| 139 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 224 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 205 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 103 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 751 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 156 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 24 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 138 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 73 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 73 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 42 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 231 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 230 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 147 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 176 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 454 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2574 | Morohashi |
| 197 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 581 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 445 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 480 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 282 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 115 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
153 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 北欧 【ホクオウ】 Northern Europe, Nordic countries, Scandinavia
- 北緯 【ホクイ】 north latitude
- 極北 【キョクホク】 extreme north, North Pole
- 西北 【セイホク】 north-west
Kun reading compounds
- 北 【きた】 north, the North, northern territories, North Korea, north wind
- 北アイルランド 【きたアイルランド】 Northern Ireland
- 西北 【せいほく】 north-west
Readings
- Japanese names:
- きら、 ほう、 ほっ、 ほつ
- Korean:
- bug, bae
Spanish
- Norte
- huir
- perder
Portuguese
- norte
French
- nord
| 1256 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 1111.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-44 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5317 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1077 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 郷 【キョウ】 hometown, rural township (of China)
- 郷愁 【キョウシュウ】 nostalgia, homesickness
- 同郷 【ドウキョウ】 same village, same town, same province
- 故郷 【コキョウ】 hometown, birthplace, native place, one's old home
- 郷 【ゴウ】 countryside, country, 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
- 郷学 【ゴウガク】 village school (esp. in Edo-era Japan, and ancient Korea and China)
- 水郷 【スイゴウ】 beautiful riverside location, lakeside district, canal district
- 大西郷 【ダイサイゴウ】 the Great Saigo
Kun reading compounds
- 里 【さと】 village, hamlet, countryside, country, home (of one's parents, etc.), hometown, one's origins, one's upbringing, one's past
- 無何有の郷 【むかうのさと】 utopia, (natural) paradise
- 第二の故郷 【だいにのこきょう】 one's second home, home away from home
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くに
- Korean:
- hyang
Spanish
- ciudad natal
- pueblo
- lugar donde hay algo especial
Portuguese
- cidade natal
- aldeia
- lugar de nascimento
- distrito
French
- village natal
- village
- lieu de naissance
- région
| 852 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 841 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1004 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4766 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1165 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1830 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2112 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 855 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 874 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1024 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 760 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 664 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 403 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 501 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1866 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 39498P | Morohashi |
| 549 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6145 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1849 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1993 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 920 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2744 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2d8.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 1-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 2772.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 90f7 | Unicode hex code |
loyalty, fidelity, faithfulness
- On:
- チュウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1113 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 忠 【チュウ】 loyalty, devotion, fidelity, faithfulness, inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryō system)
- 忠臣 【チュウシン】 loyal retainer, loyal subject
- 誠忠 【セイチュウ】 loyalty
- 不忠 【フチュウ】 disloyalty, infidelity
Readings
- Japanese names:
- きよし、 たた、 ただ、 ただし、 なお
- Korean:
- chung
Spanish
- lealtad
- fidelidad
Portuguese
- lealdade
- fidelidade
French
- loyauté
- fidélité
| 842 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 948 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 936 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1040 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1653 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 632 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1289 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 705 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1348 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1431 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 758 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 773 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3087 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1575 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2154 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 609 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10353 | Morohashi |
| 2433 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1801 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 602 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 648 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 869 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1658 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4k4.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 5033.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5fe0 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1653 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 虎列刺 【コレラ】 cholera
- 虎疫 【コエキ】 cholera
- 猛虎 【モウコ】 fierce tiger, ferocious tiger, Hanshin Tigers (baseball team)
- 竜虎 【リュウコ】 dragon and tiger, two mighty rivals
Kun reading compounds
- 虎 【とら】 tiger (Panthera tigris), drunkard, drunk, sot
- 虎葦毛 【とらあしげ】 dapple gray (horse coat color), dapple grey
- 大虎 【おおとら】 big tiger, drinker, staggering drunkard
- 小虎 【ことら】 small tiger, light drinker, occasional drinker
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たけ
- Korean:
- ho
Spanish
- tigre
Portuguese
French
- tigre
- ivrogne
| 1558 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4105 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1932 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 754 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2234 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1677 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 3981 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2048 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2766 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2009 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 32675 | Morohashi |
| 3212 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5265 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1990 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2145 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1257 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2m6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 3-6-2 | SKIP code |
| 2121.7 | Four corner code |
| 2121.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-55 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 864e | Unicode hex code |