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 grade 1
JLPT level N4
589 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 青果 【セイカ】 fruits and vegetables, produce
- 青雲 【セイウン】 blue sky, erudition, detachment from the world, high rank
- 回青 【カイセイ】 Mohammedan blue (pigment used in porcelain painting)
- 黛青 【タイセイ】 blackish blue
- 青面金剛 【ショウメンコンゴウ】 Shōmen Kongō, Blue-Faced Vajra, blue-skinned deity depicted with two, four or six arms; originally associated with esoteric Buddhism, thought to bring sickness; revered as part of kōshin-machi beliefs during the Edo period
- 青龍 【セイリョウ】 blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology), Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
- 緑青 【ロクショウ】 verdigris, green rust, copper rust
- 花緑青 【ハナロクショウ】 Paris green, emerald green
Kun reading compounds
- 青 【あお】 blue, azure, green, green light (traffic), black (horse coat color), blue 5-point card, immature, unripe, young
- 青梅 【あおうめ】 unripe plum
- プロシア青 【プロシアあお】 Prussian blue
- 深青 【ふかあお】 dark blue, deep blue, navy blue
- 青い 【あおい】 blue, azure, green, pale (facial color), gray, grey, unripe, inexperienced
- 青色 【あおいろ】 blue
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お
- Korean:
- cheong
Spanish
- azul
- verde
- pálido
Portuguese
- verde
- azul
- imaturo
- verde-claro
French
- bleu
- vert
36 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
52 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
43 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
390 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5076 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
331 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
273 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
700 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
208 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
208 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
47 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1871 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3084 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1573 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2152 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1548 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
42564P | Morohashi |
2430 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6557 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1534 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1654 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
393 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
74 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1446 | 2001 Kanji |
4b4.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-4 | SKIP code |
5022.7 | Four corner code |
1-32-36 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9752 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1539 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 垣牆 【エンショウ】 hedge, fence
- 紫微垣 【シビエン】 Purple Forbidden Enclosure (group of constellations in the northern sky associated with the emperor)
Kun reading compounds
- 垣 【かき】 fence, hedge, railing, barrier, wall
- 垣根 【かきね】 hedge, fence, border, limit
- 斎垣 【いがき】 fence around a shrine (or other sacred area)
- 築垣 【ついがき】 mud wall with a roof
Readings
- Japanese names:
- がい
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
- cerco
- valla
- muro
- seto
Portuguese
- barreira
- cerca
- parede
French
- haie
- clôture
- mur
1073 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1272 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1075 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1151 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
795 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1276 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1350 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1784 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
373 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
416 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
260 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
311 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
156 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5060 | Morohashi |
351 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1009 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
154 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
165 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1241 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1472 | 2001 Kanji |
3b6.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-6 | SKIP code |
4111.6 | Four corner code |
1-19-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
57a3 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
3 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 国益 【コクエキ】 national interest
- 国営 【コクエイ】 government management, state management
- 最恵国 【サイケイコク】 most favored nation, most favoured nation, MFN
- 異国 【イコク】 foreign country
Kun reading compounds
- 国 【くに】 country, state, region, national government, central government, home (i.e. hometown, home country), province (of Japan), land, earth
- 国人 【こくじん】 indigenous person, inhabitant of a country, local, native, local lords and samurai, daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
- お国 【おくに】 your native country, your hometown, my home country (i.e. Japan), countryside, country, daimyo's territory (Edo period)
- 現国 【うつしくに】 world of mankind, this world
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くな、 こ
- Korean:
- gug
Spanish
- país
Portuguese
- País
- terra
- nação
French
- pays
79 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
136 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
123 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
8 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1037 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
111 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
36 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
745 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
40 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
40 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
151 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
344 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3831 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1964 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2659 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
588 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4752 | Morohashi |
3087 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
950 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
581 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
624 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
4 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
158 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3172 | 2001 Kanji |
3s5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-5 | SKIP code |
6010.3 | Four corner code |
1-25-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
56fd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
48 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 定価 【テイカ】 list price, regular price, established price
