1136 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1915 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
2184 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2041 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
2953 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1516 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2056 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
4176 | Morohashi |
2340 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
887 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2852 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2868 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1553 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 歌留多 【カルタ】 karuta, traditional Japanese playing cards, esp. hyakunin isshu karuta or iroha karuta
- 嘉納 【カノウ】 accepting with pleasure
- 正嘉 【ショウカ】 Shōka era (1257.3.14-1259.3.26)
Kun reading compounds
- 嘉する 【よみする】 to praise (someone of lower status), to extol, to applaud, to esteem
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ひろ、 よし、 よしみ、 かず、 よ
- Korean:
- ga
Spanish
- bueno
- bonito
- alabar
- alegrarse
Portuguese
French
3p11.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-11 | SKIP code |
4046.1 | Four corner code |
1-18-37 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5609 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
1639 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 偉 【イ】 greatness
- 偉業 【イギョウ】 great achievement, great feat, great work, great undertaking
- 魁偉 【カイイ】 brawny, muscular, impressive, gigantic
- 容貌魁偉 【ヨウボウカイイ】 (a man) having a commanding face and a powerful physique
Kun reading compounds
- 偉い 【えらい】 great, excellent, admirable, remarkable, distinguished, important, celebrated, famous, eminent, very troublesome, awful, terrible, tiring, tough, very, extremely
- 偉いこっちゃ 【えらいこっちゃ】 what are we going to do?, uh-oh, oh crap, what a mess, oh brother
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ひで
- Korean:
- wi
Spanish
- admirable
- notable
- excelente
Portuguese
- admirável
- grandeza
- notável
- conceituado
- excelente
- famoso
French
- admirable
- grandeur
- remarquable
- vaniteux
- célèbre
- excellent
1005 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1532 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
506 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1098 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
327 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1535 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1053 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1096 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1242 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
123 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
167 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
111 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
128 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1658 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
837 | Morohashi |
148 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
285 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1643 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1772 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1504 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2155 | 2001 Kanji |
2a10.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-10 | SKIP code |
2425.6 | Four corner code |
1-16-46 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5049 | Unicode hex code |