| 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
1161 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 弟 【オトウト】 younger brother, little brother, kid brother, brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband), pupil, apprentice
- 弟子 【デシ】 pupil, disciple, adherent, follower, apprentice, young person, teacher's student-helper
- 実弟 【ジッテイ】 biological younger brother
- 子弟 【シテイ】 children, sons, children and younger brothers, young people
- 親兄弟 【オヤキョウダイ】 parents and siblings, one's relatives
- 姉弟 【シテイ】 older sister and younger brother
- 弟子 【デシ】 pupil, disciple, adherent, follower, apprentice, young person, teacher's student-helper
- 弟子入り 【デシイリ】 becoming a pupil (of), becoming an apprentice
Kun reading compounds
- 弟 【おとうと】 younger brother, little brother, kid brother, brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband), pupil, apprentice
- 弟君 【おとうとぎみ】 younger brother
Readings
- Japanese names:
- て
- Korean:
- je
Spanish
- hermano menor
Portuguese
- irmão mais jovem
French
- frère cadet
- apprenti
- disciple
- service déférent aux ainés
| 282 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 194 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 177 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1090 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 584 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 446 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 168 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 764 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 405 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 409 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 76 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 607 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2537 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1291 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1759 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1248 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9737 | Morohashi |
| 2044 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1685 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1240 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1328 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 150 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 944 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2o5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-5 | SKIP code |
| 4-7-3 | SKIP code |
| 8022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-36-79 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5f1f | Unicode hex code |