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) |
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
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 N2
688 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 旧痾 【キュウア】 persistent disease
- 久安 【キュウアン】 Kyūan era (1145.7.22-1151.1.26)
- 恒久 【コウキュウ】 permanence, perpetuity
- 耐久 【タイキュウ】 endurance, persistence
- 久留子 【クルス】 cross sign
- 久遠 【クオン】 eternity
- 上手く行く 【ウマクイク】 to go smoothly, to turn out well, to do the trick, to have peaceful relations
- 阿摩美久 【アマミキヨ】 Amamikyu (Ryukyuan religion creation goddess)
Kun reading compounds
- 久しい 【ひさしい】 long (time that has passed), old (story)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- きゅ、 わ、 なが、 ひさ、 ひさし
- Korean:
- gu
Spanish
- mucho tiempo
- largo tiempo
- largo
- continuado por mucho tiempo
Portuguese
- tempo longo
- estória antiga
French
- longtemps
- vieille histoire
582 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
676 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
647 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
591 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
153 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
704 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
289 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
45 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1210 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1273 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1097 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
20 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4191 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2121 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2867 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1025 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
118 | Morohashi |
3384 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
47 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1016 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1092 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
641 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2562 | 2001 Kanji |
0a3.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-1 | SKIP code |
4-3-4 | SKIP code |
2780.0 | Four corner code |
1-21-55 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e45 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
146 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 保育 【ホイク】 nurturing, rearing, childcare, day care, nursing, suckling
- 保安 【ホアン】 peace preservation, security, safety
- 留保 【リュウホ】 reserving, withholding
- 生保 【セイホ】 life insurance, livelihood protection, public assistance, welfare
- 保する 【ホスル】 to guarantee
- 保安 【ホウアン】 Hōan era (1120.4.10-1124.4.3)
- 永保 【エイホウ】 Eihō era (1081.2.10-1084.2.7), Eiho era
- 太保 【タイホウ】 Grand Protector (lowest of the top three civil positions of the Zhou dynasty), Minister of the Right (official in Nara and Heian periods)
Kun reading compounds
- 保つ 【たもつ】 to keep, to preserve, to hold, to retain, to maintain, to sustain, to last, to endure, to keep well (food), to wear well, to be durable
Readings
- Japanese names:
- う、 お、 ぶ、 もり、 やす、 やすし
- Korean:
- bo
Spanish
- garantizar
- mantener
- preservar
- proteger
- apoyar
Portuguese
- proteger garantia
- guarda
- preservar
- sustentar
- apoiar
French
- protéger
- garantir
- garder
- préserver
- conserver
- soutenir
716 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
808 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
787 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
166 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
455 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
351 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
319 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
781 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
489 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
498 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
665 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
102 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
107 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
72 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
77 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1006 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
702 | Morohashi |
96 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
222 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
997 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1072 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
163 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
705 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2164 | 2001 Kanji |
2a7.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-7 | SKIP code |
2629.4 | Four corner code |
1-42-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4fdd | Unicode hex code |
loyalty, fidelity, faithfulness
- On:
- チュウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1113 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 忠 【チュウ】 loyalty, devotion, fidelity, faithfulness, inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryō system)
- 忠臣 【チュウシン】 loyal retainer, loyal subject
- 誠忠 【セイチュウ】 loyalty
- 不忠 【フチュウ】 disloyalty, infidelity
Readings
- Japanese names:
- きよし、 たた、 ただ、 ただし、 なお
- Korean:
- chung
Spanish
- lealtad
- fidelidad
Portuguese
- lealdade
- fidelidade
French
- loyauté
- fidélité
842 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
948 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
936 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1040 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1653 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
632 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1289 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
705 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1348 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1431 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
758 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
773 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3087 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1575 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2154 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
609 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
10353 | Morohashi |
2433 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1801 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
602 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
648 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
869 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1658 | 2001 Kanji |
4k4.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-4 | SKIP code |
5033.6 | Four corner code |
1-35-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5fe0 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
325 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 由来 【ユライ】 origin, source, history, derivation, originally, from the start, by nature
- 由緒 【ユイショ】 history, pedigree, lineage
- 来由 【ライユ】 origin, cause
- 因由 【インユ】 cause
- 事由 【ジユウ】 reason, cause
- 服装自由 【フクソウジユウ】 no dress code, lack of dress code (at work)
- 由緒 【ユイショ】 history, pedigree, lineage
- 由緒ある 【ユイショアル】 venerable, prestigious, with a long history
Kun reading compounds
- 由 【よし】 reason, significance, cause, piece of information that one has heard, I hear that ..., it is said that ...
- 由ありげ 【よしありげ】 meaningful, suggestive, seeming to be with a history, seeming to be with circumstances that are hard to explain
- 候由 【そうろうよし】 I hear that ...
- 依る 【よる】 to be due to, to be caused by, to depend on, to turn on, to be based on, to come from, to be based at (a location, an organization), to be headquartered at
Readings
- Korean:
- yu
Spanish
- razón
- significado
- causa
Portuguese
- porquanto
- por conseguinte
- uma razão
French
- c'est pourquoi
- raison
- cause
- origine
- grave
325 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
421 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
399 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
376 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
89 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
297 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
739 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
186 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
363 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
364 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
623 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1333 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4311 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2181 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2935 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1114 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
21724 | Morohashi |
3499 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3724 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1105 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1186 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
134 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
261 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1676 | 2001 Kanji |
0a5.35 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-5-2 | SKIP code |
5060.0 | Four corner code |
1-45-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7531 | Unicode hex code |