| 79 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 136 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 123 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 8 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1037 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 111 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 36 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 745 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 40 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 40 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 151 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 344 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3831 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1964 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2659 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 588 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 4752 | Morohashi |
| 3087 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 950 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 581 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 624 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 4 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 158 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
3 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 国益 【コクエキ】 national interest
- 国営 【コクエイ】 government management, state management
- 最恵国 【サイケイコク】 most favored nation, most favoured nation, MFN
- 異国 【イコク】 foreign country
Kun reading compounds
- 国 【くに】 country, state, region, national government, central government, home (i.e. hometown, home country), province (of Japan), land, earth
- 国人 【こくじん】 indigenous person, inhabitant of a country, local, native, local lords and samurai, daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
- お国 【おくに】 your native country, your hometown, my home country (i.e. Japan), countryside, country, daimyo's territory (Edo period)
- 現国 【うつしくに】 world of mankind, this world
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くな、 こ
- Korean:
- gug
Spanish
- país
Portuguese
- País
- terra
- nação
French
- pays
| 3172 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3s5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 6010.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 56fd | Unicode hex code |
立
stand up, rise, set up, erect
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
58 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 立案 【リツアン】 planning, devising (a plan), drafting, drawing up
- 立像 【リツゾウ】 standing statue, standing image
- 並立 【ヘイリツ】 standing abreast
- 不成立 【フセイリツ】 failure (e.g. of a bill, motion), falling through, rejection, miscarriage
- 立ち木 【タチキ】 standing tree, standing timber
- 立纓 【リュウエイ】 erect tail (of a traditional Japanese hat)
- 開立 【カイリュウ】 extraction of cubic root
- 造立 【ゾウリュウ】 erecting (a temple, Buddhist statue, etc.)
Kun reading compounds
- 立つ 【たつ】 to stand (up), to rise, to get to one's feet, to stand on end (e.g. of hairs), to stick up, to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.), to be situated (in, on), to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.), to put oneself (in a position or situation), to take up (a position, post, etc.), to position oneself, to leave (to do something), to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.), to leave, to set off, to start, to get stuck (into; of an arrow, thorn etc.), to pierce, to develop (of a haze, waves, etc.), to form (of steam, bubbles, etc.), to appear (of a rainbow, clouds, etc.), to rise (of smoke, waves, etc.), to begin to blow (of a wind, breeze, etc.), to spread (of a rumour, reputation, etc.), to be become widely known, to stand (for election), to run, to take action, to act, to rise (up), to rouse oneself, to be established (of a policy, plan, objective, etc.), to be formed, to be valid (of an argument, logic, etc.), to hold up, to hold water, to stand up (e.g. of evidence), to be logical, to be reasonable, to be sustained (of a living, business, etc.), to be maintained, to survive, to be preserved (of one's reputation, honour, etc.), to be saved, to start (of a season), to begin, to be held (of a market), to shut (of a door, shoji, etc.), to be shut, to be closed, to be (the result of a division)
- 立つ瀬 【たつせ】 one's position, one's face, one's honour, one's reputation
- 突立 【とったつ】 stand straight up
- 立てる 【たてる】 to stand up, to put up, to set up, to erect, to raise, to thrust into, to bury into, to dig into, to make (a noise), to start (a rumour), to raise (a cloud of dust, etc.), to cause, to make, to establish, to set up, to develop, to formulate, to put up (a political candidate), to make (one's leader), to treat with respect, to give (someone) their due, to make (someone) look good, to avoid embarrassing (someone), to sharpen, to make clear, to shut, to close, to make tea (matcha), to perform the tea ceremony, to divide by, to do ... vigorously
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たち、 たっ、 たつ、 だて、 つい
- Korean:
- rib
Spanish
- levantarse
- alzarse
- ponerse en pie
- levantar
- erigir
- estar en pie
Portuguese
- Ficar de pé
- levantar-se
French
- debout
| 149 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 37 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 73 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 61 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3343 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 72 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 78 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 194 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 121 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 121 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 174 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1459 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2486 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1257 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1723 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 438 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 25721 | Morohashi |
| 1992 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4223 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 431 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 462 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 35 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 49 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 473 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5b0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-3 | SKIP code |
| 4-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 0010.8 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7acb | Unicode hex code |
mingle, mixing, association, coming & going
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
178 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 交 【コウ】 association, fellowship, change (of season, year, etc.)
