| 339 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 441 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 417 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 436 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2829 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 456 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 545 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2018 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 259 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 259 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1079 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 790 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3133 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1606 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2191 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 745 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10947 | Morohashi |
| 2492 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1927 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 737 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 796 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 268 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 602 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
640 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 愛 【アイ】 love, affection, care, attachment, craving, desire, agape, Ireland
- 愛犬 【アイケン】 pet dog, beloved dog, love of dogs, fondness for dogs
- 友愛 【ユウアイ】 fraternity, friendship
- 同性愛 【ドウセイアイ】 homosexuality, homosexual love
Kun reading compounds
- 愛しい 【いとしい】 lovely, dear, beloved, darling, dearest, pitiable, pitiful
- 悲しい 【かなしい】 sad, miserable, unhappy, sorrowful, sad, lamentable, deplorable, grievous
- 愛でる 【めでる】 to love, to cherish, to admire, to appreciate
- 惜しむ 【おしむ】 to be frugal, to be sparing, to value, to hold dear, to regret (e.g. a loss), to feel sorry (for), to be unwilling, to be reluctant
- 愛 【まな】 beloved, dear
- 愛弟子 【まなでし】 favorite pupil, favourite pupil, teacher's pet
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 あし、 え、 かな、 なる、 めぐ、 めぐみ、 よし、 ちか
- Korean:
- ae
Spanish
- amor
- afecto
- favorito
Portuguese
- amor
- afeição
- favorito
French
- amour
- affection
- favori
| 2067 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4i10.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-9 | SKIP code |
| 2-6-7 | SKIP code |
| 2-1-12 | SKIP code |
| 2024.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-06 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 611b | Unicode hex code |
appellation, praise, admire, name, title, fame
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
985 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 称 【ショウ】 name, title, designation, fame, reputation
- 称号 【ショウゴウ】 title, name, degree
- 通称 【ツウショウ】 popular name, common name, nickname, alias
- 公称 【コウショウ】 public name, announcing publicly, nominal
Kun reading compounds
- 称える 【たたえる】 to praise, to extol, to hail, to laud, to celebrate
- 称える 【となえる】 to call (by a name), to name
- 褒める 【ほめる】 to praise, to commend, to compliment, to speak well of, to speak highly of
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ね
- Korean:
- ching
Spanish
- llamar
- nombrar
- alabar
- apelativo
- nombre
Portuguese
- apelação
- elogio
- admirar
- nome
- título
- fama
French
- appellation
- louanges
- admirer
- nom
- titre
- renommée
| 815 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 714 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1187 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3280 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 736 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1586 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1118 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 978 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1011 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1554 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1433 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1491 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 788 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1075 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 914 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 25016P | Morohashi |
| 1160 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4139 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 905 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 971 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1374 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2241 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5d5.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-5 | SKIP code |
| 2899.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-46 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 79f0 | Unicode hex code |