| 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 2
JLPT level N4
120 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 野 【ノ】 plain, field, hidden (structural) member, wild, lacking a political post
- 野外 【ヤガイ】 outdoors, outside, open air, fields, outskirts, suburbs
- 内野 【ナイヤ】 infield, diamond
- 在野 【ザイヤ】 out of office, out of power, in opposition, unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist), in private practice
Kun reading compounds
- 野 【の】 plain, field, hidden (structural) member, wild, lacking a political post
- 野末 【のずえ】 corners of a field
- 裾野 【すその】 foot of a mountain, plain at the foot of a mountain, range, spread, extent, encompassing circle
- 郊野 【こうの】 suburban fields
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ずけ、 つけ、 ぬ
- Korean:
- ya
Spanish
- campo
- llano
- extensión
- rango
- natural
- civil
- no oficial
Portuguese
- planícies
- campo
- rústico
- vida de civil
French
- sauvage
- champ
- rustique
- vie civile
| 323 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 233 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 213 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 85 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4814 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 128 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 267 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1398 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 236 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 236 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 404 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1803 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1877 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 998 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1350 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1610 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 40133 | Morohashi |
| 1485 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6208 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1596 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1722 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 170 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 211 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3653 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a11.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-4 | SKIP code |
| 6712.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 91ce | Unicode hex code |
sagacious, genius, excellence
- On:
- シュン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1007 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 俊 【シュン】 excellence, genius
- 俊足 【シュンソク】 swiftness of foot, fast runner, swift horse, fleet steed, person of great talent, gifted person
- 英俊 【エイシュン】 genius, prodigy
Readings
- Japanese names:
- すぐる、 とし
- Korean:
- jun
Spanish
- excelente
- sobresaliente
Portuguese
- sagaz
- gênio
- excelência
French
- sagacité
- génie
- excellence
- avisé
| 1371 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1321 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 448 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1472 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1050 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1039 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1845 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1997 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1424 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 96 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 117 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 77 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 86 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1023 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 674 | Morohashi |
| 102 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 216 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1014 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1089 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1228 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2167 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a7.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 2324.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-51 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4fca | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
14 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 三 【サン】 three, 3
- 三 【サン】 three
- 十三 【ジュウサン】 thirteen, 13, king
- 七三 【シチサン】 7 or 3 ratio, hair parted on one side
- 四三 【シソウ】 one four-of-a-kind and one three-of-a-kind in a dealt hand, three and a four (in dice games)
Kun reading compounds
- 三 【さん】 three, 3
- 三十日 【みそか】 last day of the month
- 三つ 【みっつ】 three, three years of age
- 三つ折り 【みつおり】 threefold, folded in three
- 三つ 【みっつ】 three, three years of age
- ３つの密 【みっつのみつ】 three Cs, three conditions that facilitate the transmission of infectious diseases (closed spaces, crowds, and close contact)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 さ、 さい、 さえ、 さぶ、 ざ、 ざえ、 ざぶ、 そう、 ぞ、 ただ、 みつ、 みん、 も、 や
- Korean:
- sam
Spanish
- tres
- 3
Portuguese
- três
French
- trois
| 3 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 3 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 23 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 10 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 8 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 3 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 4 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 22 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
| 4 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 4 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 3 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 5 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2423 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1225 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1689 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 3 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 12 | Morohashi |
| 1924 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 8 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 3 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 3 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 21 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 10 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3072 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-1-2 | SKIP code |
| 1010.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-16 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e09 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
57 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 選 【セン】 selection, choice, choosing, picking, election
- 選挙 【センキョ】 election
- 抽選 【チュウセン】 lottery, raffle, drawing (of lots)
- 公選 【コウセン】 public election, election by popular vote
Kun reading compounds
- 選ぶ 【えらぶ】 to choose, to select
- 選ぶところがない 【えらぶところがない】 being the same thing (as), being indistinguishable (from)
- 選る 【よる】 to choose, to select, to pick out
- 選る 【よる】 to choose, to select, to pick out
Readings
- Korean:
- seon
Spanish
- elegir
- seleccionar
Portuguese
- eleger
- selecionar
- escolher
- preferir
French
- élection
- sélection
- choisir
- préférer
| 449 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 556 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 527 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 105 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4744 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 522 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 967 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2419 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 800 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 814 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 264 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 721 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3931 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2026 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2734 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1822 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 39127P | Morohashi |
| 3169 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6114 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1804 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1944 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 341 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 626 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3561 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q12.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-12 | SKIP code |
| 3-2-12 | SKIP code |
| 3730.8 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-10 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9078 | Unicode hex code |
手
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
60 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 手術 【シュジュツ】 surgery, operation, procedure, skill with one's hands, sleight of hand
- 手記 【シュキ】 note, memorandum, memo, memoirs, personal account
- 二塁手 【ニルイシュ】 second baseman
- 名手 【メイシュ】 master, expert, brilliant move (in go, shogi, etc.), excellent move
- 交際上手 【コウサイジョウズ】 good at socializing, sociability, being a good mixer
- 処世上手 【ショセイジョウズ】 knowing how to get on in the world, knowing the secret of success in life
Kun reading compounds
- 手 【て】 hand, arm, forepaw, foreleg, handle, hand, worker, help, trouble, care, effort, means, way, trick, move, technique, workmanship, hand, handwriting, kind, type, sort, one's hands, one's possession, ability to cope, hand (of cards), direction, move (in go, shogi, etc.)
- 手足 【てあし】 hands and feet, limbs, person at one's beck and call, person at hand, reliable worker
- 逆手 【ぎゃくて】 underhand grip, backhand grip (e.g. in tennis), unexpected twist, turning the tables (on an opponent)
- 担い手 【にないて】 bearer, carrier, person bearing responsibility, person in charge, supporter
Readings
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- mano
Portuguese
- mão
French
- main
| 28 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 35 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 32 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 42 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1827 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 37 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 54 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 118 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 57 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 57 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 170 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 847 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4267 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2155 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2907 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 644 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 11768 | Morohashi |
| 3456 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2060 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 637 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 687 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 57 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 30 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2247 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 2-1-3 | SKIP code |
| 2050.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 624b | Unicode hex code |