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) |
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
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
927 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 列 【レツ】 row, line, file, column, queue, rank, procession, company (of someone), group, ranks, sequence, counter for rows
- 列伝 【レツデン】 series of biographies
- 配列 【ハイレツ】 arrangement, disposition, array
- 系列 【ケイレツ】 series, sequence, system, succession, keiretsu (group), conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings, affiliated, subsidiary
- 列 【レツ】 row, line, file, column, queue, rank, procession, company (of someone), group, ranks, sequence, counter for rows
- 列車 【レッシャ】 train, railway train
- 加密列 【カミツレ】 German chamomile (Matricaria recutita), German camomile
Readings
- Japanese names:
- れっ
- Korean:
- ryeol
Spanish
- fila
- línea
- hilera
Portuguese
- arquivo
- fila
- posição
- alinhamento
- coluna
French
- file
- rang
- colonne
- queue
537 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
437 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
414 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
891 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2438 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
407 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
352 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
257 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
611 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
621 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
812 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
186 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1018 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
551 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
729 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
820 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1901 | Morohashi |
824 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
460 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
812 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
875 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
276 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3143 | 2001 Kanji |
2f4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-2 | SKIP code |
1220.0 | Four corner code |
1-46-83 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5217 | Unicode hex code |
車
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
333 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 車 【シャ】 car, vehicle, van, truck, wagon, lorry, (train) car, carriage
- 車検 【シャケン】 vehicle inspection
- 軽自動車 【ケイジドウシャ】 light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp), k-car, kei car
- 台車 【ダイシャ】 platform truck, hand truck, trolley, dolly, cart, truck, bogie
Kun reading compounds
- 車 【くるま】 car, automobile, vehicle, wheel, castor, caster
- 車椅子 【くるまいす】 wheelchair
- 火の車 【ひのくるま】 fiery chariot (that carries the souls of sinners into hell), desperate financial situation, dire straits
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くら、 くろま
- Korean:
- cha, geo
Spanish
- coche
- vehículo
- rueda
Portuguese
- carro
French
- véhicule
- voiture
88 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
63 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
31 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
162 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4608 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
54 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
91 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
532 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
133 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
133 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
62 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1769 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4367 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2212 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2976 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
292 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
38172 | Morohashi |
3552 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5939 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
286 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
304 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
231 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
64 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1555 | 2001 Kanji |
7c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-7-3 | SKIP code |
5000.6 | Four corner code |
1-28-54 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8eca | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
112 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 強 【キョウ】 a little over, a little more than, strength, the strong, powerhouse, one of the biggest, one of the most powerful, -upper (seismic intensity)
- 強化 【キョウカ】 strengthening, intensifying, reinforcement, enhancement, solidification, reinforcement
- 列強 【レッキョウ】 major powers of the world, great powers
- 屈強 【クッキョウ】 robust, brawny, muscular, strong, sturdy
- 強盗 【ゴウトウ】 robber, mugger, robbery, burglary
- 強引 【ゴウイン】 overbearing, coercive, pushy, forcible, high-handed
Kun reading compounds
- 強い 【つよい】 strong, potent, competent, domineering, tough, strong, brawny, powerful, healthy, rugged, good (at), skilled, knowledgeable, being able to handle, know how to deal (with), durable (against), resistant (to), resilient, firm, rigid, solid, intense, strong, fierce, high, dependable, trustworthy
- 強い雨 【つよいあめ】 heavy rain (specifically 20-29 mm per hour in JMA use)
- 強まる 【つよまる】 to get strong, to gain strength
- 強める 【つよめる】 to strengthen, to emphasize, to emphasise
- 強いる 【しいる】 to force, to compel, to coerce, to press, to impose
- 強い 【こわい】 tough, stiff, hard, inflexible, obstinate, stubborn, tired, worn out
- 強飯 【こわめし】 glutinous rice with red beans (eaten on celebratory occasions), mochi rice with red beans
Readings
- Japanese names:
- すね
- Korean:
- gang
Spanish
- fuerte
- coacción
- poderoso
- obligar
- forzar
- coaccionar
Portuguese
- Forte
- poderoso
- forçar
French
- fort
192 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
111 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
100 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
112 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1571 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
332 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
170 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1878 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
217 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
217 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
111 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
611 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
574 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
349 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
432 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1243 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9815 | Morohashi |
475 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1695 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1235 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1321 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
133 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
201 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3571 | 2001 Kanji |
3h8.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-8 | SKIP code |
1323.6 | Four corner code |
1-22-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5f37 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
1051 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 盗聴 【トウチョウ】 interception (email), wiretap, bug
- 盗賊 【トウゾク】 thief, robber, burglar, bandit
- 怪盗 【カイトウ】 mysterious thief, phantom thief
- 劫盗 【ゴウトウ】 robbery, robber
Kun reading compounds
- 盗む 【ぬすむ】 to steal, to plagiarize, to steal (a technique, idea, etc.), to watch and learn, to do stealthily, to do during scant time, to steal a base
- 盗み 【ぬすみ】 stealing, theft
- 盗み足 【ぬすみあし】 stealthy steps
Readings
- Korean:
- do
Spanish
- robo
- robar
- ratear
- sisar
Portuguese
- roubar
- roubo
- furtar
French
- vol
- dérober
- chaparder
1649 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
