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 1
JLPT level N5
63 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 学 【ガク】 learning, scholarship, study, erudition, knowledge, education, study of ..., -ology, -ics
- 学位 【ガクイ】 (academic) degree
- 短期大学 【タンキダイガク】 junior college, vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
- 法医学 【ホウイガク】 forensic medicine, forensic pathology, medical jurisprudence, legal medicine
Kun reading compounds
- 学ぶ 【まなぶ】 to learn, to study, to take lessons in
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たか、 のり
- Korean:
- hag
Spanish
- estudio
- aprendizaje
- ciencia
- estudiar
Portuguese
- estudo
- aprendizagem
- ciência
French
- étudier
- apprendre
- science
57 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
45 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
10 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
33 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1271 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
66 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
44 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
719 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.9 | Japanese for Busy People |
109 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
109 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
50 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
460 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3162 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1625 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2211 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
330 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
6974 | Morohashi |
2555 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1294 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
324 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
346 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
15 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
71 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
947 | 2001 Kanji |
3n4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-3 | SKIP code |
2-3-4 | SKIP code |
2-5-2 | SKIP code |
2-3-5 | SKIP code |
3240.7 | Four corner code |
9040.7 | Four corner code |
1-19-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b66 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
1184 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 祝 【シュク】 public holiday, celebration (of)
- 祝賀 【シュクガ】 celebration, congratulations
- 慶祝 【ケイシュク】 congratulation, celebration
- 奉祝 【ホウシュク】 celebration
- 祝儀 【シュウギ】 celebration, celebratory event, wedding ceremony, congratulatory gift, tip, gratuity
- 祝儀袋 【シュウギブクロ】 special envelope for monetary gifts
Kun reading compounds
- 祝う 【いわう】 to celebrate, to congratulate, