| 1856 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1418 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2796 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1581 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1925 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2405 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1578 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1684 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 869 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1941 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3554 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1833 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2494 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 245 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 48063P | Morohashi |
| 2865 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 7055 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 240 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 255 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1819 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1338 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 黙祷 【モクトウ】 silent prayer
- 黙示 【モクシ】 (tacitly) implying, implication, revelation
- 寡黙 【カモク】 untalkative, quiet, taciturn, reticent, uncommunicative
- 温厚寡黙 【オンコウカモク】 gentle and reticent
Kun reading compounds
- 黙る 【だまる】 to be silent, to say nothing
Readings
- Korean:
- mug
Spanish
- silencio
- callarse
- dejar de hablar
Portuguese
- silêncio
- tornar-se silencioso
- parar de falar
- deixar como está
French
- silence
- se taire
- laisser en l'état
| 3640 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4d11.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-11-4 | SKIP code |
| 6333.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-59 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9ed9 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
94 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 約 【ヤク】 approximately, about, promise, appointment, engagement, shortening, reduction, simplification, contraction (in phonetics)
- 約束 【ヤクソク】 promise, agreement, arrangement, one's word, contract, pact, appointment, engagement, date, convention, rule, destiny, fate
- 締約 【テイヤク】 conclusion of a treaty
- 成約 【セイヤク】 conclusion of a contract
Kun reading compounds
- 約まる 【つづまる】 to compress, to shrink
- 約める 【つづめる】 to abridge, to shorten, to economize
- 約やか 【つづまやか】 concise, brief, humble, frugal, modest, discrete
Readings
- Korean:
- yag, yo
Spanish
- promesa
- aproximadamente
- encogerse
- economizar
Portuguese
- promessa
- aproximadamente
- recuar
French
- environ
- promettre
- abréger
- raccourcir
| 726 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 621 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 591 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 137 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3499 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 451 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 808 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 211 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 211 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 381 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1516 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1632 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 860 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1177 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1374 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27242X | Morohashi |
| 1280 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4440 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1362 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1462 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 258 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 534 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2752 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a3.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-3 | SKIP code |
| 2792.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-83 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7d04 | Unicode hex code |