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
124 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 和 【ワ】 sum, harmony, peace, Japan, Japanese-style
- 和歌 【ワカ】 waka, classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
- 講和 【コウワ】 reconciliation (between warring nations), (making of) peace
- 英和 【エイワ】 English-Japanese, English-Japanese dictionary
- 阿蘭陀 【オランダ】 Netherlands, Holland
- 和尚 【オショウ】 priestly teacher, preceptor, monk (esp. the head monk of a temple), priest, head priest, second highest priestly rank in Buddhism, master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
- 和声 【ワセイ】 harmony, concord, consonance
- 和尚 【オショウ】 priestly teacher, preceptor, monk (esp. the head monk of a temple), priest, head priest, second highest priestly rank in Buddhism, master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
- 諧和 【カイワ】 gentle mutual affection, harmony, harmony
Kun reading compounds
- 和らぐ 【やわらぐ】 to soften, to calm down, to be eased, to be mitigated, to subside, to abate
- 和らげる 【やわらげる】 to soften, to moderate, to relieve
- 和む 【なごむ】 to be softened, to calm down
- 和やか 【なごやか】 mild, calm, gentle, quiet, congenial, amicable, amiable, friendly, genial, harmonious, peaceful
- 和える 【あえる】 to dress (vegetables, salad, etc.)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あい、 いず、 かず、 かつ、 かつり、 かづ、 たけ、 ち、 とも、 な、 にぎ、 まさ、 やす、 よし、 より、 わだこ、 わっ
- Korean:
- hwa
Spanish
- armonía
- paz
- estilo japonés
- suavizar
- calmar
- tranquilo
- armonioso
Portuguese
- harmonia
- estilo Japonês
- paz
- amaciar
- Japão
French
- harmonie
- style japonais
- paix
- adoucir
- Japon
338 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
440 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
416 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
151 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3268 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
277 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
412 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
638 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
124 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
124 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
352 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
326 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1450 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
769 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1044 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
906 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3490 | Morohashi |
1130 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
770 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
897 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
963 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
85 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
318 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2277 | 2001 Kanji |
5d3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-3 | SKIP code |
2690.0 | Four corner code |
1-47-34 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
548c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1093 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 哲 【テツ】 sage, wise man, philosopher, disciple, sagacity, wisdom, intelligence
- 哲学 【テツガク】 philosophy
- 変哲 【ヘンテツ】 something unusual, something odd, something out of the ordinary
- 西哲 【セイテツ】 distinguished Western philosopher, great Western thinker, Western philosophy
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 あきら、 さと、 さとし、 さとる、 てっ、 てつん、 のり、 よし
- Korean:
- cheol
Spanish
- sabio
- sagaz
- filosofía
Portuguese
- filosofia
- clarear
French
- philosophie
- clair
1628 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1297 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
931 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1108 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1132 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1227 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1397 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1486 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1010 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
291 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3402 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1753 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2386 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1140 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3667 | Morohashi |
2738 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
811 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1131 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1212 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1317 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1377 | 2001 Kanji |
3d7.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-7-3 | SKIP code |
5260.2 | Four corner code |
1-37-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
54f2 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1404 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- や行 【ヤギョウ】 the "ya" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ya, yu, yo)
Kun reading compounds
- 也 【なり】 to be, to be (location), sum of money
- 弱き者よ汝の名は女なり 【よわきものよなんじのなはおんななり】 frailty, thy name is woman
- 知らぬは亭主ばかりなり 【しらぬはていしゅばかりなり】 the husband is always the last to know, everyone knows of the wife's infidelity but the cuckolded husband
Readings
- Japanese names:
- し
- Korean:
- ya
Spanish
- ser
Portuguese
French
1553 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
75 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1986 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
23 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2005 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
4214 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2130 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2878 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
171 | Morohashi |
3406 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
58 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2094 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2236 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
0a3.29 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-2 | SKIP code |
4-3-4 | SKIP code |
4471.2 | Four corner code |
1-44-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e5f | Unicode hex code |