| 131 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 216 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 197 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 742 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2832 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 90 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 70 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 65 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 113 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 113 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 73 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1286 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2467 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1248 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1714 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1282 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 19721 | Morohashi |
| 1973 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3516 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1274 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1366 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 226 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 100 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
父
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
646 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 父母 【フボ】 father and mother, parents
- 父子 【フシ】 father and child, father and son, father and daughter
- 義父 【ギフ】 father-in-law, foster father, stepfather
- 養父 【ヨウフ】 foster father, adoptive father
Kun reading compounds
- 父 【ちち】 father
- 父親 【ちちおや】 father
- 亡き父 【なきちち】 (one's) late father
- 建国の父 【けんこくのちち】 founding father (of a country)
Readings
- Korean:
- bu, bo
Spanish
- padre
Portuguese
- pai
French
- père
| 2066 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2o2.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 8040.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-41-67 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7236 | Unicode hex code |
lineage, system
- On:
- ケイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
567 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 系 【ケイ】 system, lineage, group, corollary, system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period), (taxonomical) series
- 系統 【ケイトウ】 system, lineage, ancestry, family line, group (e.g. of colors) (colours), family (e.g. of languages), party, school (of thought), close (evolutionary) relationship, a population sharing a common ancestor (in genetics), strain (e.g. bacterial)
- 日系 【ニッケイ】 (of) Japanese descent, non-Japanese of Japanese descent, nikkeijin, company, etc. set up with Japanese capital, company managed by Japanese or non-Japanese of Japanese descent
- 水系 【スイケイ】 water system, river system, drainage system
Readings
- Korean:
- gye
Spanish
- sistema
- conexión
- relación
- linaje
Portuguese
- linhagem
- sistema
French
- lignée
- système
| 765 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 855 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 844 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 786 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 195 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 634 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1617 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 977 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 908 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 930 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 449 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1504 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2443 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1236 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1701 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1403 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27223 | Morohashi |
| 1944 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4433 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1391 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1492 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 849 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2241 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-1-6 | SKIP code |
| 4-7-4 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 2090.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7cfb | Unicode hex code |
system, law, rule
- On:
- セイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
108 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 制 【セイ】 system, organization, organisation, imperial command, laws, regulation, control, government, suppression, restraint, holding back, establishment
- 制圧 【セイアツ】 gaining total control (of people or counties), suppression, oppression, control, mastery, ascendancy, supremacy
- 天皇制 【テンノウセイ】 the Emperor System
- 帝政 【テイセイ】 imperial government, imperialism, monarchical rule
Readings
- Korean:
- je
Spanish
- determinar
- establecer
- comprobar
- cesar
- poner fin
- sistema
- construir
Portuguese
- sistema
- lei
- regra
French
- système
- règle
- loi
- régime
- contrôle
| 823 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 744 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 722 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 196 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 683 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 635 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 357 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 656 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 427 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 433 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 687 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 193 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1624 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 854 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1170 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 425 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1961 | Morohashi |
| 1274 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 481 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 418 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 447 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 161 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 689 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2443 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2f6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-2 | SKIP code |
| 2220.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5236 | Unicode hex code |