| 814 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 735 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 712 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 747 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1882 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 679 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 565 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 3.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 455 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 462 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 696 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 874 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 374 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 236 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 281 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 657 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 11968 | Morohashi |
| 316 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2124 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 650 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 702 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 687 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
840 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 招請 【ショウセイ】 invitation
- 招集 【ショウシュウ】 call, summons, convening, convocation
Kun reading compounds
- 招く 【まねく】 to invite, to ask, to beckon, to wave someone in, to gesture to, to call in, to send for, to summon, to bring on oneself, to cause, to incur, to lead to, to result in
Readings
- Korean:
- cho, gyo
Spanish
- invitar
- convocar
Portuguese
- aceno
- convidar
- encontro
- empenhar
French
- inviter
- faire signe
- appeler
- éveiller (attention)
| 1377 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c5.22 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 5706.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-23 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 62db | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1748 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 魂 【コン】 Yang energy, spirit
- 魂胆 【コンタン】 ulterior motive, plot, scheme, complicated circumstances, intricacies
- 鎮魂 【チンコン】 repose of a soul, ceremony for the repose of a departed soul
- 入魂 【ニュウコン】 putting one's heart and soul (into), giving one's all, breathing a soul into (e.g. a Buddhist statue), intimacy, familiarity
Kun reading compounds
- 魂 【たましい】 soul, spirit
- 魂不死説 【たましいふしせつ】 (theory of) the immortality of the soul
- 一寸の虫にも五分の魂 【いっすんのむしにもごぶのたましい】 tread on a worm and it will turn, even a tiny bug will defend itself, even the weakest and smallest beings have their own wills, so do not make light of them
- 死せる魂 【しせるたましい】 Dead Souls (novel by Gogol), Myortvye dushi
- 魂 【たましい】 soul, spirit
- 魂送り 【たまおくり】 sending off the spirits of the dead
- 稲魂 【うかのみたま】 the god of foodstuffs (esp. of rice)
- 亡き魂 【なきたま】 departed soul, spirit
Readings
- Korean:
- hon
Spanish
- alma
- espíritu
- corazón
Portuguese
- alma
- espírito
French
- âme
- esprit
| 1280 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1655 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5278 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1584 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1917 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2488 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1525 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1626 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1754 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1927 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1346 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 729 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 975 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2040 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 45787 | Morohashi |
| 1063 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6835 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2021 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2177 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1746 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3057 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5f9.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-10 | SKIP code |
| 1671.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-18 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9b42 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
21 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 社 【シャ】 company, firm, office, association, society, (Shinto) shrine, regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour), counter for companies, shrines, etc., incorporated body, corporation, corporate juridical person
- 社員 【シャイン】 company employee, member of a corporation, company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
- 大社 【タイシャ】 grand shrine, famous shrine, Izumo Grand Shrine
- 親会社 【オヤガイシャ】 parent company
Kun reading compounds
- 社 【やしろ】 (Shinto) shrine
- 大社 【たいしゃ】 grand shrine, famous shrine, Izumo Grand Shrine
- 村のお社 【むらのおやしろ】 village shrine
Readings
- Japanese names:
- こそ
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- compañía
- asociación
- sociedad
- santuario shintoísta
Portuguese
- companhia
- firme
- escritório
- associação
- templo
French
- temple shinto
- compagnie
- firme
- bureau
- association
| 234 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 153 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 137 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 30 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3231 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 203 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 76 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 406 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 308 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 308 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 60 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1418 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1042 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 562 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 745 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1101 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 24631P | Morohashi |
| 840 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4065 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1092 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1173 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 82 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 145 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 672 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4e3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 3421.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 793e | Unicode hex code |