| 1712 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1115 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 396 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1433 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1042 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 361 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1027 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1066 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1423 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 84 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 68 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 41 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 44 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1211 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 475X | Morohashi |
| 60 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 157 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1203 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1287 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1098 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
886 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 伴侶 【ハンリョ】 companion, partner, spouse
- 伴性遺伝 【ハンセイイデン】 sex-linked inheritance
- 随伴 【ズイハン】 attendance, accompanying, following, adjoint
- 朴伴 【ボクハン】 Camellia japonica 'Bokuhan' (cultivar of common camellia)
- 伴奏 【バンソウ】 (musical) accompaniment
- 伴走 【バンソウ】 running alongside, pacesetting, accompanying
- 相伴 【ショウバン】 partaking, participating, taking part in, sharing (something with someone)
- お相伴 【オショウバン】 sharing a meal
Kun reading compounds
- 伴う 【ともなう】 to accompany, to go hand in hand with, to be consequent upon, to be accompanied by, to bring with, to take with, to be involved in
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とも
- Korean:
- ban
Spanish
- seguidor
- acompañante
- seguir
- acompañar
Portuguese
- consorte
- acompanhar
- trazer com
- companheiro
French
- être accompagné
- amener avec soi
- compagnon
- époux / épouse
| 2155 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a5.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-5 | SKIP code |
| 2925.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-28 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4f34 | Unicode hex code |
食
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
328 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 食 【ショク】 food, foodstuff, eating, appetite, meal, portion
- 食 【ショク】 eclipse (solar, lunar, etc.), occultation
- 飽食 【ホウショク】 eating until one is full, eating one's fill, gorging (on), satiation, having adequate food, having all one needs (for daily living), plenty
- 会食 【カイショク】 eating together, dining together, having a meal together
- 食 【ショク】 food, foodstuff, eating, appetite, meal, portion
- 食堂 【ジキドウ】 dining hall (at a temple)
- 断食 【ダンジキ】 fasting, fast
- 斎食 【サイジキ】 morning meal (for priests, monks, etc.), food offering at a Buddhist ceremony
Kun reading compounds
- 食う 【くう】 to eat, to live, to make a living, to survive, to bite, to sting (as insects do), to tease, to torment, to taunt, to make light of, to make fun of, to encroach on, to eat into, to consume, to defeat a superior, to threaten a position, to consume time and-or resources, to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event), to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time
- 食うや食わず 【くうやくわず】 (living) from hand to mouth, living on the fringe of subsistence
- 食らう 【くらう】 to eat, to drink, to wolf, to knock back, to receive (e.g. a blow), to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable), to undergo (trouble)
- 食べる 【たべる】 to eat, to live on (e.g. a salary), to live off, to subsist on
- 食べるラー油 【たべるラーゆ】 chili oil mixed with chopped garlic, onions, etc.
- 食む 【はむ】 to eat (fodder, grass, etc.), to receive (a salary), to receive a stipend from one's lord
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぐい
- Korean:
- sig, sa
Spanish
- alimento
- comida
- eclipse
- comer
Portuguese
- comer
- comida
- alimento
French
- manger
- nourriture
| 253 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 163 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 146 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 269 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5154 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 283 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 99 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1159 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 322 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 322 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 131 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1900 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2578 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1316 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1787 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1484 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 44014 | Morohashi |
| 2075 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6674 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1472 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1582 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 207 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 180 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2865 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8b0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 8073.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 98df | Unicode hex code |
superintend, manager, rule
- On:
- サイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1597 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 宰相 【サイショウ】 prime minister, premier, chancellor
- 宰領 【サイリョウ】 supervision, superintendence, management, supervisor
- 厨宰 【チュウサイ】 chef, head cook
- 冢宰 【チョウサイ】 Minister of State (Zhou dynasty China)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ただ
- Korean:
- jae
Spanish
- supervisar
- dirigir
- administrar
Portuguese
- supervisionar
- administrador
- regra
French
- directeur
- diriger
- superviseur
- premier ministre
| 1288 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1826 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1303 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1614 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1210 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1180 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1488 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1586 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1659 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 483 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2829 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1460 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1965 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1513 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7160 | Morohashi |
| 2275 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1330 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1499 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1615 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1325 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 755 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3m7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 3040.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-43 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5bb0 | Unicode hex code |
inter-, mutual, together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
45 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 相 【ソウ】 aspect, appearance, look, physiognomy (as an indication of one's fortune), aspect, phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
- 相違 【ソウイ】 difference, discrepancy, variation
- 実相 【ジッソウ】 reality, real state of affairs, true state of affairs, true form of all things as they are, ultimate reality
- 世相 【セソウ】 social conditions, phase of life, (sign of) the times, state of society
- 相 【ショウ】 minister (of a government department)
- 相伴 【ショウバン】 partaking, participating, taking part in, sharing (something with someone)
- 厚相 【コウショウ】 Welfare Minister
- 宰相 【サイショウ】 prime minister, premier, chancellor
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 い、 おう、 さ、 さが、 すけ
- Korean:
- sang
Spanish
- apariencia
- aspecto
- fase
- ministro de estado
- conjuntamente
- mutuamente
Portuguese
- inter-
- mútuo
- juntamente
- mutuamente
- ministro de estado
- conselheiro
- aspecto
- face
- fisionomia
French
- inter-
- mutuel
- ensemble
- ministre
- aspect
- phase
- physionomie
| 452 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 348 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 530 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 66 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2241 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 97 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 759 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 868 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 146 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 146 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 391 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1383 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1120 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 609 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 808 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 213 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 23151 | Morohashi |
| 900 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3920 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 209 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 222 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 111 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 334 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1879 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 4690.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 76f8 | Unicode hex code |