| 260 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 166 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 149 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 381 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4293 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 211 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 248 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2544 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 175 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 175 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 249 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1647 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2264 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1172 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1599 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1518 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 34918 | Morohashi |
| 1799 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5534 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1504 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1621 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 315 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 237 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
406 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 親 【シン】 intimacy, closeness, friendliness, close relative, pro- (e.g. pro-American)
- 親衛 【シンエイ】 monarch's guards
- 懇親 【コンシン】 friendship, intimacy
- 近親 【キンシン】 near relative
Kun reading compounds
- 親 【おや】 parent, parents, mother and father, dealer, banker, founder, inventor, (pet) owner, key, parent (organization), main, ancestor, forefather
- 親方 【おやかた】 master, boss, chief, foreman, supervisor, stable master, craftsman, artisan, foster parent
- 生みの親 【うみのおや】 biological parent, founder, creator
- 里親 【さとおや】 foster parent, foster parents, (pet) caretaker
- 親しい 【したしい】 close (e.g. friend), familiar, friendly, intimate, familiar (e.g. story), well-known (to one), close (relatives), closely related
- 親しむ 【したしむ】 to be intimate with, to befriend
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぎ、 ちか、 のり
- Korean:
- chin
Spanish
- padre
- madre
- familiares
- íntimo
- personalmente
- padres
- hacerse amigo
- intimar
Portuguese
- pai
- intimidade
- parente
- familiaridade
- crupiê
French
- parent
- parenté
- intimité
- familiarité
- donneur (cartes)
| 457 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5b11.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-9-7 | SKIP code |
| 0691.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-38 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 89aa | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
640 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 愛 【アイ】 love, affection, care, attachment, craving, desire, agape, Ireland
- 愛犬 【アイケン】 pet dog, beloved dog, love of dogs, fondness for dogs
- 友愛 【ユウアイ】 fraternity, friendship
- 同性愛 【ドウセイアイ】 homosexuality, homosexual love
Kun reading compounds
- 愛しい 【いとしい】 lovely, dear, beloved, darling, dearest, pitiable, pitiful
- 悲しい 【かなしい】 sad, miserable, unhappy, sorrowful, sad, lamentable, deplorable, grievous
- 愛でる 【めでる】 to love, to cherish, to admire, to appreciate
- 惜しむ 【おしむ】 to be frugal, to be sparing, to value, to hold dear, to regret (e.g. a loss), to feel sorry (for), to be unwilling, to be reluctant
- 愛 【まな】 beloved, dear
- 愛弟子 【まなでし】 favorite pupil, favourite pupil, teacher's pet
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 あし、 え、 かな、 なる、 めぐ、 めぐみ、 よし、 ちか
- Korean:
- ae
Spanish
- amor
- afecto
- favorito
Portuguese
- amor
- afeição
- favorito
French
- amour
- affection
- favori
| 339 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 441 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 417 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 436 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2829 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 456 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 545 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2018 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 259 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 259 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1079 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 790 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3133 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1606 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2191 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 745 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10947 | Morohashi |
| 2492 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1927 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 737 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 796 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 268 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 602 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2067 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4i10.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-9 | SKIP code |
| 2-6-7 | SKIP code |
| 2-1-12 | SKIP code |
| 2024.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-06 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 611b | 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 |