| 2265 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1600 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 48818 | Morohashi |
| 1801 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 7103 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2981 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2985 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jinmeiyō variant of a jōyō kanji, used in names
1734 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 竜 【リュウ】 dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon), naga, semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology, promoted rook
- 竜王 【リュウオウ】 Dragon King, promoted rook
- 青龍 【セイリョウ】 blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology), Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
- 応竜 【オウリュウ】 Yinglong, dragon and rain deity in Chinese mythology
- 竜 【リュウ】 dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon), naga, semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology, promoted rook
- 竜駕 【リョウガ】 imperial carriage
- 青龍 【セイリョウ】 blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology), Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
- 蛟竜 【コウリョウ】 mizuchi, aquatic, dragon-like beast with four feet, horns and poisonous breath, unfulfilled genius, dormant talent
Kun reading compounds
- 竜 【りゅう】 dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon), naga, semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology, promoted rook
- 竜巻 【たつまき】 tornado, whirlwind, waterspout, twister
Readings
- Japanese names:
- りゅ
- Korean:
- ryong, rong
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 5b5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-9-7 | SKIP code |
| 0121.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-22 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9f8d | 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 grade 4
JLPT level N1
965 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 郡 【グン】 district, county, district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryō period), commandery (in China)
- 郡部 【グンブ】 rural districts, counties
- 共産国家郡 【キョウサンコッカグン】 Communist bloc
- 国郡 【コクグン】 provinces and districts
Kun reading compounds
- 郡 【ぐん】 district, county, district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryō period), commandery (in China)
- 郡司 【ぐんじ】 district governor (under the ritsuryō system)
Readings
- Korean:
- gun
Spanish
- condado
- distrito
Portuguese
- condado
- distrito
- comarca
French
- comté
- arrondissement
| 384 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 491 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 467 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 797 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4764 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 480 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1828 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1146 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 193 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 193 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 552 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 758 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1858 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 984 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1333 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1860 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 39436 | Morohashi |
| 1466 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6143 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1843 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1986 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 541 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3544 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2d7.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-3 | SKIP code |
| 1-7-2 | SKIP code |
| 1762.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-20 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 90e1 | Unicode hex code |