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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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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
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

阪

7 strokes
Radical:
mound, dam (阝 left) 阜 (阝)
Parts:
厂 又 阡
Variants:
坂
heights, slope
Kun:
さか
On:
ハン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
503 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 阪神 【ハンシン】 Osaka-Kobe, Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
  • 阪急 【ハンキュウ】 Hankyū, Hankyu (Kansai area railway and retail conglomerate)
  • 京阪 【ケイハン】 Kyoto and Osaka, Kyoto-Osaka area
  • 京阪 【ケイハン】 Keihan Electric Railway (abbr)

Kun reading compounds

  • 坂 【さか】 slope, incline, hill, milestone, (age) mark
  • セレッソ大阪 【セレッソおおさか】 Cerezo Osaka (Japanese pro soccer team)
  • ガンバ大阪 【ガンバおおさか】 Gamba Osaka (Japanese pro soccer team)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ban3
Korean:
pan

Spanish

  • cuesta
  • pendiente
  • abreviación de Osaka

Portuguese

French

  • coteaux
  • pente
401 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4979 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1893 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
375 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
450 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
321 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
243 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1303 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
41562 Morohashi
271 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6428 New Nelson (John Haig)
1294 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1390 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3667 2001 Kanji
2d4.4 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-4 SKIP code
7124.7 Four corner code
1-26-69 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
962a Unicode hex code

桐

10 strokes
Radical:
tree 木
Parts:
一 冂 口 木
paulownia
Kun:
きり
On:
トウ、 ドウ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1668 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 桐蔭学園横浜大学 【トウインガクエンヨコハマダイガク】 Toin University of Yokohama
  • 桐蔭横浜大学 【トウインヨコハマダイガク】 Toin University of Yokohama
  • 梧桐 【アオギリ】 Chinese parasol-tree (Firmiana simplex), Chinese-bottletree, Japanese varnishtree, phoenix-tree

Kun reading compounds

  • 桐 【きり】 paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa), empress tree, foxglove tree
  • 桐材 【きりざい】 paulownia wood
  • 五七桐 【ごしちのきり】 paulownia crest (three leaves with seven blossoms on the center lead and five blossoms on each side leaf)

Readings

Japanese names:
ひさ、 き
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
tong2
Korean:
dong

Spanish

  • paulonia (planta)

Portuguese

French

  • paulownia
1569 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2249 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1974 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1103 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2110 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1173 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
637 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
847 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
208 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14770 Morohashi
937 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2655 New Nelson (John Haig)
204 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
216 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
4a6.30 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-6 SKIP code
4792.0 Four corner code
1-22-45 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6850 Unicode hex code

蔭

14 strokes (also 15 and 13)
Radical:
grass 艸 (艹)
Parts:
一 二 个 厶 阡 艾
shade, shadow, backing assistance
Kun:
かげ
On:
イン、 オン
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2166 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 大阪桐蔭 【オオサカトウイン】 Osaka Tōin Junior and Senior High School (abbr)
  • 緑陰 【リョクイン】 shade of trees

Kun reading compounds

  • 陰 【かげ】 shade, shadow, behind (something), other side, back, the background, behind the scenes, behind someone's back, gloom (in someone's expression, nature, etc.), darkness
  • 陰口 【かげぐち】 malicious gossip, backbiting, speaking ill behind someone's back
  • 物陰 【ものかげ】 place hidden from view, cover, shelter, hiding place
  • 小陰 【こかげ】 small hiding place, nook

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yin4, yin1
Korean:
eum

Spanish

Portuguese

French

1848 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4017 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1908 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2370 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2974 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2073 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
31840X Morohashi
2517 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5151 New Nelson (John Haig)
2374 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2457 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3k10.10 The Kanji Dictionary
2-4-11 SKIP code
2-4-10 SKIP code
2-3-11 SKIP code
2-3-10 SKIP code
4423.1 Four corner code
1-16-94 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
852d Unicode hex code