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 |
森
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N2
609 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 森林 【シンリン】 forest, woods
- 森閑 【シンカン】 silent, still, quiet, hushed
- 森々 【シンシン】 dense with trees, deeply forested
Kun reading compounds
- 森 【もり】 forest, shrine grove
- 森青蛙 【もりあおがえる】 forest green tree frog (Rhacophorus arboreus)
- どう森 【どうもり】 Animal Crossing (video game series) (abbr)
- 青森 【あおもり】 Aomori (city, prefecture)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- もと
- Korean:
- sam
Spanish
- bosque
Portuguese
- floresta
- mata
French
- forêt
- bois
41 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
65 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
38 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
532 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2301 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
152 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
198 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1735 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
128 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
128 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
460 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1063 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3123 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1602 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2184 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
201 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14974 | Morohashi |
2475 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2749 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
197 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
209 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
80 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1864 | 2001 Kanji |
4a8.39 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-8 | SKIP code |
4099.4 | Four corner code |
1-31-25 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
68ee | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1998 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 曹 【ソウ】 palace room for government officials, fellow, set (of people), clan, family
- 曹灰硼石 【ソウカイホウセキ】 ulexite
- 法曹 【ホウソウ】 legal profession, judicial officer, lawyer, attorney
- 海曹 【カイソウ】 petty officer (navy)
- 曹司 【ゾウシ】 palace room for government officials or ladies in waiting, room inside a palace or private estate allocated to employees, person living in such a room, boarding house for trainee administrators (ritsuryō period)
Readings
- Korean:
- jo
Spanish
- cadete
- amigo
Portuguese
- caçula
- amigo
French
- élève officier
- sous-officier
- ami
- fils de bonne famille
1520 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
2030 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2134 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1413 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1479 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1929 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
2114 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1933 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
999 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3414 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1759 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2394 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1181 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14297 | Morohashi |
2746 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2477 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1173 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1257 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1448 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1978 | 2001 Kanji |
4c7.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-7-4 | SKIP code |
5560.6 | Four corner code |
1-33-66 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
66f9 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1409 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 玄米 【ゲンマイ】 unpolished rice, unmilled rice, brown rice
- 玄関 【ゲンカン】 entrance, front door, entryway, entranceway, entry hall, vestibule, porch, foyer, mud room
- 幽玄 【ユウゲン】 mysterious profundity, quiet beauty, the subtle and profound, yūgen
Kun reading compounds
- 玄人 【くろうと】 expert, professional, master, connoisseur, woman in the nightlife business, demimondaine, geisha and prostitutes
- 玄人気質 【くろうとかたぎ】 professionalism, the temperament of a professional
Readings
- Japanese names:
- けん、 はる、 はるか
- Korean:
- hyeon
Spanish
- misterioso
- oculto
- oscuro
- negro
Portuguese
- misterioso
- oculto
French
- mystérieux
- occulte
- sombre
1227 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1514 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2918 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1113 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1533 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
522 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1225 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1289 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1276 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1311 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2485 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1256 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1722 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1395 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
20814 | Morohashi |
1991 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3616 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1383 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1484 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1051 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
471 | 2001 Kanji |
2j3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-3 | SKIP code |
0073.2 | Four corner code |
1-24-28 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7384 | Unicode hex code |