515 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
615 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
587 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
528 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
177 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
565 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
616 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
211 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
305 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
305 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
584 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1047 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4317 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2184 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2940 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
222 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14420 | Morohashi |
3505 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2534 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
217 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
230 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
457 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
456 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 末 【マツ】 the end (of), powder
- 末日 【マツジツ】 last day (of a month)
- 幕末 【バクマツ】 Bakumatsu period, closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate, end of the Edo period
- 終末 【シュウマツ】 end, close, conclusion, termination
- 末路 【マツロ】 last days, the end, one's fate
- 末裔 【マツエイ】 descendant
Kun reading compounds
- 末 【すえ】 end, tip, top, end (of the year, month, etc.), close, youngest child, descendants, offspring, posterity, future, (finally) after, (at last) after, at the end of, trifles, trivialities, degenerate age
- 末広 【すえひろ】 spreading out like an open fan, becoming prosperous, folding fan, ceremonial folding fan
- 来月末 【らいげつまつ】 end of next month
- 末の末 【すえのすえ】 the last
- 末 【うら】 top end, tip
- 末枯れ 【うらがれ】 dying of the little twigs and branches
- 末 【うれ】 new shoots, new growth (of a tree)
- 末葉 【うらば】 end leaves, top leaves, last leaves
- 木の末 【このうれ】 treetop, tip of a branch
Readings
- Korean:
- mal
Spanish
- aún
- punta
- extremo
- final
- polvo
- fin
- futuro
- el más joven
Portuguese
- não ainda
- fim
- fechar
- dica
- pó
- posteridade
French
- extrémité
- fin
- dernier
- poudre
- avenir
- postérité
1464 | 2001 Kanji |
0a5.26 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-5-3 | SKIP code |
5090.0 | Four corner code |
1-43-86 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
672b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
960 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 端 【タン】 origin, beginning, variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width), for kimonos: at least 10 m in length, for haori: at least 7.27 m in length, for other clothes: at least 6.06 m in length, tip, extremity
- 端緒 【タンショ】 start, beginning, first step, clue
- 末端 【マッタン】 end, tip, extremities, terminal
- 北端 【ホクタン】 northern extremity
Kun reading compounds
- 端 【はし】 end (e.g. of street), tip, point, edge, margin, beginning, start, first, odds and ends, scrap, odd bit, least
- 端 【はした】 fraction, odd sum, odd money, small change, low class female servant
- 木の端 【きのはし】 fragment of wood
- 道の端 【みちのはし】 edge of a street
- 端 【はし】 end (e.g. of street), tip, point, edge, margin, beginning, start, first, odds and ends, scrap, odd bit, least
- 端 【はした】 fraction, odd sum, odd money, small change, low class female servant
- 切羽 【きりは】 face, working face
- 継端 【つぎは】 opportunity to continue a conversation
- 側 【そば】 near, close, beside, vicinity, proximity, besides, while, third person
- 端から 【はたから】 from outside, from the side
- 端 【はし】 end (e.g. of street), tip, point, edge, margin, beginning, start, first, odds and ends, scrap, odd bit, least
- 鼻先 【はなさき】 tip of nose, before one's eyes, under one's nose, in front of, tip (of something)
- 出鼻 【でばな】 projecting part (of a headland, etc.), moment of departure, (on the) point of going out, outset, start, beginning
- 上がり端 【あがりはな】 entrance (i.e. of a Japanese house), start of a rise (e.g. in prices)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ただし、 みず
- Korean:
- dan
Spanish
- correcto
- justo
- filo
- borde
- punta
- extremo
Portuguese
- margem
- origem
- fim
- ponto
- borda
- limite
- cabo (geog.)
French
- bord
- origine
- bout
- pointe
- bordure
- rebord
- cap
1567 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
942 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3363 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1380 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1601 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2306 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1418 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1507 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
680 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1462 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1564 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
826 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1131 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1175 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
25806 | Morohashi |
1221 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4243 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1167 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1251 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1720 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
453 | 2001 Kanji |
5b9.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-9 | SKIP code |
0212.7 | Four corner code |
1-35-28 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7aef | Unicode hex code |
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
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) |
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 |
symptoms, illness
- On:
- ショウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1111 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 症 【ショウ】 illness, condition, -pathy
- 症候群 【ショウコウグン】 syndrome
- 自閉症 【ジヘイショウ】 autism
- 後遺症 【コウイショウ】 prognostic symptoms, after-effect, sequela
Readings
- Korean:
- jeung
Spanish
- síntoma
- señal
- enfermedad
Portuguese
- sintomas
- doença
French
- symptôme
- maladie
1397 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
955 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3039 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1563 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1545 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1318 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1400 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1363 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1350 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4065 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2062 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2794 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1701 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
22140 | Morohashi |
3280 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3795 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1685 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1816 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1369 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
573 | 2001 Kanji |
5i5.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-5-5 | SKIP code |
0011.1 | Four corner code |
1-30-41 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
75c7 | Unicode hex code |