| 1873 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 485 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 6 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 983 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 285 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 101 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 539 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 548 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 713 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 9 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4229 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2138 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2887 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1254 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 20 | Morohashi |
| 3421 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1246 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1335 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 334 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 1011 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
bestow, participate in, give, award, impart, provide, cause, gift, godsend
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
308 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 与野党 【ヨヤトウ】 ruling and opposition parties, parties in and out of power
- 与党 【ヨトウ】 ruling party, government party, party in power, government
- 賞与 【ショウヨ】 bonus, reward, prize
- 贈与 【ゾウヨ】 donation, presentation
Kun reading compounds
- 与える 【あたえる】 to give (esp. to someone of lower status), to bestow, to grant, to confer, to present, to award, to provide, to afford, to offer, to supply, to assign, to cause, to pass (a variable to a function)
- 与る 【あずかる】 to participate in, to take part in, to play a part in, to receive, to be given, to enjoy
- 与する 【くみする】 to take part in, to be a party to, to side with, to support, to agree with
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とも、 ゆ
- Korean:
- yeo
Spanish
- otorgar
- conceder
- proveer
- unir fuerzas
Portuguese
- conferir
- participar em
- prêmio
- dar
- fornecer
- causa
- presente
- dádiva
French
- donner
- conférer
- participer à
- décerner
- fournir
- cause
- don
- don du ciel
| 1247 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a3.23 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 4-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 2140.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e0e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
95 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 主 【シュ】 (one's) master, (one's) employer, (one's) lord, leader (of a country, group, etc.), head, chief, Lord, main thing, chief part, first consideration, primary object, principal aim
- 主 【シュウ】 (one's) master, (one's) employer, (one's) lord
- 自主 【ジシュ】 independence, autonomy, self-reliance
- 盟主 【メイシュ】 leader (of an alliance), leading power
- 主 【ス】 honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name
- 法主 【ホッス】 high priest
- 座主 【ザス】 temple's head priest
- 主 【シュウ】 (one's) master, (one's) employer, (one's) lord
- 主従 【シュウジュウ】 master and servant, lord and retainer, employer and employee
- 男主 【オトコアルジ】 male head of a household, male owner, landlord, proprietor, male employer
Kun reading compounds
- 主 【ぬし】 head (of a household, etc.), leader, master, owner, proprietor, proprietress, subject (of a rumour, etc.), doer (of a deed), guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers), long-time resident (or employee, etc.), husband, you
- 馬主 【うまぬし】 owner of a horse (esp. racehorse), registered owner (of a racehorse)
- 船主 【せんしゅ】 shipowner
- 主 【おも】 chief, main, principal, important, main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
- 主に 【おもに】 mainly, primarily, mostly, largely, chiefly
- 主 【あるじ】 head (of a household), proprietor (of a store), proprietress, landlord, landlady, master (of a servant), entertaining someone as one's guest
- 男主 【おとこあるじ】 male head of a household, male owner, landlord, proprietor, male employer
- 女主 【おんなあるじ】 female owner, proprietress, landlady, female head of a household
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かず、 ず、 もん
- Korean:
- ju
Spanish
- señor
- jefe
- dueño
- patrón
Portuguese
- senhor
- chefe
- mestre
- coisa principal
- principal
French
- maître
- seigneur
- chef
- principal
- propriétaire
- mari
| 237 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 315 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 299 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 91 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 285 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 49 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 106 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 196 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 155 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 155 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 70 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 19 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2437 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1231 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1696 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 272 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 100 | Morohashi |
| 1938 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 38 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 266 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 284 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 34 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 252 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 472 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4f1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-1-4 | SKIP code |
| 4-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 2-2-3 | SKIP code |
| 0010.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e3b | Unicode hex code |