| 1213 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1949 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 479 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1620 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1058 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 878 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 899 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1425 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 103 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 130 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 86 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 98 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1690 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 823 | Morohashi |
| 116 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 248 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1674 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1804 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1302 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2479 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 倹 【ケン】 economizing, thriftiness, prudence, frugality
- 倹約 【ケンヤク】 thrift, economy, frugality
- 恭倹 【キョウケン】 respectfulness and modesty, deference
- 節倹 【セッケン】 economy, thrift
Kun reading compounds
- 倹しい 【つましい】 thrifty, frugal, economical
Readings
- Korean:
- geom
Spanish
- humilde
- sencillo
- frugal
- uso útil
Portuguese
- frugal
- economia
- econômico
French
- austère
- frugal
- économe
| 2163 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a8.27 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-8 | SKIP code |
| 2823.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-80 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5039 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
94 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 約 【ヤク】 approximately, about, promise, appointment, engagement, shortening, reduction, simplification, contraction (in phonetics)
- 約束 【ヤクソク】 promise, agreement, arrangement, one's word, contract, pact, appointment, engagement, date, convention, rule, destiny, fate
- 締約 【テイヤク】 conclusion of a treaty
- 成約 【セイヤク】 conclusion of a contract
Kun reading compounds
- 約まる 【つづまる】 to compress, to shrink
- 約める 【つづめる】 to abridge, to shorten, to economize
- 約やか 【つづまやか】 concise, brief, humble, frugal, modest, discrete
Readings
- Korean:
- yag, yo
Spanish
- promesa
- aproximadamente
- encogerse
- economizar
Portuguese
- promessa
- aproximadamente
- recuar
French
- environ
- promettre
- abréger
- raccourcir
| 726 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 621 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 591 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 137 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3499 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 451 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 808 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 211 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 211 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 381 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1516 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1632 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 860 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1177 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1374 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27242X | Morohashi |
| 1280 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4440 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1362 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1462 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 258 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 534 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2752 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a3.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-3 | SKIP code |
| 2792.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-83 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7d04 | Unicode hex code |
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
| 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) |
| 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 |