| 437 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 544 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 513 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 198 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 454 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 149 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 320 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 782 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 157 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 157 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 640 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 97 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 115 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 75 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 84 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 978 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 707 | Morohashi |
| 100 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 221 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 969 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1043 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 181 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 527 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
faith, truth, fidelity, trust
- On:
- シン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
208 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 信 【シン】 honesty, sincerity, fidelity, trust, reliance, confidence, (religious) faith, devotion, counter for received messages
- 信金 【シンキン】 credit union
- 配信 【ハイシン】 distribution (of information, news, etc.), broadcast, delivery, transmission, streaming (over the Internet)
- 外信 【ガイシン】 external communication
Readings
- Japanese names:
- し、 しが、 しな、 しの、 しぶ、 とき、 のび、 のぶ、 まこと
- Korean:
- sin
Spanish
- confianza
- sinceridad
- información
- verdad
Portuguese
- fé
- verdade
- fidelidade
- confiança
French
- foi
- vérité
- fidélité
- confiance
- communication
| 2177 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 2026.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-14 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4fe1 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
426 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 賞 【ショウ】 prize, award
- 賞金 【ショウキン】 prize money, monetary award, reward
- 副賞 【フクショウ】 extra prize
- 表彰 【ヒョウショウ】 (official) commendation, public recognition (of someone's achievements, good deeds, etc.), awarding, honouring
Kun reading compounds
- 褒める 【ほめる】 to praise, to commend, to compliment, to speak well of, to speak highly of
Readings
- Korean:
- sang
Spanish
- premio
- recompensa
Portuguese
- prêmio
- recompensa
- elogio
French
- prix
- récompense
- louanges
| 641 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 542 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 511 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 507 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1372 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 621 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 930 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2377 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 500 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 509 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 711 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1738 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3237 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1677 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2274 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 804 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 36813 | Morohashi |
| 2618 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5815 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 796 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 859 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 625 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1061 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3n12.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-10 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-12 | SKIP code |
| 9080.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-62 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8cde | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
265 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 必 【ヒツ】 definiteness, certainty
- 必需 【ヒツジュ】 necessary
Kun reading compounds
- 必ず 【かならず】 always, without exception, necessarily, certainly, without fail, positively, invariably
- 必ずしも 【かならずしも】 (not) always, (not) necessarily, (not) entirely, (not) all
Readings
- Korean:
- pil
Spanish
- sin falta
- necesariamente
- inevitable
- ciertamente
Portuguese
- invariavelmente
- inevitável
- certo
French
- nécessairement
- certain
- inévitable
- invariablement
| 497 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 597 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 568 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 292 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 129 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 281 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 526 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 120 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 520 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 529 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 423 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 767 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 15 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 642 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10299 | Morohashi |
| 15 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1781 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 635 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 685 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 188 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 453 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 359 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-1-4 | SKIP code |
| 4-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 3300.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-41-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5fc5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1220 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 罰 【バツ】 punishment, penalty
- 罰一 【バツイチ】 being once divorced, one-time divorcee, one x mark (i.e. one name struck from the family register)
- 賞罰 【ショウバツ】 reward and punishment
- 行政罰 【ギョウセイバツ】 administrative punishment, administrative penalty
- 罰 【バチ】 (divine) punishment, curse, retribution
- 罰当たり 【バチアタリ】 damned, cursed, accursed
- 仏罰 【ブツバチ】 punishment by Buddha, divine retribution
Kun reading compounds
- 罰する 【ばっする】 to punish, to penalize, to penalise
Readings
- Korean:
- beol
Spanish
- pena
- castigo
Portuguese
- penalidade
- punição
French
- punition
- châtiment
| 1709 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1374 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3646 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 936 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1654 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 886 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 907 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1317 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1467 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3228 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1675 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2266 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 841 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 28315 | Morohashi |
| 2613 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4647 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 833 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 896 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1726 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3643 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5g9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-9 | SKIP code |
| 6062.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7f70 | Unicode hex code |