| 842 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 948 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 936 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1040 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1653 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 632 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1289 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 705 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1348 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1431 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 758 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 773 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3087 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1575 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2154 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 609 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10353 | Morohashi |
| 2433 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1801 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 602 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 648 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 869 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
loyalty, fidelity, faithfulness
- On:
- チュウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1113 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 忠 【チュウ】 loyalty, devotion, fidelity, faithfulness, inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryō system)
- 忠臣 【チュウシン】 loyal retainer, loyal subject
- 誠忠 【セイチュウ】 loyalty
- 不忠 【フチュウ】 disloyalty, infidelity
Readings
- Japanese names:
- きよし、 たた、 ただ、 ただし、 なお
- Korean:
- chung
Spanish
- lealtad
- fidelidad
Portuguese
- lealdade
- fidelidade
French
- loyauté
- fidélité
| 1658 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4k4.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 5033.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5fe0 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1748 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 魂 【コン】 Yang energy, spirit
- 魂胆 【コンタン】 ulterior motive, plot, scheme, complicated circumstances, intricacies
- 鎮魂 【チンコン】 repose of a soul, ceremony for the repose of a departed soul
- 入魂 【ニュウコン】 putting one's heart and soul (into), giving one's all, breathing a soul into (e.g. a Buddhist statue), intimacy, familiarity
Kun reading compounds
- 魂 【たましい】 soul, spirit, mind, willpower, vitality, something as important as one's own life, something invaluable, inherent spirit of something, state of mind
- 魂不死説 【たましいふしせつ】 (theory of) the immortality of the soul
- 一寸の虫にも五分の魂 【いっすんのむしにもごぶのたましい】 tread on a worm and it will turn, even a tiny bug will defend itself, even the weakest and smallest beings have their own wills, so do not make light of them
- 死せる魂 【しせるたましい】 Dead Souls (novel by Gogol), Myortvye dushi
- 魂 【たましい】 soul, spirit, mind, willpower, vitality, something as important as one's own life, something invaluable, inherent spirit of something, state of mind
- 魂送り 【たまおくり】 sending off the spirits of the dead
- 稲魂 【うかのみたま】 god of food (esp. of rice)
- 亡き魂 【なきたま】 departed soul, spirit
Readings
- Korean:
- hon
Spanish
- alma
- espíritu
- corazón
Portuguese
- alma
- espírito
French
- âme
- esprit
| 1280 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1655 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5278 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1584 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1917 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2488 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1525 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1626 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1754 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1927 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1346 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 729 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 975 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2040 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 45787 | Morohashi |
| 1063 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6835 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2021 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2177 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1746 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3057 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5f9.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-10 | SKIP code |
| 1671.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-18 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9b42 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1792 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 碑 【イシブミ】 stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations), stele, stela
- 碑文 【ヒブン】 inscription, epitaph, epigraph
- 詩碑 【シヒ】 monument (stele, gravestone, etc.) engraved with a poem
- 慰霊碑 【イレイヒ】 cenotaph, memorial monument
Kun reading compounds
- 碑 【いしぶみ】 stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations), stele, stela
Readings
- Korean:
- bi
Spanish
- lápida sepulcral
- mausoleo
Portuguese
- lápide
- monumento
French
- pierre tombale
- monument
| 1731 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1718 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3206 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1758 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1573 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1908 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1522 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1623 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1771 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1408 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1553 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 820 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1122 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1526 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 24364P | Morohashi |
| 1213 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4028 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1512 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1630 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1718 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3355 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5a9.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-9 | SKIP code |
| 1664.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7891 | Unicode hex code |