| 8 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 8 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 66 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 41 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 577 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 10 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 18 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 19 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
| 10 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 10 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 8 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 151 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3644 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1859 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2536 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 8 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1450 | Morohashi |
| 3 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 369 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 8 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 8 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 116 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 4 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
八
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
92 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 八 【ハチ】 eight, 8
- ８月 【ハチガツ】 August, eighth month of the lunar calendar
- 十八 【ジュウハチ】 eighteen, 18
- 尺八 【シャクハチ】 shakuhachi, end-blown fippleless bamboo flute, blow job, fellatio
- 鳶尾 【イチハツ】 wall iris, roof iris, Iris tectorum, fleur-de-lis
Kun reading compounds
- 八 【はち】 eight, 8
- 八重 【やえ】 multilayered, doubled
- 八つ 【やっつ】 eight, eight years of age, two o'clock (old time system)
- 八つ当たり 【やつあたり】 venting one's anger (on someone or something), taking out one's anger on
- 八つ 【やっつ】 eight, eight years of age, two o'clock (old time system)
- ８日 【ようか】 8th day of the month, eight days
Readings
- Japanese names:
- な、 は、 はっ、 やち、 やつ
- Korean:
- pal
Spanish
- ocho
- 8
Portuguese
- Oito
French
- huit
- radical huit (no. 12)
| 2062 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2o0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-1-1 | SKIP code |
| 8000.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 516b | Unicode hex code |
月
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
23 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 月 【ゲツ】 Monday
- 月額 【ゲツガク】 monthly amount (sum)
- 隔月 【カクゲツ】 every second month, every other month
- 望月 【モチヅキ】 full moon, moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar), full moon of the eighth lunar month
- 月輪 【ゲツリン】 (full) moon, moon when it's round
- 旧正月 【キュウショウガツ】 lunar New Year (esp. the Chinese New Year)
- お正月 【オショウガツ】 New Year (esp. first three days), first month of the year, January
Kun reading compounds
- 月 【つき】 Moon, month, moonlight, (a) moon, natural satellite
- 月末 【げつまつ】 end of the month
- 卯月 【うづき】 fourth month of the lunar calendar
- 祥月 【しょうつき】 month of a person's death
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おと、 がっ、 す、 ずき、 もり
- Korean:
- weol
Spanish
- mes
- luna
Portuguese
- mês
- lua
French
- lune
- mois
| 12 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 14 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 16 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 26 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2169 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 13 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 59 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 80 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
| 17 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 17 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 17 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1002 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3674 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1876 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2556 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 13 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14330 | Morohashi |
| 2956 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2530 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 13 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 13 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 66 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 28 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3946 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4b0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 4-4-1 | SKIP code |
| 7722.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6708 | Unicode hex code |
大
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
7 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 大 【ダイ】 large, big, great, huge, vast, major, important, serious, severe, great, prominent, eminent, distinguished, -sized, as big as, the size of, university, large (e.g. serving size), large option, long month (i.e. having 31 days)
- 大尉 【タイイ】 captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF), lieutenant (Navy), flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
- 国大 【コクダイ】 national university
- 電通大 【デンツウダイ】 University of Electro-Communications
- 大 【タイ】 nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)
- 大尉 【タイイ】 captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF), lieutenant (Navy), flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
- 御大 【オンタイ】 boss, governor, headman
Kun reading compounds
- 大きい 【おおきい】 big, large, great, loud, extensive, spacious, important, decisive, valuable, older, grown up
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うふ、 お、 おう、 た、 たかし、 とも、 はじめ、 ひろ、 ひろし、 まさ、 まさる、 もと、 わ
- Korean:
- dae, da, tae
Spanish
- grande
- muy
- mucho
Portuguese
- grande
- enorme
French
- grand
| 22 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 25 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 53 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 7 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1171 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 32 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 40 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 48 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 26 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 26 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 87 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 408 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4224 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2133 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2882 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 108 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5831 | Morohashi |
| 3416 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1133 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 107 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 112 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 5 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 14 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1463 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a3.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 4003.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5927 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
177 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 名 【メイ】 counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such), first name, famous, great, name, noun
- 名画 【メイガ】 famous picture, masterpiece (painting), excellent film, film classic
- 同名 【ドウメイ】 same name, homonym
- 芸名 【ゲイメイ】 stage name
- 名目 【メイモク】 name, title, appellation, (something) nominal, (under the) pretext (of), pretense
- 苗字 【ミョウジ】 surname, family name, last name
- 仮名 【カメイ】 alias, pseudonym, pen name, nom de plume
- 同名 【ドウメイ】 same name, homonym
Kun reading compounds
- 名 【な】 name, given name, title, fame, renown, reputation, pretext, pretense, justification, appearance
- 名残 【なごり】 remains, traces, vestiges, relics, (the sorrow of) parting, end
- 仮名 【かめい】 alias, pseudonym, pen name, nom de plume
- 片仮名 【かたかな】 katakana, angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
Readings
- Japanese names:
- と
- Korean:
- myeong
Spanish
- nombre
- célebre
- distinguido
- reputación
Portuguese
- nome
- fama
- distinção
- reputação
French
- nom
- célèbre
- fameux
- réputation
| 140 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 55 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 71 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 116 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1170 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 131 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 34 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 346 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 82 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 82 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 82 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 285 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2693 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1371 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1857 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 113 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3297 | Morohashi |
| 2169 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 716 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 112 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 117 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 140 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 53 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2577 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3d3.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 4-6-1 | SKIP code |
| 3-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 2760.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 540d | Unicode hex code |