| 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
1161 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 弟 【オトウト】 younger brother, little brother, kid brother, brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband), pupil, apprentice
- 弟子 【デシ】 pupil, disciple, adherent, follower, apprentice, young person, teacher's student-helper
- 実弟 【ジッテイ】 biological younger brother
- 子弟 【シテイ】 children, sons, children and younger brothers, young people
- 親兄弟 【オヤキョウダイ】 parents and siblings, one's relatives
- 姉弟 【シテイ】 older sister and younger brother
- 弟子 【デシ】 pupil, disciple, adherent, follower, apprentice, young person, teacher's student-helper
- 弟子入り 【デシイリ】 becoming a pupil (of), becoming an apprentice
Kun reading compounds
- 弟 【おとうと】 younger brother, little brother, kid brother, brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband), pupil, apprentice
- 弟君 【おとうとぎみ】 younger brother
Readings
- Japanese names:
- て
- Korean:
- je
Spanish
- hermano menor
Portuguese
- irmão mais jovem
French
- frère cadet
- apprenti
- disciple
- service déférent aux ainés
| 282 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 194 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 177 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1090 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 584 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 446 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 168 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 764 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 405 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 409 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 76 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 607 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2537 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1291 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1759 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1248 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9737 | Morohashi |
| 2044 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1685 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1240 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1328 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 150 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 944 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2o5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-5 | SKIP code |
| 4-7-3 | SKIP code |
| 8022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-36-79 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5f1f | Unicode hex code |