| 1690 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1615 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1091 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1492 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1153 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1291 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1828 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1977 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1640 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 377 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 558 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 340 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 420 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 488 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5195 | Morohashi |
| 464 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1032 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 477 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 516 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1419 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1431 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 培養 【バイヨウ】 culture, cultivation, cultivation (of plants), growing, raising, cultivation (e.g. of a skill), nurture (of democracy, national power, etc.), growth
- 培植 【バイショク】 cultivation (of plants), culturing
- 育成栽培 【イクセイサイバイ】 vegetable and fruit growing
- 促成栽培 【ソクセイサイバイ】 forcing (plants, vegetables, etc.), artificially hastening the growth of plants (by controlling heat, light, etc.)
Kun reading compounds
- 培う 【つちかう】 to cultivate, to foster
Readings
- Korean:
- bae, bu
Spanish
- cultivo
- fomento
- cultivar
- fomentar
Portuguese
- cultivar
- alimentar
French
- culture (plantes)
- entretenir
| 1477 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3b8.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 4016.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 57f9 | Unicode hex code |
lumber, log, timber, wood, materials, ingredients, talent
- On:
- ザイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
565 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 材 【ザイ】 wood, lumber, timber, (raw) material, stuff, talent, ability, capable person
- 材質 【ザイシツ】 material, material properties, quality of material, quality of wood, quality of lumber
- 器材 【キザイ】 tools and materials, equipment and materials
- 廃材 【ハイザイ】 scrap wood, waste wood, waste, waste material, scrap material
Readings
- Japanese names:
- き、 さい
- Korean:
- jae
Spanish
- talento
- habilidad
- material
- leño
Portuguese
- tábuas
- registro
- pau
- madeira
- talento
French
- matériaux
- ingrédients
- bois de charpente
- bille de bois
- bûche
- talent
| 403 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 511 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 485 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 590 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2189 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 284 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 619 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 420 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 552 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 561 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 740 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1071 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1031 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 560 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 740 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 690 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14463 | Morohashi |
| 836 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2561 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 683 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 738 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 481 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1847 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a3.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 4490.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-64 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6750 | 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.)
- 強大 【キョウダイ】 powerful, strong, mighty
- 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 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 post-secondary institution offering two or three-year programs
- 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
294 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 校 【コウ】 school, proofreading, proof
- 校歌 【コウカ】 school song, college song, school anthem
- 一校 【イッコウ】 one school, the whole school, one proofreading, first proof
- 同校 【ドウコウ】 the same school, the said school
- 校合 【キョウゴウ】 collation, examining and comparing, checking (against the original text)
- 校書 【キョウショ】 collation, examining and comparing, checking (against the original text), geisha
Readings
- Japanese names:
- めん
- Korean:
- gyo, hyo
Spanish
- escuela
- colegio
- centro docente
Portuguese
- exame
- escola
- impressão
- prova
- correção
French
- école
- examen
- impression
- épreuve
- correction
| 75 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 46 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 21 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 176 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2260 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 91 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 64 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1096 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.9 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 115 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 115 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 51 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1091 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1166 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 630 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 840 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1286 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14713 | Morohashi |
| 929 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2669 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1278 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1371 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 233 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 79 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1866 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a6.24 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-6 | SKIP code |
| 4094.8 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6821 | Unicode hex code |