| 1923 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1361 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5056 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1299 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1891 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2390 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1168 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1225 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1688 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1867 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3480 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1793 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2442 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1808 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 42309P | Morohashi |
| 2805 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6532 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1791 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1930 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1815 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1458 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 霊 【レイ】 soul, spirit, departed soul, ghost
- 霊園 【レイエン】 (garden) cemetery, park-style cemetery, memorial park
- 心霊 【シンレイ】 spirit (e.g. human spirit), soul, spirit, ghost, ethereal being
- 英霊 【エイレイ】 spirits of war dead, person of great ability, soul of a talented person
- 霊 【リョウ】 vengeful spirit, revengeful ghost
- 霊異 【レイイ】 miracle, wonder, wondrous thing
- 怨霊 【オンリョウ】 revengeful ghost, apparition
- 新精霊 【アラショウリョウ】 spirit of someone on the first Obon after their death
Kun reading compounds
- 魂 【たましい】 soul, spirit
- 魂送り 【たまおくり】 sending off the spirits of the dead
Readings
- Korean:
- ryeong
Spanish
- espíritu
- alma
- dios
Portuguese
- espíritos
- alma
- fantasmas
French
- esprits
- âmes
| 3174 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8d7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-8-7 | SKIP code |
| 1010.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 970a | 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
4 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 会 【カイ】 meeting, assembly, party, gathering, conference, athletic meet, society, association, club
- 会員 【カイイン】 member, the membership
- 例会 【レイカイ】 regular meeting
- 際会 【サイカイ】 meeting, facing, confronting
- 会 【エ】 gathering (esp. Buddhist, festive, etc.)
- 会釈 【エシャク】 slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude), nod, salutation, consideration, thoughtfulness
- 法会 【ホウエ】 Buddhist service (e.g. memorial service)
- 御斎会 【ゴサイエ】 imperial event at which high monks recited the Golden Light Sutra to pray for national security and good harvests (held annually at the palace from the 8th to the 14th of the first lunar month, between the Nara and Muromachi periods)
Kun reading compounds
- 会う 【あう】 to meet, to encounter, to see, to have an accident, to have a bad experience
- 逢うは別れの始め 【あうはわかれのはじめ】 we meet only to part, meeting is the first step to parting
- 会わせる 【あわせる】 to make (someone) to meet, to let (someone) meet, to expose to, to subject to
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あい、 い
- Korean:
- hoe, goe, gwal
Spanish
- asociación
- reunión
- encontrarse con
- reunirse
Portuguese
- encontro
- reunião
- festa
- associação
- entrevista
- une
French
- réunion
- rencontre
- meeting
- parti
- association
- entrevue
- rejoindre
| 54 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 93 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 87 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 12 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 381 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 116 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 14 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 454 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 158 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 158 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 59 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 47 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2512 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1275 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1741 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 759 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 460 | Morohashi |
| 2020 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 143 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 752 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 814 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 16 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 119 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2871 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a4.19 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 8073.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4f1a | Unicode hex code |