| 438 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 341 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 514 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 278 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 783 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 384 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 227 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1228 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 422 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 428 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 242 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1385 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2616 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1337 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1813 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 75 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 23236 | Morohashi |
| 2111 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3926 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 75 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 79 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 195 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 358 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
279 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 真 【シン】 truth, reality, genuineness, seriousness, truth, printed style writing, star performer
- 真意 【シンイ】 real intention, true motive, true meaning
- 組み写真 【クミシャシン】 composite or montage photograph
- 迫真 【ハクシン】 realistic, true to life
Kun reading compounds
- 真 【ま】 just, right, due (east), pure, genuine, true, truth
- 誠 【まこと】 truth, reality, fact, sincerity, honesty, faithfulness, good faith, indeed, really, absolutely, truly, actually, very, quite
- 秀真 【ほつま】 Hotsuma (script)
- 誠 【まこと】 truth, reality, fact, sincerity, honesty, faithfulness, good faith, indeed, really, absolutely, truly, actually, very, quite
- 誠に 【まことに】 indeed, really, absolutely, truly, actually, very, quite
- 嘘から出たまこと 【うそからでたまこと】 something intended as a lie or joke which (by chance) ends up being true, lie turned truth
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さな、 さね、 ただ、 ただし、 なお、 のり、 まあ、 まこ、 まさ、 まっ、 まど、 まな、 まゆ、 みち、 も
- Korean:
- jin
Spanish
- verdad
- realidad
- puro
- genuino
- verdadero
Portuguese
- verdadeiro
- realidade
- seita do Budismo
French
- exact
- vrai
- réalité
- secte bouddhiste
| 1561 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2k8.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-8 | SKIP code |
| 2-7-3 | SKIP code |
| 4080.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 771f | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
2369 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 養鯉 【ヨウリ】 carp breeding
Kun reading compounds
- 鯉 【こい】 common carp (Cyprinus carpio), koi carp
- 鯉口 【こいぐち】 mouth of a (sword) sheath
- 俎上の鯉 【そじょうのこい】 someone doomed to their fate, fish on the chopping board
- まな板の上の鯉 【まないたのうえのこい】 someone doomed to their fate, fish on the chopping board
Readings
- Korean:
- ri
Spanish
- carpa
Portuguese
French
- carpe
| 5299 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1991 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2764 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2271 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2358 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1211 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1658 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 178 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 46182 | Morohashi |
| 1879 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6874 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 176 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 188 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 11a7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-11-7 | SKIP code |
| 2631.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9bc9 | Unicode hex code |