| 415 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 307 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 291 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1094 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4360 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 648 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1750 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1933 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 570 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 579 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 945 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1681 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1924 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1024 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1384 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 352 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 35427 | Morohashi |
| 1524 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5610 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 346 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 370 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 420 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N1
1196 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 詩 【シ】 poem, poetry, verse, Chinese poem
- 詩歌 【シイカ】 Japanese and Chinese poetry, poetry, poems
- 風物詩 【フウブツシ】 feature of the season, something characteristic of a particular season, poem about natural scenery or a particular season
- 近代詩 【キンダイシ】 modern poetry, modern-style poetry
Kun reading compounds
- 歌 【うた】 song, singing, classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka), modern poetry
- 悪魔の詩 【あくまのうた】 The Satanic Verses (novel by Salman Rushdie)
- 唐歌 【からうた】 Chinese poem
Readings
- Korean:
- si
Spanish
- poema
- poesía
Portuguese
- poema
- poesia
French
- poème
- poésie
| 3048 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7a6.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-6 | SKIP code |
| 0464.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-77 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8a69 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
622 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 友 【ユウ】 friend, affection (for siblings)
- 友愛 【ユウアイ】 fraternity, friendship
- 戦友 【センユウ】 comrade in arms, war buddy, fellow soldier
- 盟友 【メイユウ】 sworn friend
Kun reading compounds
- 友 【とも】 friend, companion, comrade, pal, accompaniment, companion (e.g. book), complement, accessory
- 友達 【ともだち】 friend, companion
- リア友 【リアとも】 real-life friend (as opposed to online friend)
- 酒のお供 【さけのおとも】 appetizer or snack served with drinks, accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink
Readings
- Japanese names:
- う、 ど、 ゆ
- Korean:
- u
Spanish
- amigo
- compañero
Portuguese
- amigo
French
- ami
| 145 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 234 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 214 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 543 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 858 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 158 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 30 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 70 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 264 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 264 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 79 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 268 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3670 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1873 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2553 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 711 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3119 | Morohashi |
| 2952 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 672 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 704 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 760 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 451 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 104 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1467 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2h2.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 4-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 4004.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-07 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 53cb | Unicode hex code |