| 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) |
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, excellence, magnificence
- 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, commendable, laudable, honorable, wonderful, outstanding, extraordinary, distinguished, important, high-ranking, powerful, eminent, famous, awful, terrible, serious, tremendous, great, mighty, severe, tiring, tough, hard, 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
| 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1397 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 烈日 【レツジツ】 blazing sun, scorching sun, hot day
- 烈女 【レツジョ】 heroine
- 痛烈 【ツウレツ】 severe, bitter, scathing
- 壮烈 【ソウレツ】 heroic, brave
Kun reading compounds
- 激しい 【はげしい】 violent, furious, tempestuous, extreme, intense, fierce, strong, fervent, vehement, incessant, relentless, precipitous, steep
Readings
- Japanese names:
- やす
- Korean:
- ryeol
Spanish
- bravo
- violento
- furioso
- cruel
Portuguese
- severo
- furioso
- veemente
- violento
- ardente
- extremo
French
- ardent
- véhément
- furieux
- violent
- sévère
- extrême
| 1929 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1382 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2761 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1199 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1515 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1211 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1331 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1414 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1708 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1276 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3286 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1698 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2308 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 822 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 18987 | Morohashi |
| 2652 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3420 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 814 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 877 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1363 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3140 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4d6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 1233.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-85 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 70c8 | Unicode hex code |