| 685 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5107 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2741 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1250 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2218 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1575 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1662 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 43159 | Morohashi |
| 1757 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6602 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1647 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1776 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
445 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 韓 【カン】 Republic of Korea, South Korea, Han (ancient Chinese state)
- 韓国 【カンコク】 South Korea, Republic of Korea, Korean Empire (1897-1910)
- 日韓 【ニッカン】 Japan and South Korea, Japanese-Korean
- 在韓 【ザイカン】 resident in South Korea, situated in South Korea
Kun reading compounds
- 唐 【から】 China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries)
- 唐国 【からくに】 China, Korea
Readings
- Korean:
- han
Spanish
- antigua región de China
- Corea
Portuguese
French
- Corée
| 1555 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c14.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-10 | SKIP code |
| 4445.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-58 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 97d3 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
135 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 世 【セイ】 counter for generations, epoch
- 世紀 【セイキ】 century, era, of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
- 近世 【キンセイ】 recent past, recent times, early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
- 創世 【ソウセイ】 creation of the world
- 世 【セイ】 counter for generations, epoch
- 世紀 【セイキ】 century, era, of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
- 夜店 【ヨミセ】 night stall, night shop, night fair
- 救世 【キュウセイ】 salvation
Kun reading compounds
- 世 【よ】 world, society, public, life, lifetime, age, era, period, epoch, generation, reign, rule, the times, world (of existence)
- 世の中 【よのなか】 society, the world, the times
- 千代 【ちよ】 thousand years, very long period, forever
- 君が代 【きみがよ】 Imperial reign, Kimigayo (Japanese national anthem)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とし、 ゆ、 ゆき
- Korean:
- se
Spanish
- generación
- mundo
- edad
Portuguese
- geração
- mundo
- sociedade
- pública
French
- génération
- monde
- société
- public
| 263 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 344 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 327 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 152 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 95 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 177 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 105 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 335 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 252 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 252 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 156 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 13 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4308 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2178 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2932 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 28 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 31 | Morohashi |
| 3496 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 20 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 28 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 28 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 81 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 254 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1975 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.37 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 4-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 4-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 4-4-2 | SKIP code |
| 4471.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e16 | Unicode hex code |
loyalty, fidelity, faithfulness
- On:
- チュウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1113 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 忠 【チュウ】 loyalty, devotion, fidelity, faithfulness, inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryō system)
- 忠臣 【チュウシン】 loyal retainer, loyal subject
- 誠忠 【セイチュウ】 loyalty
- 不忠 【フチュウ】 disloyalty, infidelity
Readings
- Japanese names:
- きよし、 たた、 ただ、 ただし、 なお
- Korean:
- chung
Spanish
- lealtad
- fidelidad
Portuguese
- lealdade
- fidelidade
French
- loyauté
- fidélité
| 842 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 948 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 936 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1040 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1653 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 632 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1289 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 705 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1348 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1431 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 758 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 773 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3087 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1575 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2154 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 609 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10353 | Morohashi |
| 2433 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1801 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 602 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 648 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 869 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1658 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4k4.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 5033.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5fe0 | Unicode hex code |