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 4
JLPT level N1
759 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 司 【シ】 office (government department beneath a bureau under the ritsuryō system)
- 司会 【シカイ】 leading a meeting, presiding over a meeting, officiating at a ceremony, chairmanship, chairman, presenter, host, moderator, master of ceremonies
- 公司 【コンス】 company (in China), firm
- にぎり寿司 【ニギリズシ】 nigirizushi, hand-pressed vinegared rice topped with seafood
Kun reading compounds
- 司る 【つかさどる】 to be in charge of, to manage, to direct, to administer, to preside over, to rule, to govern, to control
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つ、 つか、 つかさ
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- dirigir
- gobernar
- ordenar
Portuguese
- diretor
- oficial
- escritório do govt
- regra
- administrar
French
- directeur
- fonctionnaire
- bureau administratif
- gouverner
- administrer
412 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
524 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
497 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
712 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
877 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
761 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
400 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
164 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
842 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
861 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1204 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
318 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3648 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1861 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2538 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1881 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3257 | Morohashi |
2931 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
698 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1863 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2007 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
451 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3549 | 2001 Kanji |
3d2.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-1-4 | SKIP code |
1762.0 | Four corner code |
1-27-42 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
53f8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
639 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 馬車 【バシャ】 coach (horse-drawn), carriage, wagon, cart
- 馬券 【バケン】 betting ticket, betting slip
- 白馬 【ハクバ】 white horse, unrefined sake
- 騎馬 【キバ】 horse riding, horseback riding, horseback rider
Kun reading compounds
- 馬 【うま】 horse, horse racing, promoted bishop, knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
- 馬車 【ばしゃ】 coach (horse-drawn), carriage, wagon, cart
- 白馬 【はくば】 white horse, unrefined sake
- 竹馬 【たけうま】 stilts (for walking), hobby horse
- 馬克 【マルク】 mark (currency)
- 馬尼剌 【マニラ】 Manila (Philippines)
- 白馬 【はくば】 white horse, unrefined sake
- 竹馬 【たけうま】 stilts (for walking), hobby horse
Readings
- Japanese names:
- た、 ばん、 め、 も
- Korean:
- ma
Spanish
- caballo
Portuguese
- Cavalo
French
- cheval
127 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
210 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
191 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
512 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5191 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
142 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1015 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1257 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
283 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
283 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
484 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1912 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4086 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2073 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2809 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1997 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
44572 | Morohashi |
3296 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6725 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1978 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2132 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
199 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3450 | 2001 Kanji |
10a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-6-4 | SKIP code |
4-10-1 | SKIP code |
7132.7 | Four corner code |
1-39-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
99ac | Unicode hex code |