| 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 |
cannon, gun
- On:
- ホウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1268 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 砲 【ホウ】 gun, cannon, artillery, ordnance
- 砲火 【ホウカ】 gunfire, fire
- 迫撃砲 【ハクゲキホウ】 mortar
- 大砲 【タイホウ】 (large) gun, cannon, artillery, long-ball hitter, home-run hitter
Readings
- Japanese names:
- づつ
- Korean:
- po
Spanish
- cañón
- pistola
Portuguese
- canhão
- arma
French
- canon
- fusil
| 1800 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1217 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3185 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 993 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1569 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1764 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1894 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1631 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1402 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1479 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 785 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1065 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 538 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 24120P | Morohashi |
| 1151 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3998 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 532 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 571 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1372 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3356 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5a5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-5 | SKIP code |
| 1761.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7832 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
375 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 万 【マン】 10,000, ten thousand, myriad, everything, all, various
- 万一 【マンイチ】 (unlikely event of) emergency, the worst(-case scenario), 10000 to 1, (if) by some chance, by some possibility, in the unlikely event that
- 億万 【オクマン】 millions and millions
- 永万 【エイマン】 Eiman era (1165.6.5-1166.8.27)
- 万 【バン】 completely, absolutely, totally
- 万一 【マンイチ】 (unlikely event of) emergency, the worst(-case scenario), 10000 to 1, (if) by some chance, by some possibility, in the unlikely event that
- 千万 【センバン】 exceedingly, extremely, very many, indeed
- 奇怪千万 【キカイセンバン】 very strange (mysterious, weird), bizarre, monstrous, outrageous
Kun reading compounds
- 万 【まん】 10,000, ten thousand, myriad, everything, all, various
- 万年 【まんねん】 ten thousand years, eternity, perennial, perpetual
- 八百万 【やおよろず】 myriad, countless things
- ５００万 【ごひゃくまん】 5,000,000, five million, many
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かず、 ま、 ゆる
- Korean:
- man, mug
Spanish
- diez mil
- muchos
Portuguese
- dez mil
French
- myriade
- 10000
| 320 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 227 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 392 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 96 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 7 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 84 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 43 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
| 16 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 16 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 13 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 8 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3653 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1865 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2542 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 64 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10 | Morohashi |
| 2936 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 7 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 64 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 68 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 215 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 86 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3145 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a3.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-1 | SKIP code |
| 4-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 1022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-92 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e07 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
602 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 右中間 【ウチュウカン】 between right and center fielders (centre)
- 右側 【ミギガワ】 right side, right-hand side
- 極右 【キョクウ】 far right (in politics), extreme right, ultraconservative
- 最右 【サイウ】 right-most, rightmost
- 右筆 【ユウヒツ】 private secretary, amanuensis
- 右文 【ユウブン】 respect for literary culture
- 上下左右 【ジョウゲサユウ】 up and down, left and right, top and bottom, left and right
Kun reading compounds
- 右 【みぎ】 right, right-hand side, right hand, the above (in a piece of vertical writing), above-mentioned, the right (wing), rightist
- 右腕 【みぎうで】 right arm, right-hand man, right hand, right-hand person, right-handed pitcher
- 上右 【うえみぎ】 upper right (corner)
- 下右 【したみぎ】 lower right (corner)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 すけ
- Korean:
- u
Spanish
- derecha
Portuguese
- Direita
French
- droite
| 19 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 22 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 2 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 503 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 878 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 88 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 33 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 171 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 76 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 76 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 35 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 277 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3693 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1888 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2568 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 78 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3250 | Morohashi |
| 2975 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 700 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 78 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 82 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 384 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 38 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1477 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3d2.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-3 | SKIP code |
| 4060.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-06 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 53f3 | Unicode hex code |
門
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
452 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 門 【モン】 gate, branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master, division, phylum, counter for cannons
- 門下 【モンカ】 one's pupil, one's student, one's follower
- 入門 【ニュウモン】 becoming a pupil (of), becoming a disciple, entering an institution, beginning training, introduction (to), primer, guide, entering through a gate
- 宗門 【シュウモン】 (religious) denomination, sect
Kun reading compounds
- 門 【もん】 gate, branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master, division, phylum, counter for cannons
- 門出 【かどで】 setting off (on a long journey), setting out, departure (e.g. for the front), leaving home, starting a new life, starting life anew
- 帝 【みかど】 emperor (of Japan), mikado, (the gates of an) imperial residence
- 口は災いの門 【くちはわざわいのかど】 words can lead to disaster, the tongue is the root of calamities, the more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it
- 戸 【と】 door (esp. Japanese-style), shutter, window shutter, entrance (to a home), narrows
- 門浪 【となみ】 waves in narrow straits
- 鳴門 【なると】 strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow, whirlpool, maelstrom, kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern, cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern, Naruto (city in Tokushima), Naruto Strait, Naruto wakame
- 長門 【ながと】 Nagato (former province located in the west of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- じょう、 も、 と、 ゆき
- Korean:
- mun
Spanish
- puerta
Portuguese
- portões
French
- portail
- compteur de canons
| 143 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 231 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 211 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 385 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4940 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 105 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 269 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 601 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 161 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 161 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 445 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1838 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1100 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 597 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 789 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1630 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 41208 | Morohashi |
| 888 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6381 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1616 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1743 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 376 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 168 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3853 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8e0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 3-8-0 | SKIP code |
| 7777.7 | Four corner code |
| 7777.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9580 | Unicode hex code |