16 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
18 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
14 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
59 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4815 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
18 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
94 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
664 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
23 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
23 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
21 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1808 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2552 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1302 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1771 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
275 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
40152 | Morohashi |
2057 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6211 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
269 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
287 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
79 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
72 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
53 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 金 【キン】 gold (metal), gold (color), gold (medal), first place (prize), something of great value, something golden (e.g. silence), money, gold coin, sum (of money), Friday, karat (measure of purity of gold), carat, metal (fourth phase of Wu Xing), Jin dynasty (of China; 1115-1234), Chin dynasty, Jurchen dynasty, gold general, testicles
- 金色 【キンイロ】 gold (colour, color)
- 集金 【シュウキン】 money collection
- 納金 【ノウキン】 payment
- 金色 【キンイロ】 gold (colour, color)
- 金剛 【コンゴウ】 vajra (indestructible substance), diamond, adamantine, thunderbolt, Indra's weapon, Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth
- 鬱金 【ウコン】 turmeric (Curcuma domestica)
- 葛鬱金 【クズウコン】 arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea)
- 漉油 【コシアブラ】 Acanthopanax sciadophylloides (species of flowering plant related to the aralias)
Kun reading compounds
- 金 【かね】 money, metal
- 金持ち 【かねもち】 rich person
- 細かい金 【こまかいかね】 small change
- 汚れた金 【よごれたかね】 dirty money
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かん、 きむ、 こ、 この、 ん
- Korean:
- gim, geum
Spanish
- oro
- dinero
- metal
Portuguese
- ouro
French
- or
2872 | 2001 Kanji |
8a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-6 | SKIP code |
8010.9 | Four corner code |
1-22-66 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
91d1 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
795 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 城 【ジョウ】 castle (in place names), castle, fortress
- 城内 【ジョウナイ】 inside of a castle, area surrounded by castle walls
- 荒城 【コウジョウ】 ruined castle
- 開城 【カイジョウ】 surrender of a castle, surrender of a fortress, capitulation of a stronghold
- 傾城 【ケイセイ】 beauty, siren, courtesan, prostitute
- 傾国傾城 【ケイコクケイセイ】 woman so glamorous as to bring ruin to a country (castle) as its king (lord) is captivated by her beauty, femme fatale
Kun reading compounds
- 城 【しろ】 castle
- 城跡 【しろあと】 castle site, ruins of a castle
- ハウルの動く城 【ハウルのうごくしろ】 Howl's Moving Castle (2004 animated film)
- 砂の城 【すなのしろ】 sandcastle, sand castle
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いく、 がき、 き、 くに、 ぐしく、 ぐすく、 しき、 すく、 ぜい、 たち、 なり
- Korean:
- seong
Spanish
- castillo
Portuguese
- Castelo
French
- château
914 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
903 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
638 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1078 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
886 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
433 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
796 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
720 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
733 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
942 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
374 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
417 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
261 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
312 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
368 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5086P | Morohashi |
352 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1011 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
362 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
387 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
884 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1459 | 2001 Kanji |
3b6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-6 | SKIP code |
4315.0 | Four corner code |
1-30-75 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
57ce | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
63 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 学 【ガク】 learning, scholarship, study, erudition, knowledge, education, study of ..., -ology, -ics
- 学位 【ガクイ】 (academic) degree
- 短期大学 【タンキダイガク】 junior college, vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
- 法医学 【ホウイガク】 forensic medicine, forensic pathology, medical jurisprudence, legal medicine
Kun reading compounds
- 学ぶ 【まなぶ】 to learn, to study, to take lessons in
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たか、 のり
- Korean:
- hag
Spanish
- estudio
- aprendizaje
- ciencia
- estudiar
Portuguese
- estudo
- aprendizagem
- ciência
French
- étudier
- apprendre
- science
57 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
45 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
10 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
33 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1271 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
66 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
44 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
719 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.9 | Japanese for Busy People |
109 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
109 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
50 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
460 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3162 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1625 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2211 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
330 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
6974 | Morohashi |
2555 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1294 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
324 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
346 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
15 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
71 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
947 | 2001 Kanji |
3n4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-3 | SKIP code |
2-3-4 | SKIP code |
2-5-2 | SKIP code |
2-3-5 | SKIP code |
3240.7 | Four corner code |
9040.7 | Four corner code |
1-19-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b66 | Unicode hex code |
Inst., institution, temple, mansion, school
- On:
- イン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
150 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 院 【イン】 house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.), graduate school, postgraduate school, institution (often medical), institutional building, government office, sub-temple, minor temple building, temple, cloister, imperial palace, title bestowed on empresses, princesses, etc., former (esp. of emperors, daimyos, etc.), late
- 院長 【インチョウ】 director (of a hospital, institution, academy, etc.), superintendent, rector
- 議院 【ギイン】 parliament, congress, diet, house (of parliament, etc.), chamber
- 棋院 【キイン】 go institution, go club, go hall
Readings
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
- institución
- templo
- hospital
Portuguese
- instituição
- templo
- mansão
- escola
French
- temple
- institution
- résidence
- école
- hôpital
350 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
249 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
229 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
236 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4991 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
237 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
271 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1055 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
614 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
624 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
230 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
729 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
544 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
331 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
410 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1313 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41665 | Morohashi |
454 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6447 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1304 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1401 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
412 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
350 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3657 | 2001 Kanji |
2d7.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-7 | SKIP code |
1-2-7 | SKIP code |
7321.1 | Four corner code |
1-17-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9662 | 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 |