| 718 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 812 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 791 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 325 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4980 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 680 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 983 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 374 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 513 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 522 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 781 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 725 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 320 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 203 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 242 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1311 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 41576 | Morohashi |
| 270 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6429 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1302 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1399 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 326 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 674 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
331 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 防衛施設庁 【ボウエイシセツチョウ】 (Japanese) Defense Facilities Administration Agency (Defence)
- 防衛 【ボウエイ】 defense, defence, protection
- 砂防 【サボウ】 erosion control
- 攻防 【コウボウ】 offense and defense, offence and defence
Kun reading compounds
- 防ぐ 【ふせぐ】 to defend against, to protect against, to prevent, to avert, to avoid
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あた、 う、 ほう
- Korean:
- bang
Spanish
- defender
- proteger
- aguantar
- prevenir
- presa
- banco
Portuguese
- desligar
- defender
- proteger
- resistir
French
- prévenir (un danger)
- défendre
- protéger
- résister
| 3645 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2d4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 1-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 7022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-41 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9632 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
400 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 衛星 【エイセイ】 (natural) satellite, moon, (artificial) satellite
- 衛生 【エイセイ】 hygiene, sanitation, health
- 自衛 【ジエイ】 self-defense, self-defence
- 専守防衛 【センシュボウエイ】 nonaggressive defense (policy) (defence)
- 衛星 【エイセイ】 (natural) satellite, moon, (artificial) satellite
- 衛生 【エイセイ】 hygiene, sanitation, health
- 近衛 【コノエ】 Imperial Guards
- 兵衛 【ヒョウエ】 middle palace guard (ritsuryō system)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- もり、 い、 まもる
- Korean:
- wi
Spanish
- defensa
- protección
- guardián
Portuguese
- defesa
- proteção
French
- défense
- protection
| 551 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 646 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 617 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 394 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1639 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 686 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1722 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2452 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 815 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 834 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 780 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1617 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 938 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 526 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 686 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1661 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 34073 | Morohashi |
| 760 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1776 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1646 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1775 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 287 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 813 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2053 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3i13.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-13 | SKIP code |
| 2122.1 | Four corner code |
| 2150.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 885b | Unicode hex code |
inter-, mutual, together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
45 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 相 【ソウ】 aspect, appearance, look, physiognomy (as an indication of one's fortune), aspect, phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
- 相違 【ソウイ】 difference, discrepancy, variation
- 実相 【ジッソウ】 reality, real state of affairs, true state of affairs, true form of all things as they are, ultimate reality
- 世相 【セソウ】 social conditions, phase of life, (sign of) the times, state of society
- 相 【ショウ】 minister (of a government department)
- 相伴 【ショウバン】 partaking, participating, taking part in, sharing (something with someone)
- 厚相 【コウショウ】 Welfare Minister
- 宰相 【サイショウ】 prime minister, premier, chancellor
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 い、 おう、 さ、 さが、 すけ
- Korean:
- sang
Spanish
- apariencia
- aspecto
- fase
- ministro de estado
- conjuntamente
- mutuamente
Portuguese
- inter-
- mútuo
- juntamente
- mutuamente
- ministro de estado
- conselheiro
- aspecto
- face
- fisionomia
French
- inter-
- mutuel
- ensemble
- ministre
- aspect
- phase
- physionomie
| 452 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 348 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 530 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 66 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2241 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 97 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 759 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 868 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 146 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 146 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 391 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1383 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1120 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 609 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 808 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 213 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 23151 | Morohashi |
| 900 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3920 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 209 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 222 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 111 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 334 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1879 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 4690.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 76f8 | Unicode hex code |