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 |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 毘沙門天 【ビシャモンテン】 Vaisravana (guardian god of Buddhism)
- 毘盧遮那 【ビルシャナ】 Vairocana (Buddha who symbolizes the entirety of the phenomenological world)
- 荼毘 【ダビ】 cremation
Readings
- Korean:
- bi
Spanish
Portuguese
French
2997 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1195 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3169 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2217 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
16753 | Morohashi |
3011 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
5f4.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-4 | SKIP code |
6071.1 | Four corner code |
6011.1 | Four corner code |
1-40-91 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6bd8 | Unicode hex code |
hut
- On:
- ロ
1483 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 盧溝橋 【ロコウキョウ】 Marco Polo Bridge (China)
- 盧溝橋事件 【ロコウキョウジケン】 Marco Polo Bridge Incident (July 7, 1937)
- 葫蘆 【コロ】 calabash (Lagenaria siceraria)
Readings
- Korean:
- ro
Spanish
Portuguese
French
4114 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
2594 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
23050 | Morohashi |
3903 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2m14.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-4-12 | SKIP code |
2121.7 | Four corner code |
1-66-26 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
76e7 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1865 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 遮断機 【シャダンキ】 (railway) crossing gate, barrier (at a toll booth, parking lot, etc.)
- 遮断器 【シャダンキ】 circuit breaker
- 間遮 【アイシャ】 piece placed to block opponent's check, interposed piece
Kun reading compounds
- 遮る 【さえぎる】 to interrupt, to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.), to block (light, wind, etc.), to intercept, to cut off
Readings
- Korean:
- cha
Spanish
- interceptar
- interrumpir
- obstruir
Portuguese
- interceptar
- interromper
- obstruir
French
- intercepter
- interrompre
- obstruer
1339 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1927 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4737 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1818 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1767 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1899 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1749 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
716 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3916 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2018 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2724 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1200 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
39086X | Morohashi |
3158 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6106 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1192 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1276 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1732 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
540 | 2001 Kanji |
2q11.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-11 | SKIP code |
3-3-10 | SKIP code |
3030.3 | Four corner code |
1-28-55 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
906e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1621 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 那覇 【ナハ】 Naha (city in Okinawa)
- 那覇港湾空港工事事務所 【ナハコウワンクウコウコウジジムショ】 Naha Harbour and Airport Construction Office
- 刹那 【セツナ】 moment, instant, kshana, duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second), shortest possible interval of time
- 印度支那 【インドシナ】 Indochina
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とも、 やす
- Korean:
- na
Spanish
- abundante
- ¿qué?
Portuguese
French
1257 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4757 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
416 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2251 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
826 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1047 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
564 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
748 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
39306X | Morohashi |
843 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6129 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2960 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1992 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
2d4.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-3 | SKIP code |
1-4-2 | SKIP code |
1752.7 | Four corner code |
1-38-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
90a3 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
79 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 経 【ケイ】 warp (weaving), longitude, scripture, sutra, trans-
- 経団連 【ケイダンレン】 Federation of Economic Organizations (Organisation)
- 月経 【ゲッケイ】 menstruation, menstrual period
- 政経 【セイケイ】 politics and economics
- 経 【キョウ】 sutra, Buddhist scriptures
- 経典 【キョウテン】 sacred books, sutras, scriptures (Bible, Koran, etc.)
- 説経 【セッキョウ】 lecture on the sutras
- 法華経 【ホケキョウ】 Lotus Sutra
- 経行 【キンヒン】 meditation performed while walking
- 看経 【カンキン】 silent reading of the sutras, sutra chanting
Kun reading compounds
- 経る 【へる】 to pass, to elapse, to go by, to pass through, to go through, to experience, to go through, to undergo
- 経つ 【たつ】 to pass (of time), to elapse
- 縦糸 【たていと】 (weaving) warp
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つね、 のぶ
- Korean:
- gyeong
Spanish
- sutra
- longitud
- ley
- pasar
- dirigir
- transcurrir
- experimentar
Portuguese
- sutra
- longitude
- passar através de
- expirar
- empenar
French
- sûtra
- longitude
- passer (temps)
- expiré
- expérimenter
- chaîne (tissu)
596 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
685 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
658 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
135 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3523 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
341 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
815 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1957 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
548 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
557 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
515 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1523 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1687 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
898 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1218 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1372 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
27392 | Morohashi |
1331 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4473 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1360 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1460 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
71 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
730 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2772 | 2001 Kanji |
6a5.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-5 | SKIP code |
2791.4 | Four corner code |
1-23-48 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7d4c | Unicode hex code |