| 738 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 826 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 807 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 707 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3008 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 581 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 746 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1497 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1061 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1106 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1196 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1342 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3195 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1651 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2241 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1814 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 21854 | Morohashi |
| 2584 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3757 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1797 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1936 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 918 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
631 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 異 【イ】 difference (of opinion), strange, odd, unusual, different
- 異議 【イギ】 objection, dissent, protest
- 天変地異 【テンペンチイ】 natural disaster, cataclysm
- 小異 【ショウイ】 minor difference
Kun reading compounds
- 異 【こと】 difference (from one another), different thing, other, unusual, extraordinary
- 異なる 【ことなる】 to differ, to be different, to disagree, to vary, to diverge
- 異なる 【ことなる】 to differ, to be different, to disagree, to vary, to diverge
- 異 【こと】 difference (from one another), different thing, other, unusual, extraordinary
- 異な 【けな】 exceptional, praiseworthy, laudable
Readings
- Korean:
- i
Spanish
- raro
- extraño
- inusual
- diferente
Portuguese
- incomum
- esquisito
- estranho
- raro
- curioso
- maravilhoso
French
- inhabituel
- bizarrerie
- étrangeté
- surprenant
- curieux
- extraordinaire
| 3661 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5f6.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-6 | SKIP code |
| 2-9-2 | SKIP code |
| 6080.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-59 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7570 | 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 |