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
1463 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 惨 【サン】 appalling
- 惨事 【サンジ】 disaster, tragedy, tragic incident, horrible accident
- 凄惨 【セイサン】 ghastly, gruesome, appalling, lurid
- 陰惨 【インサン】 sadness and gloom
- 残虐 【ザンギャク】 cruel, brutal, savage, barbarous
- 残酷 【ザンコク】 cruel, brutal, ruthless, merciless, inhuman
- 冷酷無惨 【レイコクムザン】 cruel and heartless, merciless, implacable, cold-blooded
Kun reading compounds
- 惨め 【みじめ】 miserable, wretched, unhappy, sad, pitiable
- 惨い 【むごい】 cruel, merciless, pitiless, brutal, atrocious, inhuman, tragic, horrible, terrible, dreadful, miserable, ugly, horrifying
Readings
- Korean:
- cham, chim
Spanish
- cruel
- horrible
- desastroso
Portuguese
- desprezível
- desastre
- crueldade
- severo
French
- choquant
- misérable
- désastre
- cruauté
- rude
1309 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1470 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1713 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1304 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1304 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1725 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1843 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1457 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
818 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
585 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
354 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
441 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1737 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
10850 | Morohashi |
483 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1896 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1721 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1857 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1433 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1160 | 2001 Kanji |
4k8.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-8 | SKIP code |
9302.2 | Four corner code |
1-27-20 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
60e8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
18 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 事 【ジ】 individual concrete phenomenon (as opposed to a general principle)
- 事業 【ジギョウ】 business, enterprise, venture, (commercial) activity, (business) operation, industry, (social) project, undertaking, enterprise, work, activity, program, service
- 商事 【ショウジ】 commercial affairs
- 有事 【ユウジ】 emergency
Kun reading compounds
- 事 【こと】 thing, matter, incident, occurrence, event, something serious, trouble, crisis, circumstances, situation, state of affairs, work, business, affair, after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to, nominalizing suffix, pretending to ..., playing make-believe ..., alias, also known as, otherwise known as, or, necessity, need, you should ..., I advise that you ..., it's important to ...
- 事柄 【ことがら】 matter, thing, affair, circumstance
- 神事 【しんじ】 Shinto ritual
- いい事 【いいこと】 good thing, nice thing, good excuse, good grounds, good opportunity, interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
- 仕える 【つかえる】 to serve, to work for, to attend
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ろ
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- cosa
- hecho
- asunto
- acción
Portuguese
- matéria
- coisa
- fato
- negócios
- razão
- possivelmente
French
- fait
- chose
- matière
- affaire
- raison
- peut-être
230 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
309 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
293 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
32 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
272 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
73 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
108 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
768 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
80 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
80 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
237 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
30 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4384 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2220 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2986 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1164 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
241 | Morohashi |
3567 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
71 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1156 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1240 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
10 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
300 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1547 | 2001 Kanji |
0a8.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-8-3 | SKIP code |
5000.7 | Four corner code |
1-27-86 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e8b | Unicode hex code |
人
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
5 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 人 【ジン】 -ian (e.g. Italian), -ite (e.g. Tokyoite), -er (e.g. performer, etc.), person working with ..., man, person, people
- 人為 【ジンイ】 human work, human agency, art, artificiality
- 米人 【ベイジン】 American person
- 俳人 【ハイジン】 haiku poet
- 人 【ニン】 counter for people
- 人気 【ニンキ】 popularity, public favor, condition (e.g. market), tone, character, nature
- 同人 【ドウジン】 same person, said person, the person in question, coterie, clique, fraternity, kindred spirits, comrade, colleague, dōjin, doujin, Japanese fans or hobbyists who produce their own magazines, manga, software, etc.
