| 541 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 638 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 609 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 788 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3683 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 637 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 837 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 334 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 543 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 552 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 737 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1576 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3963 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2040 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2754 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1259 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 28842 | Morohashi |
| 3197 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4696 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1251 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1340 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 472 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
803 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 老 【ロウ】 old age, age, old people, the old, the aged, senior, elder, I, me, my humble self
- 老化 【ロウカ】 ageing, aging, senile deterioration
- 養老 【ヨウロウ】 making provision for the elderly, making provision for one's old age, spending one's old age in comfort, Yōrō era (717.11.17-724.2.4)
- 敬老 【ケイロウ】 respect for the aged
Kun reading compounds
- 老いる 【おいる】 to age, to grow old
- 老ける 【ふける】 to age, to grow old (esp. in appearance), to show marks of age
Readings
- Japanese names:
- えび、 おい、 び
- Korean:
- ro
Spanish
- envejecer
- viejo
- experimentado
- hacerse viejo
Portuguese
- velho
- velhice
- envelhecer
French
- vieillard
- âgé
- vieillir
| 1456 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2k4.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-4-2 | SKIP code |
| 4471.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-47-23 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8001 | Unicode hex code |
sire, good belt, gentleman
- On:
- シン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1790 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 紳士 【シンシ】 gentleman
- 紳士協定 【シンシキョウテイ】 gentlemen's agreement
- 貴紳 【キシン】 noble, men of rank, notables
- 縉紳 【シンシン】 person of rank, person of status, ranked official
Readings
- Japanese names:
- まこと
- Korean:
- sin
Spanish
- noble
- caballero
Portuguese
- sire
- cavalheiro
- artigos p/ cavalheiros
French
- gentilhomme
- seigneur
- écharpe de chevalier
| 1439 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1080 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3518 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1645 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1628 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1109 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1161 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1299 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1528 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1690 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 901 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1221 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1373 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27348 | Morohashi |
| 1334 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4467 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1361 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1461 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1474 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2755 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a5.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-5 | SKIP code |
| 2590.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-34 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7d33 | Unicode hex code |
士
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
526 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 士 【シ】 man (esp. one who is well-respected), samurai, person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed), member
- 士官 【シカン】 officer
- 飛行士 【ヒコウシ】 pilot
- 公認会計士 【コウニンカイケイシ】 certified public accountant
Kun reading compounds
- 侍 【さむらい】 warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period), samurai, man in attendance (on a person of high standing), retainer
- 二四六九士 【にしむくさむらい】 nishimuku samurai (mnemonic for remembering the months with fewer than 31 days)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 ま
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- caballero
- samurai
- hombre
Portuguese
- cavalheiro
- samurai
French
- gentilhomme
- samouraï
- radical samouraï (no. 33)
| 410 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 521 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 494 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 301 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1160 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 59 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1173 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 41 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 572 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 581 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 755 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 393 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4213 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2129 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2877 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 325 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5638 | Morohashi |
| 3405 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1117 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 319 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 341 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 386 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 441 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1472 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3p0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 4010.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-46 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 58eb | Unicode hex code |