- 交易 【コウエキ】 trade, commerce
- 親交 【シンコウ】 intimacy, friendship, friendly relations
- 国交 【コッコウ】 diplomatic relations
Kun reading compounds
- 交わる 【まじわる】 to cross, to intersect, to join, to meet, to associate with, to mingle with, to consort with, to have a sexual relationship, to copulate
- 交える 【まじえる】 to mix, to combine, to include, to exchange (words, fire, etc.), to cross (e.g. swords), to join together
- 混じる 【まじる】 to be mixed, to be blended with, to be combined, to associate with, to mingle with, to interest, to join
- 混じる 【まじる】 to be mixed, to be blended with, to be combined, to associate with, to mingle with, to interest, to join
- 混ざる 【まざる】 to be mixed, to be blended with, to associate with, to mingle with, to join
- 混ぜる 【まぜる】 to mix, to stir, to blend
- 交わす 【かわす】 to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.), to intersect, to cross, to interlace, ... with one another, ... to each other
- 交わす 【かわす】 to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.), to intersect, to cross, to interlace, ... with one another, ... to each other
- 交々 【こもごも】 alternately, in succession
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かた
- Korean:
- gyo
Spanish
- cambio
- reemplazo
- mezcla
- asociación
- cruzarse
- mezclarse
- cruzar
- mezclar
Portuguese
- Misturar-se
- misturando
- associação
- vindo & indo
French
- mélanger
- échanges
- association
- mêler
- aller et venir
| 212 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 128 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 115 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 200 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 290 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 86 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 298 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 293 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 114 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 114 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 504 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 38 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2508 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1272 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1738 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1283 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 291 | Morohashi |
| 2015 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 90 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1275 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1368 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 269 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 120 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 466 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2j4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-2 | SKIP code |
| 0040.8 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-82 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4ea4 | Unicode hex code |
traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
80 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 通 【ツウ】 authority, expert, connoisseur, well-informed person, counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc., understanding (esp. of male-female relations), tact, insight, supernatural powers, magical powers
- 通院 【ツウイン】 going to the hospital for regular treatment, going to the hospital regularly
- 富士通 【フジツウ】 Fujitsu
- 食通 【ショクツウ】 gourmandism, gourmet, gourmand, foodie
- 通 【ツウ】 authority, expert, connoisseur, well-informed person, counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc., understanding (esp. of male-female relations), tact, insight, supernatural powers, magical powers
- 通院 【ツウイン】 going to the hospital for regular treatment, going to the hospital regularly
Kun reading compounds
- 通る 【とおる】 to go by, to go past, to go along, to travel along, to pass through, to use (a road), to take (a route), to go via, to go by way of, to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.), to operate (between), to connect, to go indoors, to go into a room, to be admitted, to be shown in, to be ushered in, to come in, to penetrate, to pierce, to skewer, to go through, to come through, to permeate, to soak into, to spread throughout, to carry (e.g. of a voice), to reach far, to be passed on (e.g. of a customer's order to the kitchen), to be relayed, to be conveyed, to pass (a test, a bill in the House, etc.), to be approved, to be accepted, to go by (a name), to be known as, to be accepted as, to have a reputation for, to be coherent, to be logical, to be reasonable, to be comprehensible, to be understandable, to make sense, to get across (e.g. of one's point), to be understood, to pass for, to come across as, to seem like, to be straight (e.g. wood grain), to be well-informed, to be wise, to do ... completely, to do ... thoroughly
- 通り 【とおり】 street, road, avenue, thoroughfare, traffic, coming and going, flow (of water, air, etc.), passage, running, transmission (of sound), reach (of voice), reputation, favor, favour, popularity, understanding, comprehension, comprehensibility, clarity, the same way (as), as (follows, stated, expected, etc.), counter for sets of things, counter for methods, ways, kinds, etc.
- 通り過ぎる 【とおりすぎる】 to go past, to pass, to pass by
- 通す 【とおす】 to stick through, to force through, to spread throughout, to thoroughly diffuse, to make a path between two points, to proceed in a logical manner, to let pass, to allow through, to lead (someone) into (a house, room, etc.), to show in, to go through (a middleman), to (look, listen) through (a window, wall, etc.), to pass (a law, applicant, etc.), to force to accept, to force agreement, to continue (in a state), to persist in, to do to the entirety of, to cover all of, to span the whole ..., to do from beginning to end without a break, to convey (one's ideas, etc.) to the other party, to do to the end, to carry through, to complete
- 通し 【とおし】 continuing from beginning to end, continuous run, consecutive run, appetizer, starter, hors d'oeuvre, performance of an entire play
- 通し切符 【とおしきっぷ】 through ticket (e.g. rail, air), ticket good for multiple performances (e.g. both matinee and evening shows), all-day ticket, season ticket
- 切通し 【きりどおし】 road (or railway) cut through hilly terrain, cutting
- 通う 【かよう】 to go to and from (a place), to go back and forth between, to run between (e.g. bus, train, etc.), to ply between, to go to (school, work, etc.), to attend, to commute, to frequent, to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity), to be communicated (e.g. thought), to resemble
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とん、 どうし、 どおり、 みち
- Korean:
- tong
Spanish
- atravesar
- traspasar
- hacer saber
- pasar
- ir y venir
Portuguese
- tráfego
- passar através de
- avenida
- comutar
- sufixo para contagem de letras
French
- circulation
- passer par
- avenue
- trajet (travail)
- compteur de lettres, notes, ...
| 281 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 193 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 176 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 71 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4703 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 201 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 261 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1239 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 150 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 150 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 204 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 695 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3855 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1982 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2678 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1420 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38892P | Morohashi |
| 3109 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6063 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1408 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1511 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 97 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 198 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3553 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q7.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 3-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 3730.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-36-44 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 901a | 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
63 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 学 【ガク】 learning, scholarship, study, erudition, knowledge, education, study of ..., -ology, -ics
- 学位 【ガクイ】 (academic) degree
- 短期大学 【タンキダイガク】 junior college, vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
- 法医学 【ホウイガク】 forensic medicine, forensic pathology, medical jurisprudence, legal medicine
Kun reading compounds
- 学ぶ 【まなぶ】 to learn, to study, to take lessons in
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たか、 のり
- Korean:
- hag
Spanish
- estudio
- aprendizaje
- ciencia
- estudiar
Portuguese
- estudo
- aprendizagem
- ciência
French
- étudier
- apprendre
- science
| 57 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 45 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 10 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 33 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1271 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 66 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 44 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 719 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.9 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 109 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 109 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 50 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 460 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3162 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1625 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2211 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 330 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 6974 | Morohashi |
| 2555 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1294 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 324 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 346 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 15 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 71 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 947 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3n4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-3 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 2-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 3240.7 | Four corner code |
| 9040.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5b66 | Unicode hex code |