| 624 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 720 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 693 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 490 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 113 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 547 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 496 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1130 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 409 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 415 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 967 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 563 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1680 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 892 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1211 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1277 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8916 | Morohashi |
| 1326 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1562 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1269 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1361 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 438 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 714 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
563 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 師 【シ】 teacher, master, mentor, religious leader, specialist, five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
- 獅子 【シシ】 lion, left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
- 大師 【ダイシ】 great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)
- 歯科医師 【シカイシ】 dentist
Readings
- Japanese names:
- のし、 のり、 もろ、 かず、 つかさ、 みつ、 もと
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- maestro
- profesor
- experto
- técnico
Portuguese
- perito
- professor
- mestre
- exército
- guerra
French
- maître
- expert
- professeur
- exemplaire
- modèle
- armée
- guerre
| 844 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3f7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 2172.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-53 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5e2b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
622 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 友 【ユウ】 friend, affection (for siblings)
- 友愛 【ユウアイ】 fraternity, friendship
- 戦友 【センユウ】 comrade in arms, war buddy, fellow soldier
- 盟友 【メイユウ】 sworn friend
Kun reading compounds
- 友 【とも】 friend, companion, comrade, pal, accompaniment, companion (e.g. book), complement, accessory
- 友達 【ともだち】 friend, companion
- リア友 【リアとも】 real-life friend (as opposed to online friend)
- 酒のお供 【さけのおとも】 appetizer or snack served with drinks, accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink
Readings
- Japanese names:
- う、 ど、 ゆ
- Korean:
- u
Spanish
- amigo
- compañero
Portuguese
- amigo
French
- ami
| 145 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 234 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 214 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 543 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 858 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 158 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 30 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 70 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 264 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 264 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 79 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 268 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3670 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1873 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2553 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 711 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3119 | Morohashi |
| 2952 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 672 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 704 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 760 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 451 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 104 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1467 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2h2.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 4-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 4004.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-07 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 53cb | Unicode hex code |