| 234 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 153 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 137 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 30 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3231 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 203 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 76 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 406 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 308 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 308 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 60 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1418 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1042 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 562 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 745 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1101 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 24631P | Morohashi |
| 840 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4065 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1092 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1173 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 82 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 145 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
21 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 社 【シャ】 company, firm, office, association, society, (Shinto) shrine, regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour), counter for companies, shrines, etc., incorporated body, corporation, corporate juridical person
- 社員 【シャイン】 company employee, member of a corporation, company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
- 大社 【タイシャ】 grand shrine, famous shrine, Izumo Grand Shrine
- 親会社 【オヤガイシャ】 parent company
Kun reading compounds
- 社 【やしろ】 (Shinto) shrine
- 大社 【たいしゃ】 grand shrine, famous shrine, Izumo Grand Shrine
- 村のお社 【むらのおやしろ】 village shrine
Readings
- Japanese names:
- こそ
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- compañía
- asociación
- sociedad
- santuario shintoísta
Portuguese
- companhia
- firme
- escritório
- associação
- templo
French
- temple shinto
- compagnie
- firme
- bureau
- association
| 672 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4e3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 3421.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 793e | Unicode hex code |
employee, member, number, the one in charge
- On:
- イン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
54 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 員 【イン】 member
- 員数 【インズウ】 (total) number (of people or things), count, quota
- 随員 【ズイイン】 member of an entourage or retinue or party, attendant
- 執行委員 【シッコウイイン】 executive committee
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いな、 かず
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
- empleado
- miembro
- personal
Portuguese
- empregado
- membro
- número
- encarregado
French
- employé
- membre
- nombre (de personnes)
- personne en charge
| 349 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 248 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 228 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 47 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 928 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 374 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 139 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1167 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.15 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 163 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 163 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 395 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 329 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2822 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1454 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1958 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 56 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3633 | Morohashi |
| 2269 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 808 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 56 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 59 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 127 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 349 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3761 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3d7.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 6080.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-87 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 54e1 | Unicode hex code |
dormitory, hostel, villa, tea pavillion
- On:
- リョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1705 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 寮 【リョウ】 hostel, dormitory, bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system), tea-ceremony room, villa
- 寮生 【リョウセイ】 boarder, boarding student
- 大炊寮 【オオイリョウ】 Bureau of the Imperial Palace Kitchens (under the ritsuryō system)
- 女男性寮 【メオセイリョウ】 co-ed dormitory, mixed student accommodation
Readings
- Korean:
- ryo
Spanish
- dormitorio
- hostal
- residencia
- internado
Portuguese
- dormitório
- hospedaria
- palacete
- casa de chá
French
- dortoir
- foyer
- pavillon
- pavillon de thé
| 1910 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1462 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1340 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1459 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1219 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2364 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1323 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1405 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1183 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 498 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2984 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1526 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2079 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1724 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7325 | Morohashi |
| 2359 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1366 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1708 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1844 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1754 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 741 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3m12.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-12 | SKIP code |
| 3090.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5bee | Unicode hex code |