| 1326 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1823 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 427 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1446 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1046 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 559 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 571 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 580 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1878 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 90 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 94 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 62 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 66 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 985 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 589 | Morohashi |
| 85 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 192 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 976 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1050 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1150 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1939 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 侍従 【ジジュウ】 chamberlain
- 侍医 【ジイ】 court physician
- 内侍 【ナイシ】 maid of honor, maid of honour, lady-in-waiting
- 陪侍 【バイジ】 retainer, attending on the nobility
- 内侍 【ナイシ】 maid of honor, maid of honour, lady-in-waiting
Kun reading compounds
- 侍 【さむらい】 warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period), samurai, man in attendance (on a person of high standing), retainer
- 侍蟻 【さむらいあり】 Polyergus samurai (species of amazon ant)
- 二四六九士 【にしむくさむらい】 nishimuku samurai (mnemonic for remembering the months with fewer than 31 days)
- 七人の侍 【しちにんのさむらい】 Seven Samurai (film by Akira Kurosawa)
- 侍る 【はべる】 to wait upon, to serve
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かみ
- Korean:
- si
Spanish
- sirviente
- criado
- samurai
Portuguese
- garçom
- samurai
- esperar sobre
- servir
French
- serviteur
- samouraï
- servir
| 2148 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a6.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-6 | SKIP code |
| 2424.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4f8d | Unicode hex code |
accompany, obey, submit to, comply, follow, secondary, incidental, subordinate
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
601 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 従 【ジュウ】 subordinate, secondary, junior, incidental
- 従業員 【ジュウギョウイン】 employee, worker
- 専従 【センジュウ】 working exclusively for, working full-time (for)
- 侍従 【ジジュウ】 chamberlain
- 従容 【ショウヨウ】 calm, composed, tranquil
- 従容自若 【ショウヨウジジャク】 having presence of mind, imperturbable, calm and self-possessed, with serenity
- 追従 【ツイショウ】 flattery, sycophancy, adulation
- 阿諛追従 【アユツイショウ】 excessive flattery, adulation
- 従 【ジュ】 lesser (of equal court ranks), lower, junior
- 従 【ジュウ】 subordinate, secondary, junior, incidental
- 類聚 【ルイジュウ】 collection of similar objects, classification by similarity
Kun reading compounds
- 従う 【したがう】 to obey (an order, law, etc.), to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.), to follow, to observe, to conform to, to yield to, to follow (a person), to accompany, to go with, to go alongside (e.g. a river), to follow (e.g. a sign), to serve (as), to engage in (work)
- 従える 【したがえる】 to be accompanied by, to be attended by, to take along (someone), to conquer, to subjugate, to subdue
Readings
- Korean:
- jong
Spanish
- seguir
- obedecer
- doblegar
Portuguese
- acompanhar
- obedecer
- submeter a
- concordar
- seguir
- subordinado
- acidental
- secundário
French
- accompagner
- obéir
- se soumettre à
- se conformer à
- suivre
- s'ensuivre
- secondaire
- accessoire
- subordonné
| 808 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 902 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 891 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 727 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1613 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 673 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1281 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1050 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1482 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1579 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 642 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 628 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 498 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 309 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 376 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 886 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10133 | Morohashi |
| 415 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1745 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 877 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 942 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 329 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 903 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2070 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3i7.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 2828.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5f93 | Unicode hex code |
bureaucrat, the government, organ
- On:
- カン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
230 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 官 【カン】 government service, the bureaucracy
- 官界 【カンカイ】 bureaucracy
- 代官 【ダイカン】 local governor (Edo period), local magistrate, bailiff, deputy official (Middle Ages), acting administrator
- 自衛官 【ジエイカン】 Japanese Self-Defense Force official, Self-Defense Force official
Readings
- Korean:
- gwan
Spanish
- gobierno
- gubernamental (lugar
- persona)
- órgano del cuerpo
Portuguese
- burocracia
- o governo
French
- fonctionnaire
- gouvernemental
| 364 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 465 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 441 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 225 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1295 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 318 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 462 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 672 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 326 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 326 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 540 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 469 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2766 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1417 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1912 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1279 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7107 | Morohashi |
| 2226 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1322 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1271 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1363 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 202 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 498 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 777 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3m5.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 3077.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5b98 | Unicode hex code |