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 5
JLPT level N1
125 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 統括 【トウカツ】 unification, bringing together, generalization, control, supervision
- 統一 【トウイツ】 unity, consolidation, uniformity, unification, compatible
- 総統 【ソウトウ】 supreme ruler, generalissimo, president (of Taiwan), führer, fuehrer
- 継統 【ケイトウ】 accession to the throne
Kun reading compounds
- 統べる 【すべる】 to rule over, to govern, to command, to control, to integrate, to consolidate, to unite, to incorporate
Readings
- Japanese names:
- のり、 むね
- Korean:
- tong
Spanish
- continuado
- relacionado
- control
- controlar
- supervisar
Portuguese
- global
- relacionamento
- controlar
- governante
French
- général
- relation
- gouverner
- régner
682 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
780 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
757 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
239 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3536 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
521 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1631 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2333 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
830 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
849 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1000 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1535 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1710 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
916 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1239 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1359 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
27447 | Morohashi |
1352 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4487 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1347 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1447 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
273 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
762 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2757 | 2001 Kanji |
6a6.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-6 | SKIP code |
2091.3 | Four corner code |
1-37-93 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7d71 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
138 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 領 【リョウ】 territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.), counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
- 領域 【リョウイキ】 area, domain, territory, field, range, region, regime
- 学習指導要領 【ガクシュウシドウヨウリョウ】 government course (curriculum) guidelines
- 綱領 【コウリョウ】 general plan, main points, summary, platform (e.g. for a campaign), mission statement
Kun reading compounds
- 襟 【えり】 collar, lapel, neckband, neck, nape of the neck, scruff of the neck
- 襟足 【えりあし】 hairline at the nape of the neck, nape
- 盤領 【まるえり】 round collar (of traditional Japanese clothing)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- よう、 よし
- Korean:
- ryeong
Spanish
- punto clave
- control
- controlar
Portuguese
- jurisdição
- domínio
- território
- feudo
- reino
French
- domaine
- juridiction
- territoire
- fief
735 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
825 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
806 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
338 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5124 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
849 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1008 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
834 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
853 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
999 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1888 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1567 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
828 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1133 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1417 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
43423 | Morohashi |
1224 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6628 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1405 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1507 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
452 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
804 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2861 | 2001 Kanji |
9a5.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-9 | SKIP code |
8128.6 | Four corner code |
8138.6 | Four corner code |
1-46-46 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9818 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
1040 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 暗 【アン】 darkness
- 暗雲 【アンウン】 dark clouds, threatening signs, ominous indications
- 明暗 【メイアン】 light and darkness, light and shade
- 冥暗 【メイアン】 gloom, shade
Kun reading compounds
- 暗い 【くらい】 dark, gloomy, murky, depressed, dispirited, down in the dumps, dark (mood), dark (in colour), dull, ill-boding, dark (e.g. past), suspicious, unlikely (to succeed), hopeless, unpromising, unfamiliar (with), ignorant (of)
- 暗い過去 【くらいかこ】 shadowy past, murky past
- 眩む 【くらむ】 to be dazzled by, to be dizzied by, to be disoriented by, to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.), to become dark
- 暮れる 【くれる】 to get dark, to grow dark, to end (of a day, year, season, etc.), to come to an end, to close, to be sunk in (e.g. despair), to be lost in (e.g. thought), to be overcome with
Readings
- Korean:
- am
Spanish
- oscuro
- poco claro
- memorizar
- sombrío
Portuguese
- escuridão
- desaparecer
- sombra
- informal
- escurecer
- cegar
French
- obscurité
- disparaître
- ombre
- informel
- s'assombrir
- être aveuglé
154 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
243 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
224 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1044 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2154 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
576 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
191 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1883 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
348 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
348 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
107 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
992 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1273 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
689 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
921 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
491 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14065 | Morohashi |
1010 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2503 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
480 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
519 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
415 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3878 | 2001 Kanji |
4c9.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-9 | SKIP code |
6006.1 | Four corner code |
1-16-37 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6697 | Unicode hex code |
kill, murder, butcher, slice off, split, diminish, reduce, spoil
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
581 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 殺意 【サツイ】 intent to kill, intent to murder, urge to kill, murderous impulse
- 殺害 【サツガイ】 killing, murder
- 他殺 【タサツ】 murder
- 併殺 【ヘイサツ】 double play
- 相殺 【ソウサイ】 offset, offsetting each other, cancelling each other out, counterbalancing, set-off, setoff, killing each other
- 減殺 【ゲンサイ】 lessening, diminishing, reducing
- 殺害 【サツガイ】 killing, murder
- 刹那 【セツナ】 moment, instant, kshana, duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second), shortest possible interval of time
- 歳殺 【サイセツ】 Saisetsu, one of the eight gods of the traditional calendar
Kun reading compounds
- 殺す 【ころす】 to kill, to slay, to murder, to slaughter, to suppress, to block, to hamper, to destroy (e.g. talent), to eliminate (e.g. an odour), to spoil (e.g. a flavour), to kill (e.g. one's speed), to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.), to hold back, to stifle (a yawn, laugh, etc.), to hold (one's breath), to put out (a runner), to pawn, to put in hock
- 削ぐ 【そぐ】 to chip (off), to shave off, to slice off, to cut off, to sharpen, to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.), to reduce, to diminish, to weaken, to spoil
- 殺める 【あやめる】 to wound, to murder
Readings
- Korean:
- sal, soe
Spanish
- matar
- quitar la vida
Portuguese
- matar
- assassinato
- açougueiro
- fatiar
- partir
- diminuir
- reduzir
- corromper
French
- tuer
- meurtre
- massacrer
- abattre
- trancher
- fendre
- diminuer
- réduire
- gâcher
614 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
515 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
488 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
546 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2454 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
419 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
657 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1138 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
576 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
585 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
610 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1140 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1677 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
889 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1208 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1507 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
16629 | Morohashi |
1324 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2994 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1493 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1607 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
470 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
545 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2968 | 2001 Kanji |
4a6.35 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-4 | SKIP code |
4794.7 | Four corner code |
1-27-06 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6bba | Unicode hex code |