| 621 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 717 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 691 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 302 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2039 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 115 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 583 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 63 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 318 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 318 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 368 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 932 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2473 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1251 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1717 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 718 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13061 | Morohashi |
| 1979 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2324 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 711 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 768 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 185 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 642 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
159 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 支 【シ】 China
- 支援 【シエン】 support, backing, aid, assistance
- 気管支 【キカンシ】 bronchus, bronchial tube
- 干支 【エト】 sexagenary cycle, 60-term cycle of 12 zodiac animals combined with 5 elements in the traditional Chinese calendar; currently used in Japan for years, historically also for days, 12-year Chinese zodiac
Kun reading compounds
- 支える 【ささえる】 to support, to prop, to sustain, to underlay, to hold up, to defend, to hold at bay, to stem, to check
- 閊える 【つかえる】 to stick, to get stuck, to get caught, to get jammed, to clog, to be unavailable, to be busy, to be occupied, to be full, to be piled up (e.g. of work), to halt (in one's speech), to stumble (over one's words), to stutter, to stammer, to feel blocked (of one's chest or throat, due to grief, anxiety, illness, etc.), to feel pressure, to feel pain
- 支う 【かう】 to support, to prop up
Readings
- Korean:
- ji
Spanish
- soporte
- apoyo
- rama
- pago
- interferencia
- soportar
- sostener
Portuguese
- ramo
- apoio
- sustentar
French
- soutien
- support
- branche
- filiale
- succursale
- radical branche (no. 65)
| 1467 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2k2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 4040.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-57 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 652f | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 婁 【ロウ】 Chinese "Bond" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ろ
- Korean:
- ru
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 1229 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 6383 | Morohashi |
| 1235 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 3e8.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-8-3 | SKIP code |
| 5040.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-47-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5a41 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2160 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 迦具土神 【カグツチノカミ】 Kagutsuchi, fire deity who burned to death his mother Izanami during childbirth (and was therefore beheaded by his father Izanagi)
- 迦葉仏 【カショウブツ】 Kassapa Buddha, Kasyapa Buddha, Kashyapa Buddha
- 釈迦 【シャカ】 Gautama Buddha, Shakyamuni, the historical Buddha
- 底野迦 【テリアカ】 theriac (antidote to poison)
Readings
- Korean:
- ga
Spanish
- sonido "ka" en sánscrito
Portuguese
French
| 4673 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 999 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3982 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2767 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 38789X | Morohashi |
| 6027 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2959 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2966 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 2q5.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 3-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 3630.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-64 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8fe6 | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 讖 【シン】 foretelling, prophecy
Readings
- Korean:
- cham
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 4455 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 36144 | Morohashi |
| 5726 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 7a17.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-17 | SKIP code |
| 0365.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-76-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8b96 | Unicode hex code |