| 104 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 56 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 50 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 259 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2100 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 117 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 185 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 295 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 248 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 248 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 117 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 966 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3042 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1549 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2120 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 26 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13742 | Morohashi |
| 2390 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2419 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 26 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 26 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 409 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 55 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
402 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 早急 【ソウキュウ】 immediate, prompt, quick, rapid, urgent, pressing
- 早期 【ソウキ】 early stage
- 時期早々 【ジキソウソウ】 premature
- 尚早 【ショウソウ】 prematurity
- 早急 【ソウキュウ】 immediate, prompt, quick, rapid, urgent, pressing
- 早速 【サッソク】 at once, immediately, without delay, promptly
Kun reading compounds
- 早い 【はやい】 fast, quick, rapid, swift, speedy, brisk, prompt, early, soon, earlier than usual, premature, too soon, too early, easy, simple, quick, fast, as soon as ..., the moment ..., the instant ...
- 早いこと 【はやいこと】 quickly
- 早 【はや】 already, now, by this time, quick, early, fast, rapid
- 甲矢 【はや】 arrow with feathers that curve to the left (the first of two arrows to be fired)
- 千早 【ちはや】 thin, white ceremonial haori worn by miko
- 早々 【はやはや】 quickly
- 早まる 【はやまる】 to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours), to be moved up, to be advanced, to be hasty, to be rash, to quicken, to speed up, to gather speed
- 早める 【はやめる】 to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours), to advance, to hasten (e.g. one's death), to expedite, to precipitate, to quicken (e.g. one's step), to speed up, to accelerate
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さか、 さわ、 そ、 わ
- Korean:
- jo
Spanish
- temprano
- rápido
- pronto
- apresurarse
- precipitarse
- acelerar
Portuguese
- cedo
- rápido
French
- tôt
- rapide
| 3855 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-2 | SKIP code |
| 6040.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 65e9 | Unicode hex code |
川
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
181 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 川柳 【センリュウ】 senryū, comic haiku, humorous seventeen-mora poem
- 川きゅう 【センキュウ】 cnidium rhizome (Cnidium officinale)
- 山川 【サンセン】 mountains and rivers
- 四川 【シセン】 Sichuan (China), Szechuan, Szechwan
Kun reading compounds
- 川 【かわ】 river, stream, River, the ... river
- 川上 【かわかみ】 upper reaches of a river, upstream
- 堀川 【ほりかわ】 canal
- 山川 【さんせん】 mountains and rivers
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 こ、 さわ
- Korean:
- cheon
Spanish
- arroyo
- río
Portuguese
- corrente
- rio
French
- rivière
- fleuve
- radical rivière (no. 47)
| 39 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 59 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 48 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 111 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1447 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 41 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 49 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 20 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 33 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 33 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 101 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 548 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 6 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 129 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8673 | Morohashi |
| 6 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1526 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 127 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 134 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 196 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 21 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1254 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-1-2 | SKIP code |
| 2200.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5ddd | Unicode hex code |
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
| 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) |
| 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 grade 6
1030 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 孝 【コウ】 filial piety
- 孝行 【コウコウ】 filial piety, showing devotion (to someone)
- 親不孝 【オヤフコウ】 lack of filial piety, disobedience to one's parents
- 不孝 【フコウ】 undutifulness to one's parents, lack of filial piety, (the crime of) cursing one's parents, disowning one's child
- 孝 【コウ】 filial piety
- 不孝 【フコウ】 undutifulness to one's parents, lack of filial piety, (the crime of) cursing one's parents, disowning one's child
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たか、 たかし、 のり、 よし
- Korean:
- hyo
Spanish
- devoción filial
- deber filial
Portuguese
- piedade filial
- respeito pelas crianças
French
- piété filiale
- respect des anciens
| 781 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 870 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 860 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1249 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 773 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 865 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1204 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 541 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 542 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 551 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 738 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 459 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3973 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2044 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2761 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1261 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 6952 | Morohashi |
| 3205 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1289 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1253 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1342 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 850 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1447 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2k4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 3-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 4-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 4-7-4 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-2 | SKIP code |
| 3-4-2 | SKIP code |
| 4440.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-07 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5b5d | Unicode hex code |