| 146 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 235 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 215 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 102 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2993 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 110 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 219 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 193 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 107 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 107 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 308 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1329 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3694 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1889 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2569 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1189 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 21703 | Morohashi |
| 2976 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3721 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1181 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1265 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 177 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 116 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
用
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
107 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 用 【ヨウ】 business, task, errand, engagement, use, purpose, for the use of ..., used for ..., made for ..., call of nature, excretion
- 用意 【ヨウイ】 preparation, arrangements, provision, getting ready, laying out (e.g. a meal)
- 登用 【トウヨウ】 appointment, assignment, promotion
- 効用 【コウヨウ】 use, utility, effect, benefit
Kun reading compounds
- 用いる 【もちいる】 to use, to make use of, to utilize, to utilise
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たから
- Korean:
- yong
Spanish
- uso
- empleo
- trabajo
- usar
- hacer uso de
Portuguese
- utilizar
- negócios
- serviço
- usar
- empregar
French
- se servir de
- affaires
- service
- utiliser
- employer
| 3653 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2r3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-3 | SKIP code |
| 4-5-1 | SKIP code |
| 7722.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-49 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7528 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
157 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 心 【シン】 heart, mind, spirit, vitality, inner strength, bottom of one's heart, core (of one's character), nature, centre, center, core, heart, heart (organ), Chinese "Heart" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), friend
- 心から 【ココロカラ】 from the bottom of one's heart, heartily, sincerely
- 重心 【ジュウシン】 centre of gravity (center), centroid, barycenter, (one's) balance
- 会心 【カイシン】 congeniality, satisfaction, gratification
Kun reading compounds
- 心 【こころ】 mind, heart, spirit, the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
- 心意気 【こころいき】 spirit, determination, pluck, mettle
- 我が心 【わがこころ】 my heart
- 静心 【しずごころ】 calm mind, placid temperament
Readings
- Korean:
- sim
Spanish
- corazón
- centro
Portuguese
- coração
- mente
- espírito
French
- coeur
- esprit
- radical coeur (no. 61)
| 95 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 164 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 147 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 139 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1645 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 80 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 172 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 49 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 97 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 97 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 172 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 766 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 11 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 602 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10295 | Morohashi |
| 11 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1780 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 595 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 639 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 64 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 96 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 358 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4k0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-1-3 | SKIP code |
| 4-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 3300.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-20 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5fc3 | Unicode hex code |
rod, stick, cane, pole, club, line
- On:
- ボウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
1455 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 棒 【ボウ】 pole, rod, stick, baton, line, dash, spoken monotonously
- 棒状 【ボウジョウ】 cylinder or rod-shaped
- 用心棒 【ヨウジンボウ】 bodyguard, bouncer, (security) guard, bar (on a door), bolt, stick or pole used for self-defence
- 指揮棒 【シキボウ】 conductor's stick, conductor's baton
Readings
- Korean:
- bong, bang
Spanish
- barra
- vara
- bastón
- palo
- sin variación
- invariable
Portuguese
- vara
- pau
- poste
- bastão
- ramo
French
- bâton
- baguette
- canne
- barre
- perche
- massue
- ligne
| 987 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 975 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1424 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2302 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1121 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 636 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1623 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1543 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1645 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 988 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1105 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1237 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 671 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 894 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1589 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14929 | Morohashi |
| 983 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2750 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1575 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1697 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 956 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1855 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a8.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-8 | SKIP code |
| 4595.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 68d2 | Unicode hex code |