| 1234 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1836 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5415 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1064 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1926 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1959 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1147 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1200 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1827 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1944 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2241 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1168 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1589 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1456 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 48330 | Morohashi |
| 1786 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 7076 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1444 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1552 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1692 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1795 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鼓舞 【コブ】 encouragement, inspiration, rousing, stirring up, raising (e.g. morale)
- 鼓動 【コドウ】 beat, palpitation, pulsation, throbbing
- 大太鼓 【オオダイコ】 large drum, bass drum
- 御太鼓 【オタイコ】 very common way of tying a woman's kimono sash
Kun reading compounds
- 鼓 【つづみ】 hand drum
- 舌鼓 【したつづみ】 smacking one's lips (over food)
- 大鼓 【おおつづみ】 large hand drum
Readings
- Korean:
- go
Spanish
- golpeo
- tambor
- animar
Portuguese
- tambor
- batida
- despertar
- inspeção (militar)
French
- tambour
- battement
- encourager
- appel (armée)
| 1467 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3p10.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-9-4 | SKIP code |
| 4414.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9f13 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
1133 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 吹奏楽 【スイソウガク】 wind music, wind instrument music
- 推挙 【スイキョ】 recommendation (of a person for a position), nomination
- 鼓吹 【コスイ】 rousing (courage, morale, etc.), encouragement, advocacy, promotion (of a belief), encouragement, inspiring (someone with an idea)
Kun reading compounds
- 吹く 【ふく】 to blow (of the wind), to blow (one's breath), to breathe out, to blow on (hot tea, candles, etc.), to puff, to play (a wind instrument), to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.), to whistle (a tune), to emit (smoke, fire, etc.), to spout, to spew, to puff out, to sprout, to put forth (buds), to appear (on the surface), to form, to be coated with (powder, rust, etc.), to burst out laughing, to burst into laughter, to brag, to talk big, to smelt, to mint
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ふき
- Korean:
- chwi
Spanish
- soplar
- exhalar
- respirar
Portuguese
- sopro
- respirar
- emitir
- fumaça
French
- souffler
- respirer
- bouffées (fumée)
- émettre
- fumer
| 1452 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 973 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 901 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1095 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 407 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 370 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1255 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1326 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 259 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 300 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 272 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 170 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 204 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 478 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3373 | Morohashi |
| 231 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 747 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 467 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 506 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1106 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3762 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3d4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 6708.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5439 | Unicode hex code |