| 150 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 64 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 75 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 420 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2210 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 57 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 197 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 633 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 127 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 127 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 459 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1081 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1071 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 577 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 765 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 200 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14551 | Morohashi |
| 861 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2590 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 196 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 208 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 75 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
林
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N2
656 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 林道 【リンドウ】 path through forest, woodland path, logging road
- 林業 【リンギョウ】 forestry
- 雑木林 【ゾウキバヤシ】 grove of miscellaneous trees, copse, coppice, thicket
- 農林 【ノウリン】 agriculture and forestry
Kun reading compounds
- 林 【はやし】 wood, woods, forest, grove, copse, thicket, bunch (of something), cluster, line, collection
- 林原美術館 【はやしばらびじゅつかん】 Hayashibara Museum of Art
Readings
- Japanese names:
- し
- Korean:
- rim
Spanish
- arboleda
- soto
Portuguese
- bosque
- floresta
French
- bois (petite forêt)
- bois
| 1864 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 4499.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-51 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6797 | 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 junior high
JLPT level N1
1970 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 崇拝 【スウハイ】 worship, adoration, admiration, cult
- 崇高 【スウコウ】 lofty, sublime, noble, the sublime (aesthetics)
- 尊崇 【ソンスウ】 reverence, veneration
Kun reading compounds
- 崇める 【あがめる】 to revere, to respect, to worship
Readings
- Japanese names:
- す、 たか、 たかし、 たかむ
- Korean:
- sung
Spanish
- respetar
- reverenciar
- noble
Portuguese
- Adorar (divindade)
- respeitar
- reverenciar
French
- adoration
- respect
- révérer
- culte
| 1465 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1855 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1429 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1263 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1242 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1774 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1424 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1513 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1664 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 546 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2864 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1479 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1990 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1110 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8152 | Morohashi |
| 2297 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1490 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1101 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1182 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1425 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1241 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3o8.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 2-6-5 | SKIP code |
| 2290.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-82 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5d07 | Unicode hex code |