| 145 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 234 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 214 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 543 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 858 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 158 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 30 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 70 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 264 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 264 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 79 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 268 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3670 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1873 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2553 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 711 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3119 | Morohashi |
| 2952 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 672 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 704 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 760 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 451 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 104 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
622 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 友 【ユウ】 friend, affection (for siblings)
- 友愛 【ユウアイ】 fraternity, friendship
- 戦友 【センユウ】 comrade in arms, war buddy, fellow soldier
- 盟友 【メイユウ】 sworn friend
Kun reading compounds
- 友 【とも】 friend, companion, comrade, pal, accompaniment, companion (e.g. book), complement, accessory
- 友達 【ともだち】 friend, companion
- リア友 【リアとも】 real-life friend (as opposed to online friend)
- 酒のお供 【さけのおとも】 appetizer or snack served with drinks, accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink
Readings
- Japanese names:
- う、 ど、 ゆ
- Korean:
- u
Spanish
- amigo
- compañero
Portuguese
- amigo
French
- ami
| 1467 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2h2.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 4-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 4004.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-07 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 53cb | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
713 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 船 【セン】 ship, boat, vessel
- 船員 【センイン】 sailor, seaman, seafarer
- 造船 【ゾウセン】 shipbuilding
- 大船 【オオブネ】 large boat
Kun reading compounds
- 船 【ふね】 ship, boat, watercraft, vessel, seaplane, tank, tub, vat, trough, counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
- 船貝 【ふねがい】 Arca avellana (species of ark shell)
- 大船 【おおぶね】 large boat
- 釣り船 【つりぶね】 fishing boat, boat-shaped hanging flower vase
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ふ
- Korean:
- seon
Spanish
- barco
- buque
- bote
Portuguese
- barco
French
- bateau
- navire
| 266 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 175 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 158 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 313 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3873 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 314 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 860 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1391 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 376 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 377 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 647 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1595 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1700 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 906 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1229 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1892 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 30407 | Morohashi |
| 1341 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4939 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1874 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2019 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 208 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 877 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6c5.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-5 | SKIP code |
| 2846.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-05 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8239 | Unicode hex code |