| 720 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 614 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 586 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1243 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2856 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 799 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1520 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 610 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 731 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 744 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1273 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1291 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1083 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 586 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 776 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 335 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 19950 | Morohashi |
| 873 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3537 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 329 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 351 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 517 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
1360 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 牧 【ボク】 regional governor in ancient China
- 牧師 【ボクシ】 pastor, minister, clergyman, reverend
- 遊牧 【ユウボク】 nomadism
- 移牧 【イボク】 transhumance, moving stock between pastures according to season
Kun reading compounds
- 牧 【まき】 pasture, grazing land
- 牧場 【ぼくじょう】 farm (livestock), stock farm, ranch, station, pasture, meadow, grazing land
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ま、 まい、 もく
- Korean:
- mog
Spanish
- pastorear
- pastar
- pasto
Portuguese
- raça
- importar-se
- guiar
- alimentar
- pastoreio
French
- élevage
- soigner
- berger
- nourrir
- pâturage
| 2466 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4g4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 2854.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7267 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
120 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 野 【ノ】 plain, field, hidden (structural) member, wild, lacking a political post
- 野外 【ヤガイ】 outdoors, outside, open air, fields, outskirts, suburbs
- 内野 【ナイヤ】 infield, diamond
- 在野 【ザイヤ】 out of office, out of power, in opposition, unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist), in private practice
Kun reading compounds
- 野 【の】 plain, field, hidden (structural) member, wild, lacking a political post
- 野末 【のずえ】 corners of a field
- 裾野 【すその】 foot of a mountain, plain at the foot of a mountain, range, spread, extent, encompassing circle
- 郊野 【こうの】 suburban fields
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ずけ、 つけ、 ぬ
- Korean:
- ya
Spanish
- campo
- llano
- extensión
- rango
- natural
- civil
- no oficial
Portuguese
- planícies
- campo
- rústico
- vida de civil
French
- sauvage
- champ
- rustique
- vie civile
| 323 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 233 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 213 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 85 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4814 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 128 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 267 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1398 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 236 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 236 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 404 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1803 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1877 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 998 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1350 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1610 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 40133 | Morohashi |
| 1485 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6208 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1596 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1722 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 170 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 211 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3653 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a11.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-4 | SKIP code |
| 6712.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 91ce | 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 grade 4
JLPT level N2
1134 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 訓 【クン】 native Japanese reading of a Chinese character, precept, lesson, one's teachings
- 訓示 【クンジ】 instruction, direction, briefing
- 特訓 【トックン】 special training, intensive training, crash course
- 校訓 【コウクン】 school precepts
- 庭訓 【テイキン】 home education
- 家訓 【カクン】 family precepts, family motto, rule of the home
Kun reading compounds
- 読む 【よむ】 to read, to recite (e.g. a sutra), to chant, to predict, to guess, to forecast, to read (someone's thoughts), to see (e.g. into someone's heart), to divine, to pronounce, to read (e.g. a kanji), to decipher, to read (a meter, graph, music, etc.), to tell (the time), to count, to estimate, to read (a kanji) with its native Japanese reading
- 訓む 【よむ】 to read (a kanji) with its native Japanese reading
- 訓ずる 【くんずる】 to read kanji using its native Japanese pronunciation
Readings
- Japanese names:
- く、 くに、 くの、 さとし、 のり、 ふみ
- Korean:
- hun
Spanish
- lección
- lectura japonesa de un carácter
Portuguese
- instrução
- leitura Japonesa de caracteres
- explicação
- ler
French
- instructions
- lecture japonaise
- explication
- lire
| 764 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 489 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 656 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1059 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4317 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 613 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 894 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1148 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 771 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 785 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 951 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1661 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1844 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 975 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1322 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 347 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 35238 | Morohashi |
| 1454 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5562 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 341 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 365 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 540 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3054 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7a3.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-3 | SKIP code |
| 0260.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8a13 | Unicode hex code |