| 2179 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 488 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2104 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 3050 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1555 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2126 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 14459 | Morohashi |
| 2398 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2549 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2511 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2571 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1147 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 李花 【リカ】 plum blossoms
- 李下 【リカ】 underneath a Japanese plum tree
- 行李 【コウリ】 wicker trunk, wicker luggage
- 柳行李 【ヤナギゴウリ】 wicker trunk
Kun reading compounds
- 李 【すもも】 Japanese plum (Prunus salicina), Chinese plum
- スピノサ李 【スピノサすもも】 blackthorn (Prunus spinosa), sloe
- 干し李 【ほしすもも】 prune
Readings
- Japanese names:
- もも、 い
- Korean:
- ri
Spanish
- ciruela
Portuguese
French
| 4a2.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-2 | SKIP code |
| 4040.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-91 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 674e | Unicode hex code |
ancestor, pioneer, founder
- On:
- ソ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
1226 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 祖 【ソ】 ancestor, forefather, progenitor, originator, pioneer, inventor, founder, grandfather
- 祖国 【ソコク】 homeland, motherland, fatherland, native country
- 元祖 【ガンソ】 originator, pioneer, inventor, founder, progenitor, primogenitor, founder of a family line
- 教祖 【キョウソ】 founder of a religious sect
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い
- Korean:
- jo
Spanish
- antepasado
- pionero
- fundador
Portuguese
- antecessor
- pioneiro
- fundador
French
- ancêtre
- pionnier
- fondateur
| 657 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 758 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 736 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1325 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3243 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 540 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 772 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 850 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 622 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 632 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 824 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1423 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1145 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 617 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 823 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1795 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 24664P | Morohashi |
| 914 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4083 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1779 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1918 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 701 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 673 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4e5.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 3721.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-36 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7956 | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 嫦娥 【ジョウガ】 Chang'e (Chinese goddess)
Readings
- Korean:
- a
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 1356 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 6331 | Morohashi |
| 1223 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 3e7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 4345.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-53-14 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5a25 | Unicode hex code |