| 45872 | Morohashi |
| 6841 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 魏 【ギ】 Wei (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms period; 220-266 CE), Cao Wei, Wei (kingdom in China during the Warring States period; 403-225 BCE)
- 巍々 【ギギ】 towering (mountains), soaring, lofty, majestic
- 阿魏 【アギ】 asafetida (Ferula assafoetida)
- 西魏 【セイギ】 Western Wei dynasty (of China; 535-557)
Readings
- Korean:
- wi
Spanish
- antigua región de China
- Corea
Portuguese
French
| 5d13.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-10 | SKIP code |
| 2641.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-82-18 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9b4f | 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1159 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 賢 【ケン】 intelligence, genius, scholarship, virtue
- 賢人 【ケンジン】 wise person, virtuous person, sage, unrefined sake
- 遺賢 【イケン】 able men left out of office
- 聖賢 【セイケン】 saints and sages
Kun reading compounds
- 賢い 【かしこい】 wise, clever, smart, well-behaved (esp. children and pets), obedient, good
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かた、 さか、 さと、 さとし、 たか、 たて、 のり、 まこと、 まさ、 まさる
- Korean:
- hyeon
Spanish
- inteligente
- sabio
- ingenioso
Portuguese
- sábio
- inteligente
- sabedoria
- inteligência
French
- intelligent
- sage
- sagesse
| 1221 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1488 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4517 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1072 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 931 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2579 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1288 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1362 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1227 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1740 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3518 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1817 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2472 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 860 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 36822 | Morohashi |
| 2839 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5816 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 852 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 915 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1855 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3461 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7b9.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-9-7 | SKIP code |
| 2-8-7 | SKIP code |
| 7780.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-13 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8ce2 | Unicode hex code |