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 junior high
JLPT level N1
869 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 陪塚 【バイチョウ】 subsidiary burial mound (Kofun period), satellite burial mound
Kun reading compounds
- 塚 【つか】 mound, heap, hillock, burial mound, tomb, tumulus, barrow, gravesite, standing stone, stone signpost, roadside stone statue
- 塚穴 【つかあな】 grave
- 高塚 【たかつか】 tumulus, burial mound
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ずか、 つ
- Korean:
- chong
Spanish
- altozano
- montículo
Portuguese
- morro
- monte
French
- butte
- tertre
- borne
- tombe
1607 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
782 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1104 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1163 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1844 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1751 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1875 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1889 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
381 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
675 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
406 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
509 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1048 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5345 | Morohashi |
556 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1048 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1039 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1117 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1515 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1451 | 2001 Kanji |
3b9.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-9 | SKIP code |
4713.2 | Four corner code |
1-36-45 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
585a | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1936 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 翔破 【ショウハ】 completing a flight
- 飛翔 【ヒショウ】 flight, flying, soaring
- 競翔 【キョウショウ】 flying race (between pigeons)
Kun reading compounds
- 翔る 【かける】 to soar, to fly, to run, to dash
- 飛ぶ 【とぶ】 to fly, to soar, to jump, to leap, to spring, to bound, to hop, to spatter, to scatter, to splash, to fly (e.g. of sparks), to hurry, to rush, to flee, to run off, to escape, to disappear, to vanish, to fade, to thin out, to break off, to come off, to fall off, to blow (of a fuse), to be sent out (of an order), to fly (of false rumours, catcalls, etc.), to come flying (of a punch, kick, etc.), to be missing (of a page, stitch, etc.), to skip, to jump (e.g. of a conversation)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か
- Korean:
- sang
Spanish
- remontarse
- elevarse
- volar
Portuguese
French
3664 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
2200 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1714 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
918 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1241 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
28689 | Morohashi |
1357 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4683 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2933 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2940 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
2o10.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-6 | SKIP code |
8752.0 | Four corner code |
1-70-38 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7fd4 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
128 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 平 【ヘイ】 nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
- 平安 【ヘイアン】 peace, tranquility, tranquillity, Heian period (794-1185)
- 和平 【ワヘイ】 peace
- 公平 【コウヘイ】 fairness, impartiality, justice, objectivity
- 平等 【ビョウドウ】 equality, impartiality, evenness
- 平常心 【ビョウジョウシン】 everyday feelings, usual feelings
- 寛平 【カンピョウ】 Kanpyō era (889.4.27-898.4.26), Kanbyō era
- 天平 【テンピョウ】 Tenpyō era (729.8.5-749.4.14), Tenbyō era, Tenhei era
- 平韻 【ヒョウイン】 level-tone rhyme (of Chinese)
- 平声 【ヒョウショウ】 first tone in old Chinese phonetics, level tone, (of a Japanese accent) having a low, flat tone
Kun reading compounds
- 平ら 【たいら】 flat, level, even, smooth, calm, tranquil, placid, composed, stable, relaxed (sitting posture), comfortable, plateau, tableland, plain
- 平らか 【たいらか】 level, just, peaceful
- 平らげる 【たいらげる】 to eat up (completely), to put down (a rebellion), to suppress, to subjugate, to make flat, to level out
- 平 【ひら】 something broad and flat, common, ordinary, plain, rank-and-file, low-ranking employee, freshman, novice, private
- 平泳ぎ 【ひらおよぎ】 breaststroke (swimming)
- 嘉平次平 【かへいじひら】 hakama fabric made from meisen silk
- 金平 【かねひら】 Acheilognathus rhombeus (species of cyprinid)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たいら、 たら、 はち、 ひ、 ひとし、 へ、 へん
- Korean:
- pyeong, pyeon
Spanish
- llanura
- liso
- llano
- plano
- sencillo
Portuguese
- até mesmo
- apartamento
- paz
French
- plan(e)
- plat
- paix
315 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
411 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
388 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
143 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
26 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
136 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
503 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
203 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
202 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
202 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
351 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
573 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4291 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2167 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2921 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1496 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9167X | Morohashi |
3478 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1590 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1484 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1596 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
98 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
260 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3155 | 2001 Kanji |
2k3.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-5-1 | SKIP code |
1040.9 | Four corner code |
1-42-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5e73 | Unicode hex code |