| 1346 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1720 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 184 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1681 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1415 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 341 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1503 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1602 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1768 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1049 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4344 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2200 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2960 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 226 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14424 | Morohashi |
| 3531 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2546 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 221 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 235 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1081 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1788 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 朱 【シュ】 vermillion (colour), cinnabar, red orange, vermillion (pigment), cinnabar ink stick, correction written in red ink
- 銖 【シュ】 shu, unit of weight, 1/24th of a ryō, shu, Edo-period unit of currency, 1/16th of a ryō
- 堆朱 【ツイシュ】 red lacquerware with patterns carved in relief
- 銀朱 【ギンシュ】 vermilion (pigment)
Kun reading compounds
- 朱 【あけ】 red, vermilion, cinnabar, scarlet
- 朱に染まる 【あけにそまる】 to welter in blood, to be covered in blood
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 あか、 あき、 す
- Korean:
- ju
Spanish
- bermellón
- rojo oscuro
- antigua unidad monetaria
Portuguese
- vermelhão
- zinabre
- escarlate
- vermelho
- ensangüentado
French
- vermillon
- rouge
- écarlate
- sanglant
| 2464 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a6.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-6-3 | SKIP code |
| 2590.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-75 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6731 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
622 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 友 【ユウ】 friend, affection (for siblings)
- 友愛 【ユウアイ】 fraternity, friendship
- 戦友 【センユウ】 comrade in arms, war buddy, fellow soldier
- 盟友 【メイユウ】 sworn friend
Kun reading compounds
- 友 【とも】 friend, companion, comrade, pal, accompaniment, companion (e.g. book), complement, accessory
- 友達 【ともだち】 friend, companion
- リア友 【リアとも】 real-life friend (as opposed to online friend)
- 酒のお供 【さけのおとも】 appetizer or snack served with drinks, accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink
Readings
- Japanese names:
- う、 ど、 ゆ
- Korean:
- u
Spanish
- amigo
- compañero
Portuguese
- amigo
French
- ami
| 145 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 234 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 214 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 543 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 858 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 158 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 30 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 70 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 264 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 264 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 79 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 268 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3670 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1873 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2553 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 711 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3119 | Morohashi |
| 2952 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 672 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 704 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 760 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 451 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 104 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1467 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2h2.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 4-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 4004.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-07 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 53cb | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1389 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 貞 【テイ】 firm adherence to one's principles, chastity (of a woman)
- 貞潔 【テイケツ】 chastity, purity
- シロウト童貞 【シロウトドウテイ】 man who has never had sex except with sex workers
- 不貞 【フテイ】 unfaithfulness, infidelity, unchastity
- 貞永 【ジョウエイ】 Jōei era (1232.4.2-1233.4.15)
- 貞応 【ジョウオウ】 Jōō era (1222.4.13-1224.11.20)
Kun reading compounds
- 貞はる 【さだはる】 to harp too long on a subject
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さざ、 ただし、 りょう
- Korean:
- jeong
Spanish
- recto
- justo
- constante
- casto
Portuguese
- correto
- casto
- constância
- retidão
French
- intègre
- chasteté
- pureté
- vertu
| 1615 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1318 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 803 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1238 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1776 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 982 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1681 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1796 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1764 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1721 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2586 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1321 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1792 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 55 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 36658 | Morohashi |
| 2083 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5768 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 55 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 58 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1295 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1261 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2m7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 2-7-2 | SKIP code |
| 2180.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-36-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8c9e | Unicode hex code |