| 736 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 633 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 603 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 668 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 360 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 496 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 303 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 155 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 831 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 850 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 998 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 46 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2489 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1259 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1725 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1413 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 387 | Morohashi |
| 1995 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 121 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1401 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1503 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 460 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
orders, laws, command, decree, good
- On:
- レイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
804 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 令 【レイ】 command, order, dictation, nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
- 令状 【レイジョウ】 warrant, summons, written order
- 号令 【ゴウレイ】 order (esp. to a number of people), command, ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
- 政令 【セイレイ】 government ordinance, cabinet order
Readings
- Japanese names:
- のり、 りょう、 れ
- Korean:
- ryeong
Spanish
- órdenes
- leyes
Portuguese
- pedidos
- leis antigas
- comando
- decreto
French
- ordre
- anciennes lois
- décret
| 2844 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a3.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-3 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 8030.7 | Four corner code |
| 8022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4ee4 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1166 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 旨意 【シイ】 intent, purpose, aim
- 旨趣 【シシュ】 objective, purport, intent
- 本旨 【ホンシ】 main object, principal object, true aim
- 宗旨 【シュウシ】 tenets (of a religious sect), doctrines, (religious) sect, denomination, religion, faith, one's principles, one's tastes, one's preferences
Kun reading compounds
- 旨 【むね】 principle, aim, main purpose, central part, pillar, purport, gist, drift, meaning, instructions, orders, intention, wishes
- 旨とする 【むねとする】 to make it a principle to ..., to aim at doing
- その旨 【そのむね】 (words to) that effect
- 御旨 【みむね】 God's will
- 上手い 【うまい】 skillful, skilful, skilled, good, expert, clever (expression, trick, etc.), apt, appropriate, delicious, tasty, good, nice, good (deal, idea, etc.), profitable, promising, lucky, fortunate, successful, satisfactory, splendid
- うまい汁 【うまいしる】 the lion's share, the cream
Readings
- Korean:
- ji
Spanish
- principio
- idea
- significado
- delicioso
- habilidoso
- es decir
Portuguese
- delicioso
- sabor
- mostra um gosto para
- vontade
- inteligente
- perito
French
- délicieux
- très bien
- savoureux
- avoir un penchant pour
- portée
- volonté
- intelligent
- expert
| 1312 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1151 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 752 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1069 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1403 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 263 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1040 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1081 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1349 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 232 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2516 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1278 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1744 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 465 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13738 | Morohashi |
| 2024 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2414 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 455 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 493 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1077 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1278 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c2.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 2160.1 | Four corner code |
| 2260.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 65e8 | Unicode hex code |