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 3
JLPT level N3
71 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 決 【ケツ】 decision, vote
- 決意 【ケツイ】 decision, determination, resolution
- 表決 【ヒョウケツ】 vote, voting
- 強行採決 【キョウコウサイケツ】 forced passage (of a bill, measure, resolution, etc.), railroading, steamrolling, steamrollering
Kun reading compounds
- 決める 【きめる】 to decide, to choose, to determine, to make up one's mind, to resolve, to set one's heart on, to settle, to arrange, to set, to appoint, to fix, to clinch (a victory), to decide (the outcome of a match), to persist in doing, to go through with, to always do, to have made a habit of, to take for granted, to assume, to dress up, to dress to kill, to dress to the nines, to carry out successfully (a move in sports, a pose in dance, etc.), to succeed in doing, to immobilize with a double-arm lock (in sumo, judo, etc.), to eat or drink something, to take illegal drugs
- 決まる 【きまる】 to be decided, to be settled, to be fixed, to be arranged, to be unchanging, to be the same (as always), to be fixed, to be set, to be a fixed rule, to be destined, to be a convention, to be a custom, to be common knowledge, to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.), to go well, to succeed, to connect (of a punch), to look good (of clothing), to look sharp, to be stylish, to suit one, to be held in place (of a hairdo), to be struck and held (of a pose in kabuki)
- 決る 【しゃくる】 to dig out, to gouge out, to hollow out, to scoop, to ladle, to bail, to jerk (one's chin)
Readings
- Korean:
- gyeol
Spanish
- decidir
- fijar
- quedar decidido
Portuguese
- decida
- fixar
- concordar sobre
- nomear
French
- décider
- fixer
- se mettre d'accord
- arrangement
202 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
289 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
271 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
94 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2509 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
230 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
667 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
402 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
356 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
357 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
277 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1163 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
308 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
197 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
233 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1656 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17174 | Morohashi |
263 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3070 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1641 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1770 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
138 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
281 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
363 | 2001 Kanji |
3a4.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-4 | SKIP code |
3513.0 | Four corner code |
1-23-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6c7a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
751 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 闘士 【トウシ】 fighter (for), militant, champion (of), boxer
- 闘志 【トウシ】 fighting spirit, (will to) fight
- 敢闘 【カントウ】 fighting bravely
- 共闘 【キョウトウ】 joint struggle, common (united) front
Kun reading compounds
- 戦う 【たたかう】 to make war (on), to wage war (against), to go to war (with), to fight (with), to do battle (against), to compete (against), to struggle (against adversities, etc.), to fight, to contend, to resist
Readings
- Japanese names:
- と
- Korean:
- tu
Spanish
- pelear
- luchar
- combatir
Portuguese
- luta
- guerra
French
- lutte
- guerre
1659 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
654 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4973 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1056 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1865 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1511 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1612 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1328 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1847 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4136 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2102 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2847 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1644 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
45649P | Morohashi |
3334 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6418 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1629 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1757 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
367 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
1910 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3848 | 2001 Kanji |
8e10.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-8-10 | SKIP code |
1-11-7 | SKIP code |
7714.1 | Four corner code |
1-38-14 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
95d8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
6 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 年 【ネン】 year, counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school), period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
- 年会 【ネンカイ】 conference, annual convention
- 往年 【オウネン】 years gone by, earlier years, former years, the past
- 平年 【ヘイネン】 non-leap year, average year (for rainfall, temperature, etc.), normal year
Kun reading compounds
- 年 【とし】 year, age, years, past one's prime, old age
- 年明け 【としあけ】 beginning of the year, early in the New Year
- いい年 【いいとし】 mature age, advanced age, maturity, age when one is old enough to know better
- 御年 【おんとし】 age (esp. advanced)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ね
- Korean:
- nyeon
Spanish
- año
- edad
Portuguese
- Ano
French
- année
- compteur d'années
126 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
20 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
64 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
3 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
188 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
64 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
51 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
342 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
45 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
45 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
24 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
574 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2528 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1284 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1752 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1045 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9168 | Morohashi |
2035 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1593 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1036 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1114 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
13 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
51 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2355 | 2001 Kanji |
0a6.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-4 | SKIP code |
4-6-3 | SKIP code |
8050.0 | Four corner code |
1-39-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5e74 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N4
404 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 映画館 【エイガカン】 movie theatre, movie theater, cinema
- 映画 【エイガ】 movie, film, motion picture
- 大映 【ダイエイ】 Daiei Motion Picture Company
- 開映 【カイエイ】 beginning of a screening (at a movie theatre), starting a screening
Kun reading compounds
- 映る 【うつる】 to be reflected, to harmonize with (harmonise), to come out (photo), to be projected, to be displayed (on a screen)
- 映す 【うつす】 to project, to reflect, to cast (shadow)
- 映える 【はえる】 to shine, to glow, to look attractive, to look nice, to be set off (by)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あきら、 え、 てる
- Korean:
- yeong
Spanish
- reflejo
- reflexión
- reflejar
- reflejarse
- proyectarse
- proyectar
Portuguese
- reflitir
- reflexão
- projeção
French
- projection
- refléter
- réflexion
830 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
813 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
234 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2118 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
910 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
187 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
840 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
352 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
353 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
234 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
985 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1104 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
600 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
793 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1758 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13838 | Morohashi |
892 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2448 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1742 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1879 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
368 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
876 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3863 | 2001 Kanji |
4c5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-5 | SKIP code |
6503.0 | Four corner code |
1-17-39 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6620 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
199 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 絵 【エ】 picture, drawing, painting, sketch, image (TV, film, etc.), picture, footage
- 画家 【ガカ】 painter, artist
- 洋画 【ヨウガ】 Western painting, Western film, Western movie
- 邦画 【ホウガ】 Japanese film, Japanese painting
- 画 【カク】 stroke (of a kanji)
- 描く 【エガク】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 参画 【サンカク】 taking part (in planning), participation
- 家族計画 【カゾクケイカク】 family planning
- 絵 【エ】 picture, drawing, painting, sketch, image (TV, film, etc.), picture, footage
- 描く 【エガク】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 似顔絵 【ニガオエ】 portrait, likeness, sketch (of a face)
- 影絵 【カゲエ】 shadow picture, silhouette, shadowgraph
Kun reading compounds
- 描く 【えがく】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 画する 【かくする】 to draw (a line), to demarcate, to mark, to divide, to map out, to plan
Readings
- Korean:
- hwa, hoeg
Spanish
- dibujo
- trazo
- puntuar
- interrumpir
Portuguese
- gravura
French
- trait de plume
- dessin
- écran
- compteur de traits de kanji
167 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
91 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
85 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
150 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
50 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
477 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
222 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
991 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
343 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
343 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
235 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
176 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3723 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1904 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2586 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1178 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
21739P | Morohashi |
3000 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3733 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1170 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1254 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
176 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
155 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3175 | 2001 Kanji |
0a8.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-6 | SKIP code |
1077.2 | Four corner code |
1-18-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
753b | Unicode hex code |