| 5099 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2542 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2259 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1598 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 42850X | Morohashi |
| 6587 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2784 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2805 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鞘翅類 【ショウシルイ】 coleopterans, beetles
- 髄鞘 【ズイショウ】 myelin sheath (around the axon of a neuron)
- 葉鞘 【ヨウショウ】 leaf sheath, vagina
Kun reading compounds
- 鞘 【さや】 scabbard, sheath, cap (on pen, brush, etc.), case, sleeve, margin (between two prices), spread, markup, commission, enclosure, outer fence
- 鞘当て 【さやあて】 rivalry in love, rivalry for the heart of a woman, quarrel over something trivial, storm in a teacup, quarrel between two samurai due to an (accidental) clash of sheaths while crossing paths
- 元サヤ 【もとサヤ】 getting back together, being reconciled, returning to normal
- 弓は袋に太刀は鞘 【ゆみはふくろにたちはさや】 the world is at peace, bows in bags and swords in sheaths
Readings
- Korean:
- cho
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 4b12.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-9-7 | SKIP code |
| 4952.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-68 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9798 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
563 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 師 【シ】 teacher, master, mentor, religious leader, specialist, five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
- 獅子 【シシ】 lion, left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
- 大師 【ダイシ】 great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)
- 歯科医師 【シカイシ】 dentist
Readings
- Japanese names:
- のし、 のり、 もろ、 かず、 つかさ、 みつ、 もと
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- maestro
- profesor
- experto
- técnico
Portuguese
- perito
- professor
- mestre
- exército
- guerra
French
- maître
- expert
- professeur
- exemplaire
- modèle
- armée
- guerre
| 624 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 720 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 693 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 490 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 113 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 547 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 496 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1130 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 409 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 415 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 967 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 563 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1680 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 892 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1211 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1277 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8916 | Morohashi |
| 1326 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1562 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1269 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1361 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 438 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 714 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 844 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3f7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 2172.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-53 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5e2b | Unicode hex code |
里
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
1096 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 里 【リ】 Japanese league, ri, old Japanese unit of distance, approx. 3.927 km or 2.44 miles, neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes), unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)
- 俚諺 【リゲン】 proverb, saying
- 万里 【バンリ】 thousands of miles
- 海里 【カイリ】 nautical mile
Kun reading compounds
- 里 【さと】 village, hamlet, countryside, country, home (of one's parents, etc.), hometown, one's origins, one's upbringing, one's past
- 里親 【さとおや】 foster parent, foster parents, (pet) caretaker
- お里 【おさと】 one's parents' home, one's origins, one's upbringing, one's past
- 夏山冬里 【なつやまふゆさと】 pasturing cattle in summer and feeding them indoors during winter, rotated grazing
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ
- Korean:
- ri
Spanish
- ri (unidad de medida)
- aldea
- pueblo
- lugar natal
Portuguese
- aldeia
- casa paterna
- légua
French
- hameau
- village natal
- maison de ses parents
- ri (3965 mètres)
| 332 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 238 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 219 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1077 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4813 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 101 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1842 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 517 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 142 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 142 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1025 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1801 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4356 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2206 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2968 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 175 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 40131 | Morohashi |
| 3542 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6206 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 173 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 185 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 154 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3672 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a7.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-7-1 | SKIP code |
| 6010.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 91cc | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
146 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 保育 【ホイク】 nurturing, rearing, childcare, day care, nursing, suckling
- 保安 【ホアン】 peace preservation, security, safety
- 留保 【リュウホ】 reserving, withholding
- 生保 【セイホ】 life insurance, livelihood protection, public assistance, welfare
- 保する 【ホスル】 to guarantee
- 保安 【ホウアン】 Hōan era (1120.4.10-1124.4.3)
- 永保 【エイホウ】 Eihō era (1081.2.10-1084.2.7), Eiho era
- 太保 【タイホウ】 Grand Protector (lowest of the top three civil positions of the Zhou dynasty), Minister of the Right (official in Nara and Heian periods)
Kun reading compounds
- 保つ 【たもつ】 to keep, to preserve, to hold, to retain, to maintain, to sustain, to last, to endure, to keep well (food), to wear well, to be durable
Readings
- Japanese names:
- う、 お、 ぶ、 もり、 やす、 やすし
- Korean:
- bo
Spanish
- garantizar
- mantener
- preservar
- proteger
- apoyar
Portuguese
- proteger garantia
- guarda
- preservar
- sustentar
- apoiar
French
- protéger
- garantir
- garder
- préserver
- conserver
- soutenir
| 716 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 808 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 787 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 166 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 455 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 351 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 319 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 781 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 489 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 498 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 665 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 102 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 107 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 72 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 77 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1006 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 702 | Morohashi |
| 96 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 222 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 997 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1072 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 163 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 705 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2164 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a7.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 2629.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4fdd | Unicode hex code |