- 代人 【ダイニン】 substitute, deputy, proxy, representative, agent
Kun reading compounds
- 人 【ひと】 person, someone, somebody, human beings, mankind, man, people, humans, human (Homo sapiens), (other) people, others, character, personality, nature, capable person, competent person, suitable person, right person, adult, grown-up, I, me, one
- 人一倍 【ひといちばい】 (much) more than others, exceedingly, extremely, unusually
- 貴人 【きじん】 aristocrat, nobleman, dignitary, person of high rank
- いい人 【いいひと】 good-natured person, good person, (one's) lover, boyfriend, girlfriend
Readings
- Japanese names:
- じ、 と、 ね、 ひこ、 ふみ
- Korean:
- in
Spanish
- persona
Portuguese
- pessoa
French
- être humain
- personne
30 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
39 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
39 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
9 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
339 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
4 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
11 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
14 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
1 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
15 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
42 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4175 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2111 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2857 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
960 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
344 | Morohashi |
3368 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
99 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
951 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1023 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
2 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
7 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1262 | 2001 Kanji |
2a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-2-4 | SKIP code |
8000.0 | Four corner code |
1-31-45 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4eba | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
409 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 環 【カン】 ring, band, rim, ring, circum-
- 環境 【カンキョウ】 environment, surroundings, circumstances
- 円環 【エンカン】 circle, ring, torus
- 外環 【ガイカン】 outer ring, outer loop
Kun reading compounds
- 輪 【わ】 ring, circle, loop, hoop, wheel, circle (e.g. of friends), planetary ring
- 浮き輪 【うきわ】 swim ring, swimming ring, life buoy, life belt, life preserver, lifesaver
- 腕輪 【うでわ】 bracelet, bangle
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たま、 たまき
- Korean:
- hwan
Spanish
- círculo
- anillo
- eslabón
- giro
Portuguese
- argola
- círculo
- elo
- roda
French
- anneau
- cercle
- roue
- maillon
1115 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
991 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2970 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1568 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
737 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2620 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
865 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
884 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1035 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1323 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1395 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
747 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1011 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
844 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
21287 | Morohashi |
1090 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3680 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
836 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
899 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1875 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3165 | 2001 Kanji |
4f13.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-13 | SKIP code |
1613.2 | Four corner code |
1-20-36 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
74b0 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
346 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 境 【サカイ】 border, boundary, turning point, watershed, area, region, spot, space, environment, psychological state, mental state, cognitive object, something perceptible by the sense organs or mind
- 境界 【キョウカイ】 boundary, border, limit, bounds, frontier
- 越境 【エッキョウ】 crossing a border (illegally), border violation, border transgression
- 推奨環境 【スイショウカンキョウ】 system requirements (i.e. recommended hardware and software to run a package)
- 境内 【ケイダイ】 grounds (esp. of shrines and temples), compound, churchyard, precincts
- 境界 【ケイカイ】 land boundary, border (between properties)
Kun reading compounds
- 境 【さかい】 border, boundary, turning point, watershed, area, region, spot, space, environment, psychological state, mental state, cognitive object, something perceptible by the sense organs or mind
- 境目 【さかいめ】 borderline, boundary
- 生死の境 【せいしのさかい】 between life and death
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さか、 じき
- Korean:
- gyeong
Spanish
- límite
- frontera
- región
- circunstancia
- borde
Portuguese
- limite
- borda
- região
French
- frontière
- région
- environnement
761 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
680 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
651 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
792 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1135 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
751 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
440 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2076 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
864 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
883 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1036 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
387 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
835 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
482 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
618 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
495 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5409 | Morohashi |
676 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1085 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
484 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
523 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
787 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1457 | 2001 Kanji |
3b11.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-11 | SKIP code |
4011.6 | Four corner code |
1-22-13 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5883 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
464 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 影響 【エイキョウ】 influence, effect, impact
- 影響力 【エイキョウリョク】 influence, clout, leverage
- 遺影 【イエイ】 portrait of a deceased person
- 投影 【トウエイ】 projection
Kun reading compounds
- 影 【かげ】 shadow, silhouette, figure, shape, reflection, image, ominous sign, light (stars, moon), trace, shadow (of one's former self), behind, background, other side
- 陰口 【かげぐち】 malicious gossip, backbiting, speaking ill behind someone's back
- 山陰 【やまかげ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
- 夕影 【ゆうかげ】 light of the setting sun, figure lit by the evening sun
Readings
- Korean:
- yeong
Spanish
- sombra
- silueta
- forma
- parte contraria
- reverso
Portuguese
- sombra
- silhueta
- fantasma
French
- ombre portée
- silhouette
- fantôme
1017 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
630 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1594 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
929 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1276 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2357 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
854 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
873 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1022 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
619 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2381 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1216 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1671 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1728 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
10019 | Morohashi |
1889 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1722 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1712 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1848 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
494 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
1758 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3860 | 2001 Kanji |
3j12.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-12-3 | SKIP code |
6292.2 | Four corner code |
1-17-38 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5f71 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
502 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 響岩 【キョウガン】 phonolite, clinkstone
- 響笛 【キョウテキ】 vibrating pipe
- 交響 【コウキョウ】 reverberation
- 好影響 【コウエイキョウ】 favorable influence, favourable influence
Kun reading compounds
- 響く 【ひびく】 to resound, to be heard far away, to reverberate, to shake, to vibrate, to come (home), to remain (with someone), to have an effect, to make an impression
Readings
- Korean:
- hyang
Spanish
- eco
- vibración
- hacer eco
- resonar
- vibrar
Portuguese
- eco
- som
- ressoar
- argola
- vibrar
French
- résonner
- écho
- son
- sonner
- vibrer
1171 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
647 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5114 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1111 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1896 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2981 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
856 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
875 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1023 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1881 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3573 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1840 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2504 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1867 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
43318P | Morohashi |
2878 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6610 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1850 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1994 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1936 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2778 | 2001 Kanji |
4c15.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-11-9 | SKIP code |
2-10-9 | SKIP code |
2760.1 | Four corner code |
1-22-33 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
97ff | Unicode hex code |