| 634 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 327 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 505 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 406 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1317 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 549 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 470 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1438 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 179 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 179 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 326 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 488 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2858 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1475 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1985 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1004 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7195 | Morohashi |
| 2293 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1344 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 995 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1070 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 374 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
701 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 宿 【シュク】 lodging, relay station, post town, constellation, mansion (in Chinese astronomy)
- 夙 【シュク】 outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period
- 寄宿 【キシュク】 lodging, boarding, room and board, board and lodging, boarding house, residence hall, dormitory
- 奎宿 【トカキボシ】 Chinese "Legs" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Kun reading compounds
- 宿 【やど】 lodging, inn, hotel, house, home, dwelling, home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
- 宿屋 【やどや】 inn
- 連れ込み宿 【つれこみやど】 hotel catering for lovers, hotel that rents rooms by the hour
- 相宿 【あいやど】 staying in the same inn or hotel, rooming together
- 宿る 【やどる】 to dwell (in), to exist (within), to form, to stay (at), to stop (at), to lodge (in), to take shelter, to be in the womb (of an unborn child), to be part of a constellation
- 宿す 【やどす】 to house, to contain, to harbour (a feeling), to hold (e.g. dew on leaves), to carry (a baby), to be pregnant, to give lodging to, to accommodate
Readings
- Japanese names:
- すく、 ぶすき、 やけ
- Korean:
- sug, su
Spanish
- posada
- alojamiento
- hostal
- hospedar
- concebir un hijo
Portuguese
- pousada
- alojamento
- estação de retransmissor
- moradia
- estar grávida
- casa
- residência
French
- auberge
- logement
- séjourner
- relais (de poste, station)
- porter en soi (virus, enfant)
- être enceinte
- habiter
- habitation
| 778 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3m8.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 3026.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-41 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5bbf | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
465 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 命 【メイ】 order, command, decree, life, destiny, fate
- 命運 【メイウン】 fate, destiny
- 延命 【エンメイ】 keeping alive longer, prolonging life, life extension, life-support
- 十月革命 【ジュウガツカクメイ】 October Revolution
- 命婦 【ミョウブ】 title for high-ranking court ladies
- 延命 【エンメイ】 keeping alive longer, prolonging life, life extension, life-support
- 安心立命 【アンシンリツメイ】 spiritual peace and enlightenment, keeping an unperturbed mind through faith
Kun reading compounds
- 命 【いのち】 life, life force, lifetime, lifespan, most important thing, foundation, core, paired tattoos of the "life" kanji on the upper arms of a man and woman (indicating unwavering love), fate, destiny, karma
- 命からがら 【いのちからがら】 for dear life, barely escaping alive
- 貴い命 【たっといいのち】 precious life
- 露の命 【つゆのいのち】 life as evanescent as the dew
Readings
- Korean:
- myeong
Spanish
- orden
- mandato
- vida
Portuguese
- destino
- comando
- decreto
- vida
French
- destinée
- destin
- ordre
- décret
- vie
- nommer (à un poste)
| 519 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 416 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 394 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 388 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 430 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 387 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 411 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 671 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 578 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 587 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 997 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 325 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2553 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1303 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1772 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1412 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3473 | Morohashi |
| 2058 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 767 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1400 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1502 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 249 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 316 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2844 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a6.26 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-6 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 8062.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 547d | Unicode hex code |