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
977 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 海浦 【カイホ】 seaside
- 曲浦 【キョクホ】 winding coast (beach)
Kun reading compounds
- 浦 【うら】 inlet, seashore, beach
- 浦内笛鯛 【うらうちふえだい】 Papuan black snapper (Lutjanus goldiei)
- 津々浦々 【つつうらうら】 all over the country, throughout the land, every nook and cranny of the land, far and wide, (in) every port and harbor
Readings
- Korean:
- po
Spanish
- bahía
- ensenada
- golfo
Portuguese
- baía
- riacho
- pequena baía
- golfo
- praia
- costa
French
- baie
- crique
- anse
- golfe
- rivage
- côte
- plage
1785 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
856 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2571 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1015 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1474 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1067 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1442 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1534 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1846 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1198 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
524 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
321 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
395 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1854 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17475 | Morohashi |
437 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3156 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1837 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1980 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1360 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
353 | 2001 Kanji |
3a7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-7 | SKIP code |
3312.7 | Four corner code |
1-17-26 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6d66 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
1090 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 冬季 【トウキ】 (season of) winter
- 冬期 【トウキ】 winter, wintertime, winter term
- 越冬 【エットウ】 passing the winter, hibernation
- 春夏秋冬 【シュンカシュウトウ】 spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter, the four seasons
Kun reading compounds
- 冬 【ふゆ】 winter
- 冬場 【ふゆば】 wintertime, winter season
- 初冬 【しょとう】 early winter, tenth month of the lunar calendar
- 毎冬 【まいふゆ】 every winter
Readings
- Korean:
- dong
Spanish
- invierno
Portuguese
- Inverno
French
- hiver
120 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
199 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
182 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
903 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1161 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
165 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
125 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
161 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
459 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
467 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
99 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
399 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2679 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1365 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1851 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
434 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1610X | Morohashi |
2157 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
410 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
427 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
456 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
112 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2540 | 2001 Kanji |
4i2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-2 | SKIP code |
4-5-1 | SKIP code |
2730.3 | Four corner code |
1-37-63 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
51ac | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1085 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 華 【カ】 flashiness, showiness, brilliance, splendor, bloom, flowers
- 華僑 【カキョウ】 overseas Chinese
- 献花 【ケンカ】 flower offering, floral tribute, laying flowers
- 精華 【セイカ】 essence, quintessence, flower, glory
- 華厳 【ケゴン】 avatamsa (flower adornment, as a metaphor for becoming a buddha), Avatamska sutra, Kegon (sect of Buddhism)
- 花かご 【ハナカゴ】 flower basket, flower basket (or plate) used for flower-scattering rituals
- 法華 【ホッケ】 Nichiren sect, Tendai sect, Lotus Sutra
- 天花 【テンゲ】 flowers that bloom in the heavens, paper flowers scattered before the Buddha's image
Kun reading compounds
- 花 【はな】 flower, blossom, bloom, petal, cherry blossom, beauty, blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms), ikebana, hanafuda, (the) best, glorious, lovely
- 華やか 【はなやか】 bright and beautiful, gorgeous, showy, brilliant, splendid, gay, colorful, flowery, prosperous, flourishing, thriving
- 武士道の華 【ぶしどうのはな】 flower of chivalry (Bushido)
- 雪の花 【ゆきのはな】 snowdrop (Galanthus spp.), snow falling like flower petals, snow on a tree resembling a flower, red snow
Readings
- Japanese names:
- わ
- Korean:
- hwa
Spanish
- flor
- pétalo
- esplendor
- vistoso
Portuguese
- esplendor
- flor
- pétala
- brilho
- lustre
- ostentação
- gritante
- alegre
- maravilhoso
French
- splendeur
- fleur
- pétale
- briller
- lustre
- ostentatoire
- voyant
- magnifique
1046 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
807 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3955 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1409 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1704 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1266 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1074 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1122 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1323 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
656 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2841 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1465 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1973 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1595 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
31119 | Morohashi |
2283 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5058 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1581 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1704 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1386 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1955 | 2001 Kanji |
3k7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-7 | SKIP code |
4-10-4 | SKIP code |
2-4-6 | SKIP code |
4450.4 | Four corner code |
1-18-58 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
83ef | Unicode hex code |