| 198 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 285 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 266 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 700 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 899 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 479 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 403 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 515 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 793 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 807 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1289 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 287 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3974 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2045 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2762 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1170 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3323 | Morohashi |
| 3206 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 746 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1162 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1246 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 204 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 280 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
947 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 君 【クン】 Mr, master, boy, Ms, miss, sir, madam
- 君子 【クンシ】 man of virtue, wise man, (true) gentleman, person of high rank, the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
- 夫君 【フクン】 (another's) husband
- 名君 【メイクン】 wise ruler, enlightened monarch, benevolent lord
Kun reading compounds
- 君 【きみ】 you, buddy, pal, monarch, ruler, sovereign, (one's) master, he, she
- 君が代 【きみがよ】 Imperial reign, Kimigayo (Japanese national anthem)
- 大君 【おおきみ】 emperor, prince, princess
- 嫁が君 【よめがきみ】 mouse
Readings
- Japanese names:
- み
- Korean:
- gun
Spanish
- señor
- don
- tú (familiarmente)
Portuguese
- rapaz
- sufixo p/ nome
French
- jeune homme
- tu
- suffixe de nom (-kun)
| 3577 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3d4.23 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 4-7-1 | SKIP code |
| 1760.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 541b | Unicode hex code |
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
| 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) |
| 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 |