| 731 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 624 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 594 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 605 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3671 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 773 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1907 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2558 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 402 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 406 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 675 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1901 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2998 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1531 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2089 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1491 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 44144 | Morohashi |
| 2365 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6691 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1479 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1591 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 629 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
888 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 養子 【ヨウシ】 adopted child (usu. male), son-in-law
- 養育 【ヨウイク】 bringing up, rearing, upbringing
- 供養 【クヨウ】 memorial service for the dead, holding a service
- 培養 【バイヨウ】 culture, cultivation, cultivation (of plants), growing, raising, cultivation (e.g. of a skill), nurture (of democracy, national power, etc.), growth
Kun reading compounds
- 養う 【やしなう】 to support, to maintain, to provide for, to bring up, to raise, to rear, to feed, to adopt (a child), to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.), to develop, to build up, to foster, to recuperate (from injury, illness, etc.)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- や
- Korean:
- yang
Spanish
- criar
- mantener
- cultivarse
Portuguese
- alimentar
- educar
- cultivar
- desenvolvee
- nutrir
French
- nourrir
- élever
- cultiver
- soigner
- développer
| 965 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2o13.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-12 | SKIP code |
| 2-8-7 | SKIP code |
| 2-2-13 | SKIP code |
| 2-6-9 | SKIP code |
| 8073.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-60 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 990a | Unicode hex code |
父
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
646 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 父母 【フボ】 father and mother, parents
- 父子 【フシ】 father and child, father and son, father and daughter
- 義父 【ギフ】 father-in-law, foster father, stepfather
- 養父 【ヨウフ】 foster father, adoptive father
Kun reading compounds
- 父 【ちち】 father
- 父親 【ちちおや】 father
- 亡き父 【なきちち】 (one's) late father
- 建国の父 【けんこくのちち】 founding father (of a country)
Readings
- Korean:
- bu, bo
Spanish
- padre
Portuguese
- pai
French
- père
| 131 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 216 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 197 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 742 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2832 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 90 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 70 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 65 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 113 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 113 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 73 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1286 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2467 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1248 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1714 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1282 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 19721 | Morohashi |
| 1973 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3516 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1274 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1366 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 226 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 100 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2066 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2o2.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 8040.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-41-67 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7236 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
42 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 市 【シ】 city
- 市営 【シエイ】 (under) municipal management (transport, housing, etc.), city facility management
- 同市 【ドウシ】 same city
- 田園都市 【デンエントシ】 garden city
Kun reading compounds
- 市 【いち】 market, fair
- 市中 【しちゅう】 in the city, in the community
- 骨董市 【こっとういち】 antique market, flea market
- 草市 【くさいち】 flower market during Obon, fair of plants and flowers (as offerings)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 ち
- Korean:
- si
Spanish
- mercado
- ciudad
Portuguese
- mercado
- cidade
French
- marché
- ville
- cité
| 222 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 144 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 130 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 78 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 284 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 119 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 162 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 195 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 181 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 181 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 547 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 556 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2487 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1258 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1724 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 419 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8775 | Morohashi |
| 1993 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1549 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 412 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 440 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 305 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 109 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 444 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2j3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-3 | SKIP code |
| 4-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 0022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5e02 | Unicode hex code |