| 117 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 190 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 174 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 932 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5340 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 182 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 283 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1521 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 285 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 285 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 486 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1934 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4105 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2083 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2822 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1960 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 46634 | Morohashi |
| 3312 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6931 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1941 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2091 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 210 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
1043 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鶏肉 【トリニク】 chicken meat, fowl, poultry, bird meat
- 鳥獣 【チョウジュウ】 birds and wild animals, wildlife
- 海鳥 【ウミドリ】 sea bird
- 愛鳥 【アイチョウ】 pet bird
Kun reading compounds
- 鳥 【とり】 bird, bird meat (esp. chicken meat), fowl, poultry
- 鳥居 【とりい】 torii (Shinto shrine archway)
- 焼き鳥 【やきとり】 yakitori, chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer, grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow), failing to win a single hand during a half-game
- 花鶏 【あとり】 brambling (bird) (Fringilla montifringilla)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 と、 とっ
- Korean:
- jo
Spanish
- pájaro
- ave
Portuguese
- Pássaro
- sufixo para nomes de pássaros.
French
- oiseau
- poulet
| 850 | 2001 Kanji |
| 11b0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-7-4 | SKIP code |
| 4-11-4 | SKIP code |
| 2732.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-36-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9ce5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
836 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 居 【キョ】 residence
- 居室 【キョシツ】 living room
- 入居 【ニュウキョ】 moving in (to a house, apartment, etc.), taking up residence
- 住居 【ジュウキョ】 dwelling, house, residence, address
- 居士 【コジ】 grhapati (layman; sometimes used as a posthumous suffix), private-sector scholar
Kun reading compounds
- 居る 【いる】 to be (of animate objects), to exist, to stay, to be ...-ing, to have been ...-ing
- 居留守 【いるす】 pretending to be out
- 居る 【おる】 to be (animate), to be, to exist, to be ...-ing, to (have the audacity to) do
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おき、 ぐ、 すえ
- Korean:
- geo, gi
Spanish
- sentarse
- residir
- vivir con
- ser [nk]
- existir
Portuguese
- residir
- existir
- viver com
French
- se trouver
- résider
- être
- exister
- vivre avec
| 586 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 678 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 649 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 777 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1387 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 208 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 483 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 737 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 171 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 171 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 535 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 527 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3822 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1959 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2653 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1072 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7663 | Morohashi |
| 3080 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1416 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1063 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1143 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 281 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 680 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3777 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3r5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 7726.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-79 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5c45 | 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 grade 4
JLPT level N4
430 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 英 【エイ】 United Kingdom, Britain, English (language)
- 英語 【エイゴ】 English (language)
- 育英 【イクエイ】 education of gifted young people, providing financial support to gifted students, education
- 和英 【ワエイ】 Japanese-English, Japanese-English dictionary
Kun reading compounds
- 花房 【はなぶさ】 calyx, corolla
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 あい、 え、 すぐる、 はな、 ひ、 ひで、 よし、 ら
- Korean:
- yeong
Spanish
- Inglaterra
- excelente
Portuguese
- Inglaterra
- Inglês
French
- Angleterre
- anglais
- fleur éclose
- brillant
| 353 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 449 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 426 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 449 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3927 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 377 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 244 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 693 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 353 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 354 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 155 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 644 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2782 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1427 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1925 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1757 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 30808P | Morohashi |
| 2238 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5008 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1741 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1878 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 361 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 495 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1963 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k5.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 4453.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-49 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 82f1 | Unicode hex code |