1702 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
475 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2818 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
923 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
723 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1015 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1053 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1044 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1273 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1415 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
751 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1020 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1820 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
19540 | Morohashi |
1101 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3505 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1802 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1942 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
309 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
1915 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
735 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 爆 【バク】 burst of laughter, roar of laughter, in copious amounts
- 爆音 【バクオン】 (sound of an) explosion or detonation, roar (of a machine)
- 起爆 【キバク】 ignition, detonation, triggering, explosion
- 水爆 【スイバク】 hydrogen bomb
Kun reading compounds
- 爆ぜる 【はぜる】 to burst open, to pop, to split
Readings
- Korean:
- pog, bag
Spanish
- estallar
- reventar
- explotar
Portuguese
- bomba
- explodir
- estouro
- fender
French
- bombe
- faire éclater
- exploser
- craquer
1142 | 2001 Kanji |
4d15.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-15 | SKIP code |
1-1-18 | SKIP code |
9683.2 | Four corner code |
1-39-90 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7206 | Unicode hex code |
departure, discharge, publish, emit, start from, disclose, counter for gunshots
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
32 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 発 【ハツ】 departure, departing from ..., leaving at (e.g. 8:30), sent from ..., (a letter, etc.) dated ..., datelined ..., counter for engines (on an aircraft), counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc., counter for bullets, bombs, etc., counter for blows (punches), counter for jokes, puns, etc., counter for ideas, thoughts or guesses, counter for ejaculations or sexual intercourse
- 発 【ハツ】 green dragon tile, winning hand with a pung (or kong) of green dragon tiles
- 偶発 【グウハツ】 sudden outbreak, accidental, incidental
- 電源開発 【デンゲンカイハツ】 development of electrical power resources
- 発熱 【ハツネツ】 generation of heat, (attack of) fever, pyrexia
- 発議 【ハツギ】 proposal, suggestion, motion, initiative
Kun reading compounds
- 発つ 【たつ】 to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.), to leave, to set off, to start
- 立つ鳥跡を濁さず 【たつとりあとをにごさず】 it is simply common courtesy to clean up after yourself, a bird does not foul the nest it is about to leave, on leaving a place, one should see that all is in good order
- 暴く 【あばく】 to disclose, to divulge, to expose, to open (a grave), to dig out
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ば、 わ
- Korean:
- bal
Spanish
- abrir
- exponer
- suceder
Portuguese
- liberar
- partida
- publicar
- emitir
- a partir de
- revelar
French
- départ
- décharge
- dégagement
- publier
- émettre
- partir de
- divulguer
- compteur de coups de feu
303 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
392 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
370 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
43 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3092 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
186 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
225 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
953 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
96 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
96 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
286 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1360 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3174 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1634 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2222 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1721 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
22662P | Morohashi |
2565 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3860 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1705 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1840 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
102 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
342 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3557 | 2001 Kanji |
0a9.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-4 | SKIP code |
1241.5 | Four corner code |
1-40-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
767a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
838 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 温厚 【オンコウ】 gentle, mild-mannered
- 穏健 【オンケン】 moderate (view, politics, etc.), temperate, sensible, sober, non-radical
- 保温 【ホオン】 retaining warmth, keeping heat in, heat insulation
- 室温 【シツオン】 room temperature
Kun reading compounds
- 暖か 【あたたか】 warm, mild, genial
- 暖かい 【あたたかい】 warm, mild, (pleasantly) hot, considerate, kind, genial, warm (of a colour), mellow, having enough money
- 暖かい 【あたたかい】 warm, mild, (pleasantly) hot, considerate, kind, genial, warm (of a colour), mellow, having enough money
- 温かい歓迎 【あたたかいかんげい】 warm reception, cordial welcome, warm greeting
- 温まる 【あたたまる】 to warm oneself, to sun oneself, to warm up, to get warm
- 温める 【あたためる】 to warm (up), to heat (up), to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.), to keep to oneself, to nurse, to mull over, to renew (an old friendship), to take for oneself
- 温 【ぬく】 idiot, dummy, slow person
- 温まる 【あたたまる】 to warm oneself, to sun oneself, to warm up, to get warm
- 温々 【ぬくぬく】 snugly, cosily, warmly, comfortably, carefree, easily, safely, without hardship, freshly made and still warm, imprudently, shamelessly
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あつ、 あつし、 なお、 はる、 ゆ、 ゆたか
- Korean:
- on
Spanish
- templado
- cálido
- amable
- afable
- calentarse
- calentar
Portuguese
- morno
French
- chaud
162 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
257 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
237 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