957 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3115 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1026 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
757 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1100 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1151 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
268 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1372 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3309 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1714 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2327 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1463 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
23000 | Morohashi |
2670 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3894 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1451 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1559 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1465 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
374 | 2001 Kanji |
5h6.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-5 | SKIP code |
3710.7 | Four corner code |
1-37-80 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
76d7 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
6 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 年 【ネン】 year, counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school), period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
- 年会 【ネンカイ】 conference, annual convention
- 往年 【オウネン】 years gone by, earlier years, former years, the past
- 平年 【ヘイネン】 non-leap year, average year (for rainfall, temperature, etc.), normal year
Kun reading compounds
- 年 【とし】 year, age, years, past one's prime, old age
- 年明け 【としあけ】 beginning of the year, early in the New Year
- いい年 【いいとし】 mature age, advanced age, maturity, age when one is old enough to know better
- 御年 【おんとし】 age (esp. advanced)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ね
- Korean:
- nyeon
Spanish
- año
- edad
Portuguese
- Ano
French
- année
- compteur d'années
126 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
20 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
64 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
3 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
188 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
64 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
51 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
342 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
45 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
45 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
24 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
574 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2528 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1284 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1752 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1045 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9168 | Morohashi |
2035 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1593 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1036 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1114 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
13 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
51 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2355 | 2001 Kanji |
0a6.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-4 | SKIP code |
4-6-3 | SKIP code |
8050.0 | Four corner code |
1-39-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5e74 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N4
404 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 映画館 【エイガカン】 movie theatre, movie theater, cinema
- 映画 【エイガ】 movie, film, motion picture
- 大映 【ダイエイ】 Daiei Motion Picture Company
- 開映 【カイエイ】 beginning of a screening (at a movie theatre), starting a screening
Kun reading compounds
- 映る 【うつる】 to be reflected, to harmonize with (harmonise), to come out (photo), to be projected, to be displayed (on a screen)
- 映す 【うつす】 to project, to reflect, to cast (shadow)
- 映える 【はえる】 to shine, to glow, to look attractive, to look nice, to be set off (by)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あきら、 え、 てる
- Korean:
- yeong
Spanish
- reflejo
- reflexión
- reflejar
- reflejarse
- proyectarse
- proyectar
Portuguese
- reflitir
- reflexão
- projeção
French
- projection
- refléter
- réflexion
830 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
813 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
234 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2118 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
910 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
187 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
840 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
352 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
353 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
234 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
985 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1104 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
600 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
793 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1758 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13838 | Morohashi |
892 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2448 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1742 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1879 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
368 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
876 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3863 | 2001 Kanji |
4c5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-5 | SKIP code |
6503.0 | Four corner code |
1-17-39 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6620 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
199 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 絵 【エ】 picture, drawing, painting, sketch, image (TV, film, etc.), picture, footage
- 画家 【ガカ】 painter, artist
- 洋画 【ヨウガ】 Western painting, Western film, Western movie
- 邦画 【ホウガ】 Japanese film, Japanese painting
- 画 【カク】 stroke (of a kanji)
- 描く 【エガク】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 参画 【サンカク】 taking part (in planning), participation
- 家族計画 【カゾクケイカク】 family planning
- 絵 【エ】 picture, drawing, painting, sketch, image (TV, film, etc.), picture, footage
- 描く 【エガク】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 似顔絵 【ニガオエ】 portrait, likeness, sketch (of a face)
- 影絵 【カゲエ】 shadow picture, silhouette, shadowgraph
Kun reading compounds
- 描く 【えがく】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 画する 【かくする】 to draw (a line), to demarcate, to mark, to divide, to map out, to plan
Readings
- Korean:
- hwa, hoeg
Spanish
- dibujo
- trazo
- puntuar
- interrumpir
Portuguese
- gravura
French
- trait de plume
- dessin
- écran
- compteur de traits de kanji
167 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
91 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
85 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
150 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
50 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
477 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
222 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
991 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
343 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
343 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
235 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
176 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3723 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1904 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2586 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1178 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
21739P | Morohashi |
3000 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3733 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1170 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1254 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
176 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
155 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3175 | 2001 Kanji |
0a8.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-6 | SKIP code |
1077.2 | Four corner code |
1-18-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
753b | Unicode hex code |