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 junior high
JLPT level N2
1018 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 奥地 【オクチ】 interior, backwoods, hinterland, back regions
- 奥義 【オウギ】 secret techniques (of an art or skill), inner mysteries, essence, quintessence, heart
- 最奥 【サイオウ】 deep inside, innermost place
- 内奥 【ナイオウ】 inner part, depths
Kun reading compounds
- 奥 【おく】 inner part, interior, back (of a drawer, one's throat, etc.), depths (e.g. of a forest), recesses (e.g. of a cave), heart, end (of a road, garden, etc.), living quarters (at the back of a house), inner room, recesses (of one's mind), bottom (of one's heart), behind (someone's words), mysteries (of an art)
- 奥地 【おくち】 interior, backwoods, hinterland, back regions
- 山奥 【やまおく】 deep in the mountains, mountain recesses
- 大奥 【おおおく】 inner palace (in Edo Castle), palace's ladies chambers, shogun's harem
- 奥まる 【おくまる】 to lie deep in, to extend far back
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 おお、 おん、 つ、 のく
- Korean:
- o, ug
Spanish
- profundo
- interior
- esposa
Portuguese
- coração
- interior
French
- intérieur
- coeur
- fond
- épouse
1038 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
878 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
240 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
930 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
448 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1798 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
476 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
484 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
71 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
419 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3503 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1806 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2458 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
937 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5981 | Morohashi |
2824 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1165 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
928 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
997 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1520 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
863 | 2001 Kanji |
6b6.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-9-3 | SKIP code |
4-12-4 | SKIP code |
2-10-2 | SKIP code |
2743.0 | Four corner code |
1-17-92 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5965 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1408 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 漫画家 【マンガカ】 cartoonist, comic book artist, manga artist, manga author, mangaka
- 漫画 【マンガ】 cartoon, comic, comic strip, manga
- 海漫 【カイマン】 ocean, large sea
- 浪漫 【ロウマン】 romance (e.g. Arthurian romances), heroic tale, (nigh) impossible dream, adventurous spirit, great undertaking, epic adventure, (full-length) novel, romance, love affair, romanticism
Kun reading compounds
- 妄りに 【みだりに】 without authority, without reason, unnecessarily, recklessly, indiscriminately, arbitrarily
- 漫ろ 【そぞろ】 restless, on edge (and unable to concentrate), distracted, for some reason
- そぞろ歩き 【そぞろあるき】 slow, relaxed walk, stroll
Readings
- Korean:
- man
Spanish
- involuntariamente
- relajado
- flojo
Portuguese
- desenho animado
- involuntariamente
- no interesse de a si próprio
- corrompido
French
- manga
- imprécis
- involontaire
- à contre-coeur
- corrompre
1838 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1350 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2683 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1389 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1497 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1411 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1500 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
652 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1246 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
858 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
494 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
633 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
838 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
18166 | Morohashi |
700 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3308 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
830 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
893 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1715 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
367 | 2001 Kanji |
3a11.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-11 | SKIP code |
3614.7 | Four corner code |
1-44-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6f2b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
199 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 絵 【エ】 picture, drawing, painting, sketch, image (TV, film, etc.), picture, footage
- 画家 【ガカ】 painter, artist
- 洋画 【ヨウガ】 Western painting, Western film, Western movie
- 邦画 【ホウガ】 Japanese film, Japanese painting
- 画 【カク】 stroke (of a kanji)
- 描く 【エガク】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 参画 【サンカク】 taking part (in planning), participation
- 家族計画 【カゾクケイカク】 family planning
- 絵 【エ】 picture, drawing, painting, sketch, image (TV, film, etc.), picture, footage
- 描く 【エガク】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 似顔絵 【ニガオエ】 portrait, likeness, sketch (of a face)
- 影絵 【カゲエ】 shadow picture, silhouette, shadowgraph
Kun reading compounds
- 描く 【えがく】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 画する 【かくする】 to draw (a line), to demarcate, to mark, to divide, to map out, to plan
Readings
- Korean:
- hwa, hoeg
Spanish
- dibujo
- trazo
- puntuar
- interrumpir
Portuguese
- gravura
French
- trait de plume
- dessin
- écran
- compteur de traits de kanji
167 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
91 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
85 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
150 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
50 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
477 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
222 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
991 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
343 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
343 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
235 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
176 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3723 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1904 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2586 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1178 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
21739P | Morohashi |
3000 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3733 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1170 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1254 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
176 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
155 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3175 | 2001 Kanji |
0a8.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-6 | SKIP code |
1077.2 | Four corner code |
1-18-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
753b | Unicode hex code |