623 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2634 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
382 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
696 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1585 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
634 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
644 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
839 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1217 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
740 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
442 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
554 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1464 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17774 | Morohashi |
608 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3246 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1452 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1560 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
390 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
374 | 2001 Kanji |
3a9.21 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-9 | SKIP code |
3611.7 | Four corner code |
1-18-25 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6e29 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
1086 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 泉水 【センスイ】 garden pond, miniature lake, fountain
- 泉下 【センカ】 Hades, the hereafter
- 源泉 【ゲンセン】 source (of a spring, etc.), source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.), origin, wellspring
- 天然温泉 【テンネンオンセン】 natural hot spring
Kun reading compounds
- 泉 【いずみ】 spring, fountain
- 泉熱 【いずみねつ】 Izumi fever (resembles scarlet fever)
- 知識の泉 【ちしきのいずみ】 source of knowledge
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いず、 ずい、 ずみ、 ぜい、 ぜん、 の
- Korean:
- cheon
Spanish
- manantial
- fuente
Portuguese
- Fonte
- nascente
French
- source
- fontaine
926 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
915 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
902 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3099 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
915 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
674 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
965 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1192 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1253 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
840 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1154 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3176 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1636 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2224 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
135 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17274 | Morohashi |
2567 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3095 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
133 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
140 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
887 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
842 | 2001 Kanji |
3a5.33 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-4 | SKIP code |
2623.2 | Four corner code |
1-32-84 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6cc9 | 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 3
JLPT level N3
71 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 決 【ケツ】 decision, vote
- 決意 【ケツイ】 decision, determination, resolution
- 表決 【ヒョウケツ】 vote, voting
- 強行採決 【キョウコウサイケツ】 forced passage (of a bill, measure, resolution, etc.), railroading, steamrolling, steamrollering
Kun reading compounds
- 決める 【きめる】 to decide, to choose, to determine, to make up one's mind, to resolve, to set one's heart on, to settle, to arrange, to set, to appoint, to fix, to clinch (a victory), to decide (the outcome of a match), to persist in doing, to go through with, to always do, to have made a habit of, to take for granted, to assume, to dress up, to dress to kill, to dress to the nines, to carry out successfully (a move in sports, a pose in dance, etc.), to succeed in doing, to immobilize with a double-arm lock (in sumo, judo, etc.), to eat or drink something, to take illegal drugs
- 決まる 【きまる】 to be decided, to be settled, to be fixed, to be arranged, to be unchanging, to be the same (as always), to be fixed, to be set, to be a fixed rule, to be destined, to be a convention, to be a custom, to be common knowledge, to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.), to go well, to succeed, to connect (of a punch), to look good (of clothing), to look sharp, to be stylish, to suit one, to be held in place (of a hairdo), to be struck and held (of a pose in kabuki)
- 決る 【しゃくる】 to dig out, to gouge out, to hollow out, to scoop, to ladle, to bail, to jerk (one's chin)
Readings
- Korean:
- gyeol
Spanish
- decidir
- fijar
- quedar decidido
Portuguese
- decida
- fixar
- concordar sobre
- nomear
French
- décider
- fixer
- se mettre d'accord
- arrangement
202 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
289 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
271 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
94 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2509 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
230 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
667 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
402 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
356 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
357 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
277 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1163 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
308 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
197 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
233 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1656 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17174 | Morohashi |
263 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3070 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1641 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1770 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
138 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
281 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
363 | 2001 Kanji |
3a4.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-4 | SKIP code |
3513.0 | Four corner code |
1-23-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6c7a | 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 |