| 736 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 633 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 603 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 668 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 360 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 496 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 303 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 155 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 831 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 850 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 998 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 46 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2489 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1259 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1725 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1413 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 387 | Morohashi |
| 1995 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 121 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1401 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1503 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 460 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
orders, laws, command, decree, good
- On:
- レイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
804 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 令 【レイ】 command, order, dictation, nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
- 令状 【レイジョウ】 warrant, summons, written order
- 号令 【ゴウレイ】 order (esp. to a number of people), command, ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
- 政令 【セイレイ】 government ordinance, cabinet order
Readings
- Japanese names:
- のり、 りょう、 れ
- Korean:
- ryeong
Spanish
- órdenes
- leyes
Portuguese
- pedidos
- leis antigas
- comando
- decreto
French
- ordre
- anciennes lois
- décret
| 2844 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a3.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-3 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 8030.7 | Four corner code |
| 8022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4ee4 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
1219 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 兄 【ケイ】 you, Mr, Mister, older brother, elder brother
- 兄弟 【キョウダイ】 siblings, brothers and sisters, brothers, siblings-in-law, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, mate, friend
- 実兄 【ジッケイ】 biological older brother
- 父兄 【フケイ】 guardians, parents, father and older brother
- 兄弟 【キョウダイ】 siblings, brothers and sisters, brothers, siblings-in-law, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, mate, friend
- 兄姉 【ケイシ】 older brother and older sister
Kun reading compounds
- 兄 【あに】 older brother, elder brother, brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
- 兄貴 【あにき】 elder brother, one's senior, older man, man older than oneself
- 中の兄 【なかのあに】 middle brother
- 義理の兄 【ぎりのあに】 one's brother-in-law, stepbrother (elder)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- え、 せ、 よし
- Korean:
- hyeong
Spanish
- hermano mayor
Portuguese
- irmão mais velho
- irmão maior
French
- frère aîné
- grand frère
| 199 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 114 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 267 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1049 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 875 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 234 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 122 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 181 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 406 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 410 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 75 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 142 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2676 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1362 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1848 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 104 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1343 | Morohashi |
| 2154 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 344 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 103 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 107 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 106 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3757 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3d2.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 6021.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5144 | Unicode hex code |