| 580 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 674 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 645 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 287 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3668 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 244 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1658 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1975 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 291 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 291 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 493 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1568 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2948 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1514 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2052 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 648 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 28504 | Morohashi |
| 2338 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4668 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 641 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 691 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 62 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 771 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
righteousness, justice, morality, honor, loyalty, meaning
- On:
- ギ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
415 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 義 【ギ】 morality, righteousness, justice, honour (honor), meaning, teachings, doctrine, nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws), prosthesis
- 義援金 【ギエンキン】 donation money (esp. disaster relief or charity), contribution
- 疑義 【ギギ】 doubt
- 大義 【タイギ】 great cause, moral law, justice
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ただし、 ちか、 のり、 よし
- Korean:
- eui
Spanish
- moralidad
- lealtad
- significado
- artificial
- no consanguíneo
Portuguese
- retidão
- justiça
- moralidade
- honra
- lealdade
- significado
French
- vertu
- justice
- moralité
- honneur
- loyauté
- signification
| 959 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2o11.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-10 | SKIP code |
| 2-6-7 | SKIP code |
| 2-2-11 | SKIP code |
| 8055.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-33 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7fa9 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
86 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 理 【リ】 reason, principle, logic, general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon), the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
- 理科 【リカ】 science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.), natural science, science department (university), science course, science (as a school subject)
- 合理 【ゴウリ】 rationality
- 経理 【ケイリ】 accounting, administration (of money)
Kun reading compounds
- 理 【ことわり】 reason, logic, sense, natural way of things
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あや、 おさむ、 さと、 さとる、 ただ、 ただし、 とおる、 に、 のり、 ひ、 まこと、 まさ、 まさし、 まろ、 みち、 よし
- Korean:
- ri
Spanish
- lógica
- razón
- preparar
Portuguese
- lógica
- arranjo
- razão
- justiça
- verdade
French
- logique
- principe
- raison
- justice
- vérité
| 333 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 239 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 220 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 95 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2942 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 104 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 217 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1361 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.17 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 143 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 143 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 241 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1321 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1220 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 659 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 881 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 271 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 21014 | Morohashi |
| 970 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3644 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 265 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 283 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 59 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 212 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3172 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4f7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-7 | SKIP code |
| 1611.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-93 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7406 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1049 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 堅 【ケン】 strength, solidity, firmness, armour, armor
- 堅持 【ケンジ】 holding on to, sticking to
- 中堅 【チュウケン】 nucleus, backbone, mainstay, key figure, medium-level, mid-level, middle-ranking, midsize, main body (of troops), crack troops, select troops, center field, centre field, center fielder, centre fielder, athlete competing in the middle-number match in a team competition, i.e. second in 3-on-3, third in 5-on-5 (kendo, judo, etc.)
- 米利堅 【メリケン】 America, American, fist
Kun reading compounds
- 硬い 【かたい】 hard, solid, tough, stiff, tight, wooden, unpolished (e.g. writing), strong, firm (not viscous or easily moved), safe, steady, honest, steadfast, obstinate, stubborn, bookish, formal, stuffy
- 堅い商売 【かたいしょうばい】 sound business
Readings
- Japanese names:
- きん
- Korean:
- gyeon
Spanish
- duro
- sólido
- firme
- apretado
- estricto
Portuguese
- de confiança
- apertado
- duro
- sólido
- firme
- estrito
French
- tenace
- dur
- strict
- solide
- ferme
- fiable
| 1217 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 914 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1096 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 995 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1155 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1796 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1289 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1363 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1228 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 356 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3502 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1805 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2457 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 861 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5210 | Morohashi |
| 2823 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1038 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 853 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 917 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1513 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3472 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3b9.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-9-3 | SKIP code |
| 2-8-3 | SKIP code |
| 7710.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5805 | Unicode hex code |