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 N4
73 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 動 【ドウ】 motion
- 動員 【ドウイン】 mobilization, mobilisation
- 人事異動 【ジンジイドウ】 personnel change, personnel shift, reshuffle, (annual) staff reassignment
- 異動 【イドウ】 (personnel) change, transfer, relocation, reassignment, reshuffle
Kun reading compounds
- 動く 【うごく】 to move, to stir, to shift, to shake, to swing, to operate, to run, to go, to work, to make a move, to take action, to act, to go into action, to be touched, to be influenced, to change, to vary, to fluctuate, to waver, to be transferred
- 動く歩道 【うごくほどう】 moving walkway, moving sidewalk, travelator
- 動かす 【うごかす】 to move, to shift, to stir, to budge, to change position, to inspire, to rouse, to move (e.g. feeling), to influence, to change, to alter, to deny, to operate, to set in motion, to get going, to mobilize (e.g. troops), to mobilise, to deploy, to manage (e.g. funds)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- るぎ
- Korean:
- dong
Spanish
- mover
- movimiento
- moverse
- trasladar
Portuguese
- mover
- movimento
- mudança
- jáfusão
- trocar
- agitar
French
- bouger
- mouvement
- changement
- confusion
- secouer
296 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
384 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
362 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
86 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
730 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
169 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
130 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
231 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
231 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
64 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
221 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2232 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1163 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1583 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1692 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2390 | Morohashi |
1778 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
549 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1676 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1806 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
47 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
385 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2245 | 2001 Kanji |
2g9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-9-2 | SKIP code |
2412.7 | Four corner code |
1-38-16 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
52d5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
1477 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 脈 【ミャク】 pulse, vein, chain (of mountains, etc.), hope, thread (of an argument)
- 脈拍 【ミャクハク】 pulse, pulse rate, pulsation, stroke of pulse
- 大動脈 【ダイドウミャク】 aorta, important traffic route
- 動脈 【ドウミャク】 artery, arterial road, major route
Readings
- Korean:
- maeg
Spanish
- vena
- pulso
- esperanza
Portuguese
- veia
- pulso
- esperança
French
- veine
- pouls
- chaîne (montagne)
- espoir
517 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
618 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
589 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1454 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3764 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
813 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1676 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
913 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
935 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1353 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1033 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1189 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
648 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
860 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1873 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
29470 | Morohashi |
953 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4805 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1856 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2000 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
557 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3965 | 2001 Kanji |
4b6.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-6 | SKIP code |
7223.2 | Four corner code |
1-44-14 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8108 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
909 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 縮 【シュク】 wearing armour (armor), counter for suits of armour
- 縮小 【シュクショウ】 reduction, curtailment, cut, cutback, scaling down, contraction, shrinkage
- 凝縮 【ギョウシュク】 condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.), condensation (of a vapour or gas)
- 濃縮 【ノウシュク】 concentration (e.g. of a solution), enrichment, condensation
Kun reading compounds
- 縮む 【ちぢむ】 to shrink, to contract, to diminish (in size)
- 縮まる 【ちぢまる】 to shorten, to narrow, to close, to shrink
- 縮める 【ちぢめる】 to shorten, to reduce, to condense, to shrink, to crumple (fabric), to wrinkle, to make (one's body) smaller, to draw in (one's legs), to duck (one's head)
- 縮れる 【ちぢれる】 to be wavy, to be curled, to be frizzled
- 縮らす 【ちぢらす】 to curl, to crimp
Readings
- Korean:
- chug
Spanish
- acortar
- reducir
- restringir
- encoger
- contraerse
- estar rizado
- rizar
Portuguese
- encolher
- contrair
- enrugar
- ruga
- reduzir
French
- rétrécir
- contracter
- raccourcir
- friser
- réduire
904 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
893 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
924 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3608 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1142 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1646 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2813 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1110 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1162 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
884 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1558 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1790 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
955 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1290 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1348 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
27815 | Morohashi |
1414 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4585 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1336 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1434 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
999 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2778 | 2001 Kanji |
6a11.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-11 | SKIP code |
2396.1 | Four corner code |
1-29-44 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7e2e | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 椎間孔狭窄 【ツイカンコウキョウサク】 vertebral canal stenosis
- 視野狭窄 【シヤキョウサク】 narrowing of visual field, narrow-mindedness, lack of vision
Kun reading compounds
- 窄める 【すぼめる】 to make narrower, to shut (an umbrella), to shrug (one's shoulders), to purse (one's lips)
- 窄める 【すぼめる】 to make narrower, to shut (an umbrella), to shrug (one's shoulders), to purse (one's lips)
Readings
- Korean:
- chag
Spanish
Portuguese
French
3322 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
2830 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1966 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
25455 | Morohashi |
4197 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2614 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2660 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
3m7.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-7 | SKIP code |
3021.1 | Four corner code |
1-26-85 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7a84 | Unicode hex code |