| 1570 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 121 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2489 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1582 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1143 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 46823 | Morohashi |
| 6955 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2835 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2850 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
1797 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
Kun reading compounds
- 鴨 【かも】 duck, easy mark, sucker, sitting duck
- 鴨居 【かもい】 lintel (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors)
- いい鴨 【いいかも】 desirable prey, easy game, easy mark, easy prey, easy target
Readings
- Korean:
- ab
Spanish
- pato salvaje
Portuguese
French
| 11b5.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-11 | SKIP code |
| 6752.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-91 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9d28 | Unicode hex code |
川
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
181 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 川柳 【センリュウ】 senryū, comic haiku, humorous seventeen-mora poem
- 川きゅう 【センキュウ】 cnidium rhizome (Cnidium officinale)
- 山川 【サンセン】 mountains and rivers
- 四川 【シセン】 Sichuan (China), Szechuan, Szechwan
Kun reading compounds
- 川 【かわ】 river, stream, River, the ... river
- 川上 【かわかみ】 upper reaches of a river, upstream
- 堀川 【ほりかわ】 canal
- 山川 【さんせん】 mountains and rivers
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 こ、 さわ
- Korean:
- cheon
Spanish
- arroyo
- río
Portuguese
- corrente
- rio
French
- rivière
- fleuve
- radical rivière (no. 47)
| 39 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 59 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 48 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 111 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1447 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 41 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 49 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 20 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 33 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 33 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 101 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 548 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 6 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 129 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8673 | Morohashi |
| 6 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1526 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 127 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 134 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 196 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 21 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1254 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-1-2 | SKIP code |
| 2200.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5ddd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1445 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 奨学 【ショウガク】 encouragement to study
- 奨学金 【ショウガクキン】 scholarship, stipend, bursary, student loan
- 勧奨 【カンショウ】 encouragement, stimulation
- 推奨 【スイショウ】 recommendation, endorsement
Kun reading compounds
- 勧める 【すすめる】 to recommend (someone to do), to advise, to encourage, to urge, to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.), to suggest, to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- まさし
- Korean:
- jang
Spanish
- impulso
- ánimo
- aliento
Portuguese
- exortar
- desejar
- encorajar
French
- exhorter
- encourager
- pousser à
| 1408 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1582 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1181 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1519 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1181 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2036 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1332 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1415 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 831 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 420 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3524 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1819 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2474 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 740 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5990P | Morohashi |
| 2842 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1167 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 732 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 790 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1616 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1263 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3n10.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-10-3 | SKIP code |
| 3243.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5968 | Unicode hex code |