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) |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1668 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 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
- Korean:
- dong
Spanish
- paulonia (planta)
Portuguese
French
- paulownia
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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
578 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 花形 【ハナガタ】 floral pattern, flourish, ornament, star (actor, player, etc.)
- 花園 【ハナゾノ】 flower garden
- 献花 【ケンカ】 flower offering, floral tribute, laying flowers
- 紅花 【ベニバナ】 safflower (Carthamus tinctorius), dyer's safflower
- 花かご 【ハナカゴ】 flower basket, flower basket (or plate) used for flower-scattering rituals
- 花瓶 【ケビョウ】 vase used to hold flower offerings (often made of gilded copper)
- 天花 【テンゲ】 flowers that bloom in the heavens, paper flowers scattered before the Buddha's image
Kun reading compounds
- 花 【はな】 flower, blossom, bloom, petal, cherry blossom, beauty, blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms), ikebana, hanafuda, (the) best, glorious, lovely
- 花形 【はながた】 floral pattern, flourish, ornament, star (actor, player, etc.)
- 菜の花 【なのはな】 rape blossoms, rapeseed flowers
- 紅花 【べにばな】 safflower (Carthamus tinctorius), dyer's safflower
Readings
- Japanese names:
- わ
- Korean:
- hwa
Spanish
- flor
Portuguese
- flor
French
- fleur
43 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
70 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
9 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
551 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3909 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
328 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
81 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
481 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
255 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
255 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
314 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
641 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2740 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1405 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1894 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1018 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
30734P | Morohashi |
2211 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4980 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1009 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1084 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
69 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1956 | 2001 Kanji |
3k4.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-4 | SKIP code |
4421.4 | Four corner code |
1-18-54 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
82b1 | 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 |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 綬 【ジュ】 ribbon, cordon
- 綬章 【ジュショウ】 ribbon, cordon
- 印綬 【インジュ】 (ribbon of) an official seal
Readings
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
Portuguese
French
1865 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3547 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
27565 | Morohashi |
4510 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2672 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2713 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
6a8.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-8 | SKIP code |
3294.7 | Four corner code |
1-28-90 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7dac | Unicode hex code |
badge, chapter, composition, poem, design
- On:
- ショウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
990 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 章 【ショウ】 chapter, section, medal, badge, insignia
- 章句 【ショウク】 chapter and verse, paragraph, passage
- 受章 【ジュショウ】 reception of a decoration, reception of an order
- 楽章 【ガクショウ】 movement
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 あきら、 あや、 ふみ
- Korean:
- jang
Spanish
- distintivo
- banda
- capítulo
- frase
Portuguese
- insígnia
- capítulo
- composição
- poema
- projeto
French
- badge
- clairement visible
- composition
- poème
- chapitre
- dessin
432 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
334 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
318 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
967 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5112 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
505 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
787 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1461 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
857 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
876 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1027 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1460 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2624 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1342 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1819 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
440 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
25761 | Morohashi |
2117 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4235 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
433 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
464 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
376 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
455 | 2001 Kanji |
5b6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-9 | SKIP code |
2-5-6 | SKIP code |
0040.6 | Four corner code |
1-30-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7ae0 | Unicode hex code |