- 定員 【テイイン】 fixed number (of people), prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.), quota, numerical limit, complement, capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.), seating capacity
- 裁定 【サイテイ】 decision, ruling, award, arbitration
- 改定 【カイテイ】 revision (of a rule, price, etc.), alteration, change
- 定 【ジョウ】 certainty, reality, actuality, regular, permanent, samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
- 定住 【テイジュウ】 settlement, permanent residency
- 不定 【フジョウ】 uncertainty, insecurity, inconstancy, indefinite, undecided
- 改定 【カイテイ】 revision (of a rule, price, etc.), alteration, change
Kun reading compounds
- 定める 【さだめる】 to decide, to determine, to establish, to lay down, to prescribe, to provide, to stipulate, to bring peace (to), to make peaceful
- 定まる 【さだまる】 to become settled, to be fixed
- 定か 【さだか】 definite, sure
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さた
- Korean:
- jeong
Spanish
- determinar
- establecer
- decidir
Portuguese
- determinar
- fixar
- estabelecer
- decidir
French
- déterminé
- fixé
- établi
- décidé
474 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
371 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
351 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
62 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1296 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
218 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
464 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
677 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
355 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
356 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
289 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
473 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2770 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1420 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1916 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
388 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7109 | Morohashi |
2229 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1323 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
382 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
408 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
93 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
308 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
770 | 2001 Kanji |
3m5.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-5 | SKIP code |
3080.1 | Four corner code |
1-36-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b9a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
118 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 公 【コウ】 public affair, government matter, the state, the government, the public, duke, prince, Sir, Lord, familiar or derogatory suffix
- 公安 【コウアン】 public peace, public safety, public security, peace and order, security police
- 大公 【タイコウ】 archduke
- 乃公 【ダイコウ】 I, me
- 公家 【クゲ】 court noble, nobility, kuge, Imperial Court
- 公廨 【クガイ】 government office
- 夙 【シュク】 outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period
Kun reading compounds
- 公 【おおやけ】 official, governmental, formal, public (use, matter, forum, etc.), common, being public knowledge, being out in the open, exposure to public view
- 公所 【おおやけどころ】 imperial court, government office, imperial land, government land
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あきら、 き、 きみ、 きん、 たか、 ただし、 とも、 ひろ、 まさ
- Korean:
- gong
Spanish
- público
- imparcial
- oficial
Portuguese
- público
- príncipe
- oficial
- governamental
French
- public
- prince
- officiel
- gouvernemental
210 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
126 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
277 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
122 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
579 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
219 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
341 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
156 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
126 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
126 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
323 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
152 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2468 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1249 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1715 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
792 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1452 | Morohashi |
1974 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
372 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
784 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
847 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
212 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
92 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2071 | 2001 Kanji |
2o2.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-2 | SKIP code |
8073.0 | Four corner code |
8073.2 | Four corner code |
1-24-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
516c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
628 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 園 【エン】 garden, orchard, park, plantation, kindergarten, nursery school, preschool
- 園芸 【エンゲイ】 horticulture, gardening
- 花園 【ハナゾノ】 flower garden
- 霊園 【レイエン】 (garden) cemetery, park-style cemetery, memorial park
Kun reading compounds
- 園 【その】 garden, orchard, park, place, world, environment
- 園生 【えんせい】 garden (esp. with trees), park
- 竹の園 【たけのその】 bamboo garden, Imperial family
- 女の園 【おんなのその】 woman's world, feminine environment
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おん、 ぞの
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
- parque
- jardín
- academia
Portuguese
- parque
- jardim
- quintal
- fazenda
French
- parc
- jardin
- ferme
159 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
84 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
234 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
412 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1047 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
327 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
425 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2046 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
447 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
454 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
324 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
346 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3914 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2017 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2722 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
592 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4818 | Morohashi |
3156 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
962 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
585 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
629 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
223 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1465 | 2001 Kanji |
3s10.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-10 | SKIP code |
6073.2 | Four corner code |
6023.2 | Four corner code |
1-17-64 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5712 | Unicode hex code |