1142 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
464 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1053 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
990 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1124 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
278 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1141 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1194 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
893 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
282 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2691 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1369 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1855 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
326 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3289 | Morohashi |
2167 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
711 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
320 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
342 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
199 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
1064 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
711 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 吉 【キチ】 good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result), good luck, auspiciousness, unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
- 吉祥天 【キッショウテン】 Sri-mahadevi (consort of Vaishravana)
- 大吉 【ダイキチ】 excellent luck
- 中吉 【チュウキチ】 moderately good luck (in fortune telling)
- 吉 【キチ】 good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result), good luck, auspiciousness, unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
- 吉事 【キチジ】 auspicious event
- 嘉吉 【カキツ】 Kakitsu era (1441.2.17-1444.2.5)
- 勿吉 【モッキツ】 Mohe (one of the Tungusic-speaking tribes)
Kun reading compounds
- 吉川神道 【よしかわしんとう】 Yoshikawa Shinto (Confucianist form of Shinto, stripped of Buddhist influence)
- 吉川線 【よしかわせん】 scratch marks on the neck of a body (indicating a struggling victim of strangulation)
- 土吉 【つちよし】 earth form of "good luck" character
- 豊臣秀吉 【とよとみひでよし】 Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Readings
- Japanese names:
- え、 き、 きっ、 きる、 こし、 と、 よ
- Korean:
- gil
Spanish
- buena suerte
- alegría
- felicitaciones
Portuguese
- boa sorte
- prazer
- congratulações
French
- bonne chance
- joie
- félicitations
1477 | 2001 Kanji |
3p3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-3 | SKIP code |
4060.1 | Four corner code |
1-21-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5409 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N2
253 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 村 【ムラ】 village
- 村議会 【ソンギカイ】 village assembly
- 町村 【チョウソン】 towns and villages
- 農村 【ノウソン】 agricultural community, farm village, rural
Kun reading compounds
- 村 【むら】 village
- 村長 【そんちょう】 village headman, village mayor
- 選手村 【せんしゅむら】 Olympic village, athlete's village
- 隣村 【りんそん】 neighboring village, neighbouring village
Readings
- Japanese names:
- え、 むた、 ら
- Korean:
- chon
Spanish
- ciudad
- pueblo
Portuguese
- cidade
- aldeia
French
- village
- ville
107 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
62 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
52 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
210 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2191 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
154 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
196 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
424 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
191 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
191 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
364 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1073 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1029 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
558 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
738 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
212 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14464 | Morohashi |
834 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2564 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
208 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
221 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
241 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
65 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1848 | 2001 Kanji |
4a3.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-3 | SKIP code |
4490.0 | Four corner code |
1-34-28 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6751 | 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 5
JLPT level N1
823 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 【シリング】 shilling
- 志向 【シコウ】 intention, aim, preference (for), orientation (towards a goal)
- 遺志 【イシ】 wishes of a deceased person, dying wish
- 立志 【リッシ】 fixing one's aim in life, deciding one's life goal
Kun reading compounds
- 【シリング】 shilling
- 志す 【こころざす】 to plan, to intend, to aspire to, to set aims (sights on)
- 志 【こころざし】 will, resolution, intention, ambition, aim, goal, kindness, goodwill, kind offer, gift (as a token of gratitude)
- 志ある者は事ついに成る 【こころざしあるものはことついになる】 where there's a will, there's a way, with ambition one can achieve anything
- お志 【おこころざし】 kindness, courtesy
- 青雲の志 【せいうんのこころざし】 high (lofty) ambition
Readings
- Japanese names:
- じん、 べ、 べし、 ゆき
- Korean:
- ji
Spanish
- intención
- deseo
- aspiración
- ambición
- aspirar
- desear
- voluntad
Portuguese
- intenção
- plano
- resolver
- aspirar
- motivo
- esperanças
- shilling (din.)
French
- dessein
- intention
- plan
- motif
- aspirer à
- résolution
- espoirs
- shilling
623 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
718 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
692 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
622 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1064 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
757 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
527 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
464 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
573 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
582 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
756 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
770 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2725 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1394 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1881 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
607 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
10331 | Morohashi |
2199 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1785 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
600 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
645 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
668 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1458 | 2001 Kanji |
3p4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-4 | SKIP code |
4033.1 | Four corner code |
1-27-54 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5fd7 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
569 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 郎 【ロウ】 nth son, lang, official title in ancient China, man, young man, my husband, my lover, nth child (male and female)
- 郎君 【ロウクン】 young man, boy, son (of one's master, employer, etc.), husband, (male) lover, dear, darling
- 新郎 【シンロウ】 bridegroom
- 女郎 【ジョロウ】 prostitute (esp. Edo period)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いら、 お、 とう、 もん、 ろ、 ろお
- Korean:
- rang
Spanish
- hombre
- hijo
- sirviente
Portuguese
- filho
- sufixo para contagem de filhos
French
- fils (enfant)
- compteur de fils
1936 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
237 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4762 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
955 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1827 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1145 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
980 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1014 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
546 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
757 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1641 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
867 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1184 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1868 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
39405P | Morohashi |
1289 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6138 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1851 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1995 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
264 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
1300 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
844 | 2001 Kanji |
2d6.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-3 | SKIP code |
1-6-2 | SKIP code |
3772.7 | Four corner code |
1-47-26 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
90ce | Unicode hex code |