| 1607 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 786 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 34033 | Morohashi |
| 1739 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 衍字 【エンジ】 superfluous character, character added by mistake
- 衍文 【エンブン】 (inadvertent) redundancy in a text
- 敷衍 【フエン】 expatiation, enlargement (e.g. on a point), elaboration, amplification, clear explanation, paraphrasing
Readings
- Korean:
- yeon
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 3i6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 2110.3 | Four corner code |
| 2122.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-62-07 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 884d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1165 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 聖 【セイ】 Saint, St., S., sacred, holy, pure
- 聖域 【セイイキ】 sacred precincts, sanctuary, consecrated ground, holy ground, issue that is regarded as being off-limits, matter that is not up for discussion
- 棋聖 【キセイ】 great master of go, great master of shogi
- 亜聖 【アセイ】 sage of the second order
- 精霊 【ショウリョウ】 spirit of the deceased
- 聖者 【セイジャ】 saint
- 大聖 【ダイショウ】 Buddha, high-ranked bodhisattva
- 仏餉 【ブッショウ】 rice offered to Buddha
Kun reading compounds
- 聖 【ひじり】 highly virtuous monk, monk, Buddhist solitary, Buddhist missionary, saint (i.e. a virtuous person), emperor, master, expert
- 聖心 【せいしん】 Sacred Heart
- 高野聖 【こうやひじり】 Mount Kōya missionary (usu. low-ranking monk), Lethocerus deyrollei (species of giant water bug)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- きよ、 さと、 さとし、 せ、 たか、 ただ、 ひろ、 まさ、 み
- Korean:
- seong
Spanish
- santo
- sagrado
- sabio
- relacionado con cristianismo
Portuguese
- santo
- sagrado
- sábio
- mestre
- padre
French
- saint
- sage
- maître
- prêtre
| 824 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 922 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 911 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1306 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2960 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 663 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1663 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2030 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 674 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 686 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 580 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1583 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3509 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1812 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2464 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 833 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 29074P | Morohashi |
| 2830 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4727 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 825 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 888 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 962 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3272 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4f9.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-9-4 | SKIP code |
| 1610.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8056 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
118 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 公 【コウ】 public affair, government matter, the state, the government, the public, duke, prince, Sir, Lord, familiar or derogatory suffix
- 公安 【コウアン】 public safety, public welfare
- 大公 【タイコウ】 archduke
- 乃公 【ダイコウ】 I, me
- 公家 【クゲ】 court noble, nobility, kuge, Imperial Court
- 公廨 【クガイ】 government office
- 夙 【シュク】 outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period
Kun reading compounds
- 公 【おおやけ】 official, governmental, formal, public (use, matter, forum, etc.), common, being public knowledge, being out in the open, exposure to public view
- 公所 【おおやけどころ】 imperial court, government office, imperial land, government land
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あきら、 き、 きみ、 きん、 たか、 ただし、 とも、 ひろ、 まさ
- Korean:
- gong
Spanish
- público
- imparcial
- oficial
Portuguese
- público
- príncipe
- oficial
- governamental
French
- public
- prince
- officiel
- gouvernemental
| 210 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 126 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 277 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 122 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 579 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 219 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 341 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 156 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 126 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 126 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 323 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 152 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2468 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1249 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1715 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 792 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1452 | Morohashi |
| 1974 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 372 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 784 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 847 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 212 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 92 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2071 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2o2.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 8073.0 | Four corner code |
| 8073.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 516c | Unicode hex code |