1153 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
764 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
758 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1537 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
491 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
199 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1293 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1368 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1004 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
235 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3773 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1924 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2616 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
864 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
8722X | Morohashi |
3039 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1534 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
856 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
920 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1041 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
gigantic, big, large, great
- On:
- キョ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
892 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 巨匠 【キョショウ】 master, masterhand, maestro
- 巨額 【キョガク】 huge sum (esp. of money), enormous sum, massive amount
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おお、 か、 こ、 なお
- Korean:
- geo
Spanish
- gigantesco
- grande
- gran
Portuguese
- grande
- enorme
- gigantesco
French
- gigantesque
- grand
- gros
3475 | 2001 Kanji |
2t2.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-2 | SKIP code |
3-2-2 | SKIP code |
7171.7 | Four corner code |
1-21-80 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5de8 | Unicode hex code |
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
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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1772 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 猿人 【エンジン】 ape man
- 猿害 【エンガイ】 damages inflicted by monkeys (on crops, etc.)
- 人類猿 【ジンルイエン】 anthropoid ape
- 孤猿 【コエン】 lone monkey, stray monkey
Kun reading compounds
- 猿 【さる】 monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata), ape, non-human primate, sly person, idiot, hick, sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut), clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook, bathhouse prostitute
- 猿尾 【さるお】 backside part of the shamisen's neck where it meets the body
- 木から落ちた猿 【きからおちたさる】 person who has lost something they used to rely on, a monkey fallen from the tree
- 真猿 【まさる】 monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ、 さわ、 ざる、 まし
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
- mono
- simio
Portuguese
- Macaco
French
- singe
1028 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1717 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2905 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1529 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2062 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1584 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1690 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1865 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1308 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
824 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
479 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
612 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
410 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
20584 | Morohashi |
669 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3600 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
403 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
430 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1648 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2965 | 2001 Kanji |
3g10.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-10 | SKIP code |
4423.2 | Four corner code |
1-17-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
733f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1634 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 怪 【カイ】 mystery, wonder
- 怪獣 【カイジュウ】 monster
- 奇々怪々 【キキカイカイ】 very strange, bizarre, weird, mysterious
- 夜道怪 【ヤドウカイ】 folk monster who wanders at night injuring and kidnapping people
- 怪我 【ケガ】 injury, wound, mistake, accident, loss
- けが人 【ケガニン】 wounded person, injured person
- 物怪 【モッケ】 unexpected
- 物の怪 【モノノケ】 (vengeful) ghost, specter, spectre
Kun reading compounds
- 怪しい 【あやしい】 suspicious, dubious, questionable, dodgy, shady, fishy, doubtful, unsure, uncertain, unlikely, implausible, untrustworthy, unreliable, clumsy, awkward, shaky, poor, strange, weird, eerie, spooky, uncanny, ominous (e.g. weather), threatening, dangerous (e.g. financial situation), uncertain, suspicious (of a potential amorous relation), mysterious, bewitching, alluring, enticing, enchanting
- 怪しい手つきで 【あやしいてつきで】 clumsily, with clumsy hands
- 怪しむ 【あやしむ】 to suspect
Readings
- Korean:
- goe
Spanish
- desconfiado
- receloso
- misterio
- fantasma
- sospechoso
- desconfiar
- recelar
- dudar
- sospechar
Portuguese
- Suspeito
- mistério
- aparição
French
- méfiant
- mystère
- apparition
1061 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1367 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1665 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1176 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1291 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1476 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1573 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1450 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
809 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
354 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
220 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
264 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
723 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
10483 | Morohashi |
297 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1821 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
716 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
773 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1172 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1172 | 2001 Kanji |
4k5.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-5 | SKIP code |
9701.4 | Four corner code |
1-18-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
602a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1714 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 獣 【ケモノ】 beast, brute, animal, animal with human characteristics
- 獣医 【ジュウイ】 veterinarian, veterinary surgeon, vet
- 鳥獣 【チョウジュウ】 birds and wild animals, wildlife
- 海獣 【カイジュウ】 marine mammal
Kun reading compounds
- 獣 【けもの】 beast, brute, animal, animal with human characteristics
- 獣の数字 【けもののすうじ】 number of the beast (666)
- 獣 【けもの】 beast, brute, animal, animal with human characteristics
Readings
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- animal
- bestia
- res
Portuguese
- animal
- besta
French
- bête
- animal
1366 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1600 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2909 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1366 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1531 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1582 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1688 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1864 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1298 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2384 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1217 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1673 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1952 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
20714P | Morohashi |
1892 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3606 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1933 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2083 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1838 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
963 | 2001 Kanji |
3g12.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-12-4 | SKIP code |
9363.4 | Four corner code |
3363.4 | Four corner code |
1-29-35 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7363 | Unicode hex code |