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大

3 strokes
Radical:
big, very 大
Parts:
大
large, big
Kun:
おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
On:
ダイ、 タイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
7 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 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
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
da4, dai4
Korean:
dae, da, tae

Spanish

  • grande
  • muy
  • mucho

Portuguese

  • grande
  • enorme

French

  • grand
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)
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

規

11 strokes
Radical:
see 見
Parts:
二 人 土 大 見
standard, measure
On:
キ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
349 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 基準 【キジュン】 standard, basis, criterion, norm, reference, datum
  • 規格 【キカク】 standard, norm
  • 内規 【ナイキ】 private regulations, bylaws, internal rules, tradition
  • 正規 【セイキ】 regular, normal, formal, legal, established, legitimate

Readings

Japanese names:
すのり、 ただし、 のり、 み
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
gui1
Korean:
gyu

Spanish

  • compás
  • regla
  • medida
  • norma

Portuguese

  • padrão
  • medida

French

  • norme
  • mesure
577 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
672 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
643 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
488 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4285 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
527 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
888 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1349 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
607 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
617 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
807 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1644 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1231 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
667 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
890 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
849 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
34810 Morohashi
978 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5524 New Nelson (John Haig)
841 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
904 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
453 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
728 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1457 2001 Kanji
5c6.9 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-7 SKIP code
5601.0 Four corner code
1-21-12 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
898f Unicode hex code

模

14 strokes
Radical:
tree 木
Parts:
大 艾 日 木
imitation, copy, mock
On:
モ、 ボ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
668 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 模型 【モケイ】 model, dummy, maquette
  • 模擬 【モギ】 imitation
  • 小規模 【ショウキボ】 small scale
  • 中規模 【チュウキボ】 mid-range, mid-scale, mid-size

Readings

Japanese names:
がみ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
mo2, mu2
Korean:
mo

Spanish

  • patrón
  • modelo
  • molde

Portuguese

  • imitação
  • cópia
  • burla

French

  • imitation
  • copie
  • maquette
  • simulation
992 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
980 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
691 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2345 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1218 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1445 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2104 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1425 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1514 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1160 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1109 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1326 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
720 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
963 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
234 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
15453X Morohashi
1050 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2825 New Nelson (John Haig)
229 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
244 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
980 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1863 2001 Kanji
4a10.16 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-10 SKIP code
4493.4 Four corner code
1-44-47 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6a21 Unicode hex code

観

18 strokes
Radical:
see 見
Parts:
矢 見 隹 乞
Variants:
觀
outlook, look, appearance, condition, view
Kun:
み.る、 しめ.す
On:
カン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
476 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 観 【カン】 look, appearance, spectacle, sight, observation meditation, outlook on ..., view of ...
  • 看過 【カンカ】 overlooking, turning a blind eye
  • 客観 【キャッカン】 objectivity, objective, object (philosophical)
  • 静観 【セイカン】 watchful waiting, careful supervision

Kun reading compounds

  • 見る 【みる】 to see, to look, to watch, to view, to observe, to examine, to look over, to assess, to check, to judge, to look after, to attend to, to take care of, to keep an eye on, to experience, to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.), to try ..., to have a go at ..., to give ... a try, to see (that) ..., to find (that) ...

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
guan1, guan4
Korean:
gwan

Spanish

  • punto de vista
  • mirar cuidadosamente
  • mostrar

Portuguese

  • perspectiva
  • olhar
  • aparecimento
  • condição
  • visão

French

  • perspective
  • vue
  • aspect
  • apparence
  • condition (état)
367 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
468 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
445 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
463 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4296 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
567 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
890 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2765 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
604 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
614 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
805 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1649 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2359 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1212 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1659 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
579 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
34955 Morohashi
1880 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5538 New Nelson (John Haig)
572 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
614 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
302 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
634 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2357 2001 Kanji
5c13.7 The Kanji Dictionary
1-11-7 SKIP code
8621.0 Four corner code
1-20-49 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
89b3 Unicode hex code

測

12 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
ハ 刈 汁 目 貝
Variants:
fathom, plan, scheme, measure
Kun:
はか.る
On:
ソク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
761 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 測量 【ソクリョウ】 measurement, surveying
  • 測定 【ソクテイ】 measurement
  • 計測 【ケイソク】 measuring, measurement
  • 憶測 【オクソク】 guess, speculation, supposition

Kun reading compounds

  • 計る 【はかる】 to measure, to weigh, to survey, to time (sound, gauge, estimate), to conjecture, to infer, to surmise

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ce4
Korean:
cheug

Spanish

  • medida
  • medir
  • sondear
  • estimar

Portuguese

  • braça
  • plano
  • esquema
  • medida

French

  • brasse
  • mesurer
  • sonder
  • plan
668 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
765 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
743 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
862 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2632 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
758 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
697 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1578 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
610 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
620 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
810 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1224 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
744 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
444 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
558 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
151 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
17780 Morohashi
610 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3244 New Nelson (John Haig)
149 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
160 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
757 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
343 2001 Kanji
3a9.4 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-9 SKIP code
3210.0 Four corner code
1-34-12 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6e2c Unicode hex code

計

9 strokes
Radical:
speech 言 (訁)
Parts:
十 言
plot, plan, scheme, measure
Kun:
はか.る、 はか.らう
On:
ケイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
228 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 計 【ケイ】 plan, meter, measuring device, (in) total, total (of)
  • 計画 【ケイカク】 plan, project, schedule, scheme, program, programme
  • 生計 【セイケイ】 livelihood, living
  • 推計 【スイケイ】 estimate, estimation

Kun reading compounds

  • 計る 【はかる】 to measure, to weigh, to survey, to time (sound, gauge, estimate), to conjecture, to infer, to surmise
  • 計らう 【はからう】 to manage, to arrange, to see to (a matter), to dispose of, to consult (with), to talk (to)

Readings

Japanese names:
え、 かず、 け
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ji4
Korean:
gye

Spanish

  • medida
  • cuenta
  • contar
  • pensar
  • medir
  • pesar

Portuguese

  • desenho
  • plano
  • esquema
  • medida

French

  • planifier
  • projeter
  • calcul
  • mesure
201 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
116 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
105 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
186 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4312 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
357 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
249 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
895 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.7 Japanese for Busy People
340 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
340 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
288 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1658 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1828 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
965 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1309 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
342 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
35220 Morohashi
1441 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5555 New Nelson (John Haig)
337 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
359 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
210 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
173 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3055 2001 Kanji
7a2.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-2 SKIP code
0460.0 Four corner code
1-23-55 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8a08 Unicode hex code

画

8 strokes
Radical:
field 田
Parts:
一 凵 田
Variants:
畫
brush-stroke, picture
Kun:
えが.く、 かく.する、 かぎ.る、 はかりごと、 はか.る
On:
ガ、 カク、 エ、 カイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
199 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 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

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
hua4
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