| 805 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 899 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 889 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1023 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1294 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 248 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1206 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 679 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 616 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 626 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 816 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 471 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2769 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1419 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1915 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1109 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7106 | Morohashi |
| 2228 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1321 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1100 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1181 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 865 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
997 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 宗 【シュウ】 sect, denomination, tenets (of a religious sect)
- 宗教 【シュウキョウ】 religion, religious affiliation, belief, faith, creed, religious activity
- 浄土真宗 【ジョウドシンシュウ】 Jōdo Shinshū (offshoot of the Jōdo sect), True Pure Land School
- 浄土宗 【ジョウドシュウ】 Pure Land sect (of Buddhism), Jodo (sect)
- 宗 【ソウ】 origin, source, virtuous ancestor
- 宗家 【ソウケ】 head of family, originator
- 大宗 【タイソウ】 leading figure, foundation
- 皇宗 【コウソウ】 imperial ancestors
Kun reading compounds
- 旨 【むね】 principle, aim, main purpose, central part, pillar, purport, gist, drift, meaning, instructions, orders, intention, wishes
- 正宗 【まさむね】 famous sword, sword blade by Masamune, sake, Japanese rice wine, brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)
- 独眼竜政宗 【どくがんりゅうまさむね】 Dokuganryū Masamune (NHK Taiga drama, 1987)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かず、 し、 そ、 そお、 たか、 とし、 のり、 ひろ、 むな、 もと、 よし
- Korean:
- jong
Spanish
- enseñanzas religiosas
- fundamento
- origen
Portuguese
- religião
- seita
- denominação
- ponto principal
- origem
- essência
French
- religion
- secte
- confession
- point principal
- origine
- essence
| 741 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3m5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 3090.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5b97 | Unicode hex code |
righteousness, justice, morality, honor, loyalty, meaning
- On:
- ギ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
415 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 義 【ギ】 morality, righteousness, justice, honour (honor), meaning, teachings, doctrine, nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws), prosthesis
- 義援金 【ギエンキン】 donation money (esp. disaster relief or charity), contribution
- 疑義 【ギギ】 doubt
- 大義 【タイギ】 great cause, moral law, justice
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ただし、 ちか、 のり、 よし
- Korean:
- eui
Spanish
- moralidad
- lealtad
- significado
- artificial
- no consanguíneo
Portuguese
- retidão
- justiça
- moralidade
- honra
- lealdade
- significado
French
- vertu
- justice
- moralité
- honneur
- loyauté
- signification
| 580 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 674 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 645 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 287 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3668 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 244 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1658 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1975 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 291 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 291 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 493 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1568 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2948 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1514 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2052 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 648 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 28504 | Morohashi |
| 2338 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4668 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 641 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 691 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 62 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 771 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 959 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2o11.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-10 | SKIP code |
| 2-6-7 | SKIP code |
| 2-2-11 | SKIP code |
| 8055.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-33 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7fa9 | Unicode hex code |
wisdom, intellect, reason
- On:
- チ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1002 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 知 【チ】 wisdom, jnana (higher knowledge)
- 知恵 【チエ】 wisdom, wit, sagacity, sense, intelligence, prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
- 才知 【サイチ】 wit and intelligence
- 大知 【タイチ】 supreme wisdom, sage
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さと、 さとし、 さとる、 さとい、 とも、 のり、 とし、 あきら、 じ、 とみ、 ひと、 もと、 よも
- Korean:
- ji
Spanish
- sabiduría
- intelecto
- razón
Portuguese
French
- intelligence
- raison
| 1416 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2144 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1964 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1793 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2099 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 3458 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1781 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2425 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1232 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14010 | Morohashi |
| 2784 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2490 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1224 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1309 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 4c8.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-8-4 | SKIP code |
| 8660.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 667a | Unicode hex code |