| 260 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 166 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 149 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 381 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4293 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 211 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 248 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2544 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 175 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 175 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 249 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1647 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2264 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1172 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1599 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1518 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 34918 | Morohashi |
| 1799 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5534 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1504 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1621 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 315 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 237 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
406 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 親 【シン】 intimacy, closeness, friendliness, close relative, pro- (e.g. pro-American)
- 親衛 【シンエイ】 monarch's guards
- 懇親 【コンシン】 friendship, intimacy
- 近親 【キンシン】 near relative
Kun reading compounds
- 親 【おや】 parent, parents, mother and father, dealer, banker, founder, inventor, (pet) owner, key, parent (organization), main, ancestor, forefather
- 親方 【おやかた】 master, boss, chief, foreman, supervisor, stable master, craftsman, artisan, foster parent
- 生みの親 【うみのおや】 biological parent, founder, creator
- 里親 【さとおや】 foster parent, foster parents, (pet) caretaker
- 親しい 【したしい】 close (e.g. friend), familiar, friendly, intimate, familiar (e.g. story), well-known (to one), close (relatives), closely related
- 親しむ 【したしむ】 to be intimate with, to befriend
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぎ、 ちか、 のり
- Korean:
- chin
Spanish
- padre
- madre
- familiares
- íntimo
- personalmente
- padres
- hacerse amigo
- intimar
Portuguese
- pai
- intimidade
- parente
- familiaridade
- crupiê
French
- parent
- parenté
- intimité
- familiarité
- donneur (cartes)
| 457 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5b11.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-9-7 | SKIP code |
| 0691.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-38 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 89aa | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
400 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 衛星 【エイセイ】 (natural) satellite, moon, (artificial) satellite
- 衛生 【エイセイ】 hygiene, sanitation, health
- 自衛 【ジエイ】 self-defense, self-defence
- 専守防衛 【センシュボウエイ】 nonaggressive defense (policy) (defence)
- 衛星 【エイセイ】 (natural) satellite, moon, (artificial) satellite
- 衛生 【エイセイ】 hygiene, sanitation, health
- 近衛 【コノエ】 Imperial Guards
- 兵衛 【ヒョウエ】 middle palace guard (ritsuryō system)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- もり、 い、 まもる
- Korean:
- wi
Spanish
- defensa
- protección
- guardián
Portuguese
- defesa
- proteção
French
- défense
- protection
| 551 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 646 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 617 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 394 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1639 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 686 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1722 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2452 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 815 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 834 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 780 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1617 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 938 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 526 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 686 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1661 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 34073 | Morohashi |
| 760 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1776 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1646 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1775 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 287 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 813 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2053 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3i13.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-13 | SKIP code |
| 2122.1 | Four corner code |
| 2150.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 885b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
522 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 兵 【ヘイ】 (common) soldier, rank and file, army, troops, warfare, strategy
- 兵員 【ヘイイン】 military strength, military personnel
- 伏兵 【フクヘイ】 ambush, troops in ambush, unexpected opposition, unexpected obstacle
- 工兵 【コウヘイ】 combat engineer, military engineer, combat engineering, military engineering
- 兵 【ヒョウ】 pawn
- 兵法 【ヘイホウ】 art of war, strategy, tactics
- 小兵 【コヒョウ】 small build, small stature
- 大兵 【ダイヒョウ】 great stature, large build
Kun reading compounds
- 兵 【つわもの】 soldier, warrior, person of courage, strong person, very capable person, master (in a field)
- 古強者 【ふるつわもの】 feudal warrior, samurai, old soldier, veteran, old hand
Readings
- Japanese names:
- へ
- Korean:
- byeong
Spanish
- soldado
- marinero
- tropa
Portuguese
- soldado
- particular
- tropas
- exército
- guerra
- estratégia
- tática
French
- soldat
- simple soldat
- troupes
- armée
- guerre
- stratégie
- tactique
| 712 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 606 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 578 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 447 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 201 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 396 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 343 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 499 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 784 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 798 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 994 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 155 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3158 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1621 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2207 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1343 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1462 | Morohashi |
| 2551 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 374 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1331 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1429 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 243 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 489 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2661 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2o5.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 7280.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-28 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5175 | Unicode hex code |