| 1931 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1123 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 313 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1012 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 536 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1223 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 258 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 258 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1078 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 784 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2602 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1331 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1804 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1764 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10537 | Morohashi |
| 2098 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1852 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1748 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1885 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1333 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1296 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 恋愛 【レンアイ】 love, love-making, passion, emotion, affections
- 恋歌 【コイウタ】 love song, love poem
- 悲恋 【ヒレン】 blighted love, disappointed love
- 狂恋 【キョウレン】 mad love, excessive infatuation
Kun reading compounds
- 恋う 【こう】 to love
- 恋 【こい】 (romantic) love
- 恋人 【こいびと】 lover, sweetheart, boyfriend, girlfriend
- リア恋 【リアこい】 being in love with an idol, actor, etc., fan who is in love with an idol, actor, etc.
- 片恋 【かたこい】 unrequited love, one-sided love
- 恋しい 【こいしい】 yearned for, longed for, missed
Readings
- Korean:
- ryeon
Spanish
- romance
- amor
- enamoramiento
- enamorado
- querido
- enamorarse
Portuguese
- romance
- apaixonar-se
- sentir saudades
- sentir falta
French
- chérir
- amour
- idylle
- languir
- manquer
| 458 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2j8.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-8 | SKIP code |
| 2-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 0033.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 604b | 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 grade 2
JLPT level N4
103 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 作 【サク】 work (e.g. of art), production, harvest, cultivation, farming, crop, yield, technique
- 作柄 【サクガラ】 crop conditions, quality (of art)
- 大作 【タイサク】 large-scale work, voluminous work, monumental work, great work, masterpiece
- 遺作 【イサク】 posthumous works
- 作 【サク】 work (e.g. of art), production, harvest, cultivation, farming, crop, yield, technique
- 作業 【サギョウ】 work, operation, task
- 所作 【ショサ】 conduct, behaviour, movements, gesture, one's carriage, performance (on stage, etc.), dance, acting, dance (in kabuki), dance play
- 安定操作 【アンテイソウサ】 stabilizing (stock) transaction
Kun reading compounds
- 作る 【つくる】 to make, to produce, to manufacture, to build, to construct, to prepare (food), to brew (alcohol), to raise, to grow, to cultivate, to train, to till, to draw up (a document), to make out, to prepare, to write, to create (an artistic work, etc.), to compose, to coin (a phrase), to organize, to organise, to establish, to found, to have (a child), to make up (one's face, etc.), to fabricate (an excuse, etc.), to give a (false) appearance, to feign (a smile, etc.), to put on a show of emotion, to form (a line, etc.), to set (a record), to commit (a sin, etc.)
- 作り 【つくり】 making, producing, manufacturing, building, construction, make, structure, appearance (attire, make-up, etc.), build, physique, sashimi, forced (smile, etc.)
- 作り上げる 【つくりあげる】 to build up, to complete, to construct, to create, to put together, to make up, to fabricate, to invent, to cook up
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くり、 さか、 さっ、 づくり、 とも、 なお、 はぎ、 まさか
- Korean:
- jag, ja, ju
Spanish
- hacer
- construir
- fabricar
- conducta
- comportamiento
- crear
Portuguese
- fazer
- produção
- preparar
- construção
French
- fabriquer
- produire
- construire
- préparer
| 82 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 141 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 127 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 99 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 407 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 147 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 116 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 362 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 360 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 361 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 137 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 75 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 77 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 49 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 52 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1151 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 518 | Morohashi |
| 68 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 167 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1142 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1224 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 120 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 144 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2154 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a5.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-5 | SKIP code |
| 2821.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4f5c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
78 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 戦 【セン】 war, battle, match, game, competition
- 戦域 【センイキ】 war area, battlefield, theater, theatre
- 開戦 【カイセン】 outbreak of war, starting a war
- 回戦 【カイセン】 event with ... rounds, innings, legs, etc., nth-round match (in a knockout tournament)
Kun reading compounds
- 戦 【いくさ】 war, battle, campaign, fight, troops, forces
- 戦場 【せんじょう】 battlefield, battleground
- 負け戦 【まけいくさ】 losing a battle, lost battle, battle one cannot win, battle one is doomed to lose
- 野合戦 【のがっせん】 battle in the open, battle on an open field
- 戦う 【たたかう】 to make war (on), to wage war (against), to go to war (with), to fight (with), to do battle (against), to compete (against), to struggle (against adversities, etc.), to fight, to contend, to resist
- 戦く 【おののく】 to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.), to shudder, to tremble
- 戦ぐ 【そよぐ】 to rustle, to sway, to stir, to flutter
- 戦慄く 【わななく】 to tremble, to shiver, to shake
Readings
- Japanese names:
- せ
- Korean:
- jeon
Spanish
- guerra
- batalla
- lucha
- pelear
- batallar
- combatir
- luchar
Portuguese
- guerra
- batalha
- disputa
French
- guerre
- bataille
- match
| 448 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 555 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 526 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 88 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1810 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 399 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 550 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 301 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 301 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 360 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 839 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2242 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1169 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1590 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1948 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 11631P | Morohashi |
| 1787 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2037 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1929 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2079 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 32 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 608 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 959 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4n9.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-9-4 | SKIP code |
| 9355.0 | Four corner code |
| 3355.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-79 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6226 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
1039 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 仮 【カリ】 temporary, provisional, interim, tentative, fictitious, assumed (name), alias, hypothetical, theoretical
- 仮称 【カショウ】 temporary name, provisional name
- 仮 【ケ】 lacking substance and existing in name only, something without substance
- 化粧 【ケショウ】 make-up, makeup, cosmetics, decoration, dressing, veneer
- 虚仮 【コケ】 folly, fool
Kun reading compounds
- 仮 【かり】 temporary, provisional, interim, tentative, fictitious, assumed (name), alias, hypothetical, theoretical
- 仮処分 【かりしょぶん】 provisional disposition, temporary injunction
Readings
- Korean:
- ga, ban
Spanish
- temporal
- provisional
- falso
Portuguese
- fingimento
- temporário
- interim
- assumido (nome)
- informal
French
- factice
- intérim
- temporaire
- emprunt (nom d')
- informel
- ka(na)
| 559 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 656 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 625 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1322 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 382 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 696 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 304 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 231 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1049 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1092 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1141 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 63 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 53 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 34 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 34 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 975 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 398 | Morohashi |
| 50 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 144 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 966 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1039 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 656 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2167 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a4.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 2124.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4eee | Unicode hex code |