Jisho

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3 strokes
Radical:
big, very
Parts:
large, big
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
7 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 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
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
da4, dai4
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

15 strokes
Radical:
power, force
Parts:
Variants:
meritorious deed, merit
Kun:
いさお
On:
クン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1513 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 勲 【クン】 merit (esp. order of merit)
  • 勲章 【クンショウ】 decoration, order, medal
  • 叙勲 【ジョクン】 conferring of decorations
  • 殊勲 【シュクン】 distinguished services, meritorious deeds

Kun reading compounds

  • 勲 【いさお】 distinguished service, meritorious service

Readings

Japanese names:
いさむ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xun1
Korean:
hun

Spanish

  • acción meritoria
  • servicio distinguido
  • mérito

Portuguese

  • ato meritório
  • mérito

French

  • mérite
  • haut fait
  • fait méritoire
1191 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1312 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2794 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1296 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1106 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2407 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1773 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1905 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1709 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1284 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3560 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1838 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2500 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1693 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
2463 Morohashi
2869 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
560 New Nelson (John Haig)
1677 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1808 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1781 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2240 2001 Kanji
4d11.3 The Kanji Dictionary
2-11-4 SKIP code
2433.2 Four corner code
1-23-14 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
52f2 Unicode hex code

7 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
rank, grade, throne, crown, about, some
Kun:
くらいぐらい
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
276 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 位 【イ】 rank, place (e.g. first place), decimal place, counter for ghosts
  • 位置 【イチ】 place, position, location, position, standing, status, situation
  • 一位 【イチイ】 first place, first rank, units position (of a number)
  • 高位 【コウイ】 dignity, eminent, high ranking, high-order (digit, bit, etc.)

Kun reading compounds

  • 位 【くらい】 throne, crown, (nobleman's) seat, government position, court rank, social standing, rank, class, echelon, rung, grade (of quality, etc.), level, tier, rank, position of a figure (e.g. tens, thousands), digit, (decimal) place
  • 位が昇る 【くらいがのぼる】 to rise in rank
  • どれ位 【どれくらい】 how long, how far, how much
  • 申し訳ないくらい 【もうしわけないくらい】 to the extent it makes one feel apologetic, so (much, good, etc.) that one feels guilty
  • どれ位 【どれくらい】 how long, how far, how much
  • 申し訳ないくらい 【もうしわけないくらい】 to the extent it makes one feel apologetic, so (much, good, etc.) that one feels guilty

Readings

Japanese names:
ぞき
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
wei4
Korean:
wi

Spanish

  • grado
  • posición
  • aproximadamente
  • trono

Portuguese

  • posição
  • grau
  • trono
  • coroa
  • sobre
  • alguma

French

  • rang
  • position
  • grade
  • trône
  • couronne
  • à peu près
344 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
445 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
421 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
482 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
401 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
122 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
312 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
354 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
122 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
122 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
417 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
72 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
69 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
42 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
45 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
964 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
503 Morohashi
61 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
162 New Nelson (John Haig)
955 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1028 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
319 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
473 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2173 2001 Kanji
2a5.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-5 SKIP code
2021.8 Four corner code
1-16-44 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4f4d Unicode hex code

11 strokes
Radical:
grass 艸 (艹)
Parts:
chrysanthemum
On:
キク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1287 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 菊 【キク】 chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
  • 菊花 【キッカ】 chrysanthemum flower
  • 一菊 【イッキク】 one scoop (of water)
  • 斧琴菊 【ヨキコトキク】 dyeing pattern with a yoki, koto bridge and a chrysanthemum

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ju2
Korean:
gug

Spanish

  • crisantemo

Portuguese

  • crisântemo

French

  • chrysanthème
1141 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1082 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3981 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1158 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1702 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1451 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
475 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
483 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1833 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
658 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2875 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1483 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1999 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
936 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
31153P Morohashi
2303 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5096 New Nelson (John Haig)
927 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
996 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1479 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1952 2001 Kanji
3k8.30 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-8 SKIP code
4492.7 Four corner code
1-21-38 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
83ca Unicode hex code

7 strokes
Radical:
grass 艸 (艹)
Parts:
Variants:
flower
Kun:
はな
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
578 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 花形 【ハナガタ】 floral pattern, flourish, ornament, star (actor, player, etc.)
  • 花園 【ハナゾノ】 flower garden
  • 献花 【ケンカ】 flower offering, floral tribute, laying flowers
  • 紅花 【ベニバナ】 safflower (Carthamus tinctorius), dyer's safflower
  • 花かご 【ハナカゴ】 flower basket, flower basket (or plate) used for flower-scattering rituals
  • 花瓶 【ケビョウ】 vase used to hold flower offerings (often made of gilded copper)
  • 天花 【テンゲ】 flowers that bloom in the heavens, paper flowers scattered before the Buddha's image

Kun reading compounds

  • 花 【はな】 flower, blossom, bloom, petal, cherry blossom, beauty, blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms), ikebana, hanafuda, (the) best, glorious, lovely
  • 花形 【はながた】 floral pattern, flourish, ornament, star (actor, player, etc.)
  • 菜の花 【なのはな】 rape blossoms, rapeseed flowers
  • 紅花 【べにばな】 safflower (Carthamus tinctorius), dyer's safflower

Readings

Japanese names:
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
hua1
Korean:
hwa

Spanish

  • flor

Portuguese

  • flor

French

  • fleur
43 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
70 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
9 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
551 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3909 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
328 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
81 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
481 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.18 Japanese for Busy People
255 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
255 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
314 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
641 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2740 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1405 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1894 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1018 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
30734P Morohashi
2211 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4980 New Nelson (John Haig)
1009 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1084 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
69 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1956 2001 Kanji
3k4.7 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-4 SKIP code
4421.4 Four corner code
1-18-54 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
82b1 Unicode hex code

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On reading compounds

  • 綬 【ジュ】 ribbon, cordon
  • 綬章 【ジュショウ】 ribbon, cordon
  • 印綬 【インジュ】 (ribbon of) an official seal

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shou4
Korean:
su

Spanish

Portuguese

French

1865 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3547 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
27565 Morohashi
4510 New Nelson (John Haig)
2672 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2713 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
6a8.7 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-8 SKIP code
3294.7 Four corner code
1-28-90 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7dac Unicode hex code

11 strokes
Radical:
stand, erect
Parts:
badge, chapter, composition, poem, design
On:
ショウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
990 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 章 【ショウ】 chapter, section, medal, badge, insignia
  • 章句 【ショウク】 chapter and verse, paragraph, passage
  • 受章 【ジュショウ】 reception of a decoration, reception of an order
  • 楽章 【ガクショウ】 movement

Readings

Japanese names:
あき、 あきら、 あや、 ふみ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhang1
Korean:
jang

Spanish

  • distintivo
  • banda
  • capítulo
  • frase

Portuguese

  • insígnia
  • capítulo
  • composição
  • poema
  • projeto

French

  • badge
  • clairement visible
  • composition
  • poème
  • chapitre
  • dessin
432 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
334 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
318 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
967 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5112 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
505 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
787 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1461 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
857 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
876 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1027 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1460 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2624 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1342 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1819 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
440 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
25761 Morohashi
2117 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4235 New Nelson (John Haig)
433 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
464 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
376 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
455 2001 Kanji
5b6.3 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-9 SKIP code
2-5-6 SKIP code
0040.6 Four corner code
1-30-47 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7ae0 Unicode hex code