole
- 藍鼠 【あいねずみ】 indigo-tinged grey (gray)
- 臭鼠 【においねずみ】 muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)
- 鼠 【ねずみ】 mouse, rat, dark gray, dark grey, slate (color, colour)
- 鼠子 【ねずこ】 Japanese arborvitae (Thuja standishii)
- 藍鼠 【あいねずみ】 indigo-tinged grey (gray)
- 梅鼠 【うめねず】 grayish pink, rose grey
Readings
- Korean:
- seo
Spanish
- ratón
- rata
Portuguese
French
| 5417 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2430 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3340 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 48390 | Morohashi |
| 2693 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 7078 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2065 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2856 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 0a13.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-7 | SKIP code |
| 2-5-7 | SKIP code |
| 7771.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-45 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9f20 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
604 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 捕鯨 【ホゲイ】 whaling, whale hunting, whale fishing
- 捕獲 【ホカク】 capture, seizure
- 採捕 【サイホ】 collecting (plants and animals), gathering, capturing, catching
- 再逮捕 【サイタイホ】 rearrest, recapture
Kun reading compounds
- 捉える 【とらえる】 to catch, to capture, to seize, to arrest, to grab, to catch hold of, to grasp (e.g. meaning), to perceive, to capture (e.g. features), to captivate, to move (one's heart)
- 囚われる 【とらわれる】 to be caught, to be captured, to be taken prisoner, to be arrested, to be apprehended, to be seized with (fear, etc.), to be a slave to, to stick to, to adhere to, to be swayed by
- 捕る 【とる】 to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.), to capture
- 捉える 【とらえる】 to catch, to capture, to seize, to arrest, to grab, to catch hold of, to grasp (e.g. meaning), to perceive, to capture (e.g. features), to captivate, to move (one's heart)
- 囚われる 【とらわれる】 to be caught, to be captured, to be taken prisoner, to be arrested, to be apprehended, to be seized with (fear, etc.), to be a slave to, to stick to, to adhere to, to be swayed by
- 捕まえる 【つかまえる】 to catch, to capture, to arrest, to seize, to restrain, to grab, to clutch, to grasp, to seize, to hold on to, to catch hold of (someone), to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street), to hail (a taxi, waiter, etc.), to hold (someone) back, to detain, towards (someone), at (someone), in (someone's) face
- 捕まる 【つかまる】 to be caught, to be arrested, to hold on to, to grasp, to find (e.g. proof), to get (e.g. a taxi), to be detained by
Readings
- Korean:
- po
Spanish
- atrapar
- capturar
- coger
- ser atrapado
- ser capturado
Portuguese
- pegar
- capturar
French
- attraper
- capturer
| 1784 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 669 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1919 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1611 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 571 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 890 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 911 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1049 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 895 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 514 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 315 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 387 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1853 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 12157 | Morohashi |
| 429 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2170 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1836 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1978 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1341 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1353 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c7.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 5302.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6355 | Unicode hex code |