661 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1967 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2028 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
2286 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1181 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1612 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1790 | Morohashi |
440 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2077 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2224 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
2293 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 凱歌 【ガイカ】 victory song, victory
- 凱旋 【ガイセン】 triumphant return, returning in triumph
Readings
- Korean:
- gae
Spanish
- grito de victoria
- victoria
Portuguese
French
2s10.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-10-2 | SKIP code |
2711.0 | Four corner code |
1-19-14 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
51f1 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
500 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 達人 【タツジン】 master, expert
- 達意 【タツイ】 lucidity, intelligibility, perspicuity
- 通達 【ツウタツ】 notification, official notice, directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration), being well versed (in), being proficient (in)
- 御用達 【ゴヨウタシ】 purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.), company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
- 達 【ダチ】 friend
- 達頼喇嘛 【ダライラマ】 Dalai Lama
- 重炭酸曹達 【ジュウタンサンソウダ】 sodium bicarbonate, baking soda
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かつ、 さと、 て、 てつ、 とおる、 みち
- Korean:
- dal
Spanish
- realizar
- alcanzar
- llegar
Portuguese
- efetuar
- alcançar
- chegar
- atingir
French
- suffixe pluriel
- accompli
- atteindre
- aboutir
465 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
568 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
541 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
525 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4721 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
391 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
964 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1810 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
448 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
455 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
384 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
708 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3893 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2005 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2706 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
558 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
39011P | Morohashi |
3139 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6088 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
552 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
591 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
154 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
594 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1455 | 2001 Kanji |
2q9.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-9 | SKIP code |
3430.4 | Four corner code |
1-35-03 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9054 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
281 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 格 【カク】 status, position, rank, method, way, style, rule, regulation, law, case, figure (form of a syllogism)
- 格上げ 【カクアゲ】 status elevation, upgrading, promotion
- 規格 【キカク】 standard, norm
- 低価格 【テイカカク】 low price
- 格子 【コウシ】 lattice, latticework, window bars, grid, grating, trellis, lattice door, check(ed) pattern, plaid
- 格子柄 【コウシガラ】 check pattern, checked pattern, checkered pattern, plaid, lattice design
- 格 【キャク】 amendment (to ritsuryō)
- 格式 【カクシキ】 formality, social rules, social status, social standing, amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryō)
- 弘仁格 【コウニンキャク】 Ordinance of the Konin Era
- 格組 【ゴウグミ】 wooden framework
- 格天井 【ゴウテンジョウ】 coffered ceiling
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いたる、 のり
- Korean:
- gyeog, nag
Spanish
- estado
- rango
- posición
- regla
- ley
- aptitud
- capacidad
- carácter
Portuguese
- condição
- posição
- capacidade
- caracter
- caso (lei
- gramática)
French
- rang
- statut
- capacité
- caractère
- cas (loi, grammaire)
569 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
663 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
633 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
334 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2259 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
716 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
633 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1099 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
643 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
653 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
852 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1088 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1161 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
627 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
835 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
298 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14749 | Morohashi |
926 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2668 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
292 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
312 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
403 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
710 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1877 | 2001 Kanji |
4a6.17 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-6 | SKIP code |
4796.4 | Four corner code |
1-19-42 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
683c | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1886 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 蘭 【ラン】 orchid, Netherlands, Holland
- 蘭学 【ランガク】 rangaku, study of Western knowledge through the Dutch language during the Edo period
- 第希蘭 【テヘラン】 Tehran (Iran)
- 伊蘭 【イラン】 Iran
- 蘭 【ラン】 orchid, Netherlands, Holland
- 蘭 【ラニ】 thoroughwort (species of boneset, Eupatorium fortunei)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 あららぎ
- Korean:
- ran
Spanish
- orquídea
- Holanda
Portuguese
French
- Hollande
- orchidée
4091 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1990 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
2839 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2233 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
3031 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1545 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2114 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1643 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
32477P | Morohashi |
2383 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5255 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2363 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2449 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
3k16.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-16 | SKIP code |
3-11-8 | SKIP code |
4422.7 | Four corner code |
1-45-86 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
862d | 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
207 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 道 【ドウ】 road, path, street, route, way, set of practices, rules for conducting oneself, moral education, Buddhist teachings, Taoism, administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido), administrative region of Japan (Tokaido, Tosando, etc.), province (administrative region of Korea), circuit (administrative region of China), province (Tang-era administrative region of China)
- 道義 【ドウギ】 morality, moral principles
- 正道 【セイドウ】 path of righteousness, path of duty, right track, correct path
- 海道 【カイドウ】 sea route
- 有道 【ユウドウ】 being good, being virtuous, virtuous person
- 不道 【フドウ】 inhuman, immoral, unreasonable, outrageous, wicked, barbarity (one of the eight unpardonable crimes, incl. killing three people in one family, or dismembering a corpse)
Kun reading compounds
- 道 【みち】 road, path, street, lane, passage, route, way, distance, journey, road (e.g. to victory), course, way (of living, proper conduct, etc.), moral principles, teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist), dogma, field (e.g. of medicine), subject, speciality, means, way, method
- 道筋 【みちすじ】 path, route, itinerary
- 花道 【はなみち】 elevated walkway through the audience to the stage, honourable end to a career
- 横道 【よこみち】 byway, side street, cross street, wrong way, digression
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ、 じ、 ど、 みつ、 おさむ
- Korean:
- do
Spanish
- camino
- razón
- modo
- decir
- senda
- método
Portuguese
- Caminho
- estrada
- rua
- distrito
- viagem
- curso
- moral
- ensinamentos
- filosofia
French
- voie
- route
- rue
- région
- voyage
- morale
- enseignements
122 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
205 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
188 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
129 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4724 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
141 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
93 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1811 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
149 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
149 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
66 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
710 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3888 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2000 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2701 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
283 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
39010P | Morohashi |
3134 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6091 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
277 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
295 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
123 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
220 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
979 | 2001 Kanji |
2q9.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-9 | SKIP code |
3-2-9 | SKIP code |
3830.6 | Four corner code |
1-38-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9053 | Unicode hex code |