| 413 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 146 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 498 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1329 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1207 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 120 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 154 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 847 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.15 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 407 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 411 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 77 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 438 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 336 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 210 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 253 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 420 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 6165 | Morohashi |
| 280 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1201 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 413 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 442 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 159 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
1473 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 姉 【シ】 honorific suffix used after the name of a woman of equal or higher status
- 姉妹 【シマイ】 sisters
- 実姉 【ジッシ】 biological older sister, real elder sister
- 兄姉 【ケイシ】 brother and sister
Kun reading compounds
- 姉 【あね】 older sister, elder sister
- 姉さん 【ねえさん】 older sister, elder sister, young lady, miss, ma'am
- 大姉 【おおあね】 eldest sister
Readings
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- hermana mayor
Portuguese
- irmã mais velha
French
- soeur aînée
| 1744 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3e5.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 1-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 4042.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-48 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 59c9 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
1446 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 妹君 【イモウトギミ】 (younger) sister
- 義妹 【ギマイ】 sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife), younger stepsister, younger adopted sister, non-blood-related younger sister
- 弟妹 【テイマイ】 younger brother and sister
Kun reading compounds
- 妹 【いもうと】 younger sister
- 妹君 【いもうとぎみ】 (younger) sister
Readings
- Japanese names:
- す、 せ、 も
- Korean:
- mae
Spanish
- hermana menor
Portuguese
- irmã mais jovem
French
- soeur cadette
| 319 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 226 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 207 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1204 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1204 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 427 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 153 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 848 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.15 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 408 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 412 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 78 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 441 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 333 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 208 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 250 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 225 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 6138 | Morohashi |
| 278 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1199 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 220 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 234 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 166 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1764 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3e5.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 4549.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-69 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 59b9 | Unicode hex code |
warship
- On:
- カン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1363 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 艦 【カン】 warship
- 艦船 【カンセン】 warships and other vessels, naval vessels
- 駆逐艦 【クチクカン】 destroyer (ship)
- 巡洋艦 【ジュンヨウカン】 cruiser (warship)
Readings
- Korean:
- ham
Spanish
- buque de guerra
Portuguese
- navio de guerra
French
- navire de guerre
| 1116 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1299 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3881 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 942 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1693 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1665 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1779 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1892 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1598 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1817 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 963 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1303 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1893 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 30571 | Morohashi |
| 1435 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4950 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1875 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2020 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1938 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 874 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6c15.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-15 | SKIP code |
| 1-6-14 | SKIP code |
| 2841.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8266 | Unicode hex code |