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 |
blessing, fortune, luck, wealth
- On:
- フク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
467 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 福 【フク】 good fortune, happiness, blessing, good luck
- 福祉 【フクシ】 welfare, well-being, social welfare, social security, social service
- 大福 【ダイフク】 great fortune, good luck, rice cake stuffed with bean jam
- 慶福 【ケイフク】 happy event, happiness
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とし、 とみ、 ふ、 ふき、 ふっ、 ぼく、 よし
- Korean:
- bog
Spanish
- fortuna
- suerte
- dicha
Portuguese
- benção
- fortuna
- sorte
- riqueza
French
- bénédiction
- fortune
- chance
- richesse
506 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
409 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
386 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
450 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3256 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
629 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
777 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1888 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1379 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1466 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
895 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1427 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1303 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
705 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
944 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1099 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
24768P | Morohashi |
1029 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4105 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1090 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1171 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
424 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
676 | 2001 Kanji |
4e9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-9 | SKIP code |
3126.6 | Four corner code |
1-42-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
798f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
879 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 寺 【ジ】 counter for temples
- 寺院 【ジイン】 Buddhist temple, religious building, church, cathedral, mosque
- 国分寺 【コクブンジ】 state-supported provincial temple (Nara period)
- 古寺 【コジ】 old temple
Kun reading compounds
- 寺 【てら】 temple (Buddhist)
- 寺子屋 【てらこや】 temple elementary school (during the Edo period)
- 宮寺 【ぐうじ】 Buddhist temple within a Shinto shrine
Readings
- Korean:
- sa, si
Spanish
- templo budista
- templo
Portuguese
- Templo Budista
French
- temple bouddhiste
228 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
149 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
133 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
687 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1054 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
45 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
475 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
268 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
41 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
41 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
328 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
500 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2687 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1367 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1853 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
160 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7414 | Morohashi |
2164 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1373 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
158 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
170 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
125 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1448 | 2001 Kanji |
3b3.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-3 | SKIP code |
4034.1 | Four corner code |
1-27-91 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5bfa | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
613 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 館 【カン】 (large) building, public building, hall
- 館長 【カンチョウ】 superintendent, director, curator, chief librarian
- 在外公館 【ザイガイコウカン】 diplomatic mission, overseas diplomatic establishment
- 公館 【コウカン】 official residence
Kun reading compounds
- 館 【やかた】 mansion, palace, manor house, castle, nobleman, noblewoman, dignitary, cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
- 夏館 【なつやかた】 villa arranged appropriately for summer, mansion arranged appropriately for summer
- 恐怖の館 【きょうふのやかた】 house of horrors
- 館 【やかた】 mansion, palace, manor house, castle, nobleman, noblewoman, dignitary, cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たち
- Korean:
- gwan
Spanish
- edificio
- mansión
Portuguese
- edifício
- mansão
- edifício grande
- palácio
French
- bâtiment
- grand bâtiment
- résidence
- palais
366 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
266 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
247 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
319 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5174 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
319 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
280 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2761 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
327 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
327 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
330 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1909 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2196 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1150 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1562 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1490 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
44237P | Morohashi |
1748 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6701 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1478 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1589 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
436 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2877 | 2001 Kanji |
8b8.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-8-8 | SKIP code |
8377.7 | Four corner code |
1-20-59 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9928 | Unicode hex code |
山
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
131 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 山 【サン】 Mt., Mount, temple
- 山陰 【ヤマカゲ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
- 治山 【チサン】 forest conservation, afforestation
- 開山 【カイサン】 founding a temple (on a hill-top)
- 山道 【ヤマミチ】 mountain road, mountain trail
- 山海経 【センガイキョウ】 Classic of Mountains and Seas (classic Chinese text)
- 雪山 【セツザン】 snowy mountain, permanently snow-covered mountain, Himalayas
- 須弥山 【シュミセン】 Mount Sumeru (believed to be the centre of the Buddhist world)
Kun reading compounds
- 山 【やま】 mountain, hill, mine (e.g. coal mine), heap, pile, crown (of a hat), thread (of a screw), tread (of a tire), protruding part of an object, high part, climax, peak, critical point, guess, speculation, gamble, criminal case, crime, mountain climbing, mountaineering, festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd), deck (of playing cards on table, face down, from which cards are drawn), stack, wall, wall tile, temple, temple grounds, wild
- 山陰 【やまかげ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
- 奥山 【おくやま】 remote mountain, mountain recesses
- 青山 【せいざん】 lush mountain, green mountain, grave, burial place
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ、 やの、 やん
- Korean:
- san
Spanish
- montaña
Portuguese
- montanha
French
- montagne
38 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
58 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
24 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
60 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1407 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
21 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
48 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
89 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
34 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
34 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
100 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
535 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3658 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1867 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2544 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
775 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7869 | Morohashi |
2940 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1439 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
768 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
830 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
148 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
17 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1276 | 2001 Kanji |
3o0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-1 | SKIP code |
4-3-2 | SKIP code |
2277.0 | Four corner code |
1-27-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5c71 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
42 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 市 【シ】 city
- 市営 【シエイ】 (under) municipal management (transport, housing, etc.), city facility management
- 同市 【ドウシ】 same city
- 田園都市 【デンエントシ】 garden city
Kun reading compounds
- 市 【いち】 market, fair
- 市中 【しちゅう】 in the city, in the community
- 骨董市 【こっとういち】 antique market, flea market
- 草市 【くさいち】 flower market during Obon, fair of plants and flowers (as offerings)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 ち
- Korean:
- si
Spanish
- mercado
- ciudad
Portuguese
- mercado
- cidade
French
- marché
- ville
- cité
222 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
144 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
130 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
78 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
284 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
119 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
162 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
195 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
181 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
181 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
547 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
556 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2487 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1258 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1724 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
419 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
8775 | Morohashi |
1993 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1549 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
412 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
440 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
305 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
109 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
444 | 2001 Kanji |
2j3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-3 | SKIP code |
4-4-3 | SKIP code |
0022.7 | Four corner code |
1-27-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5e02 | Unicode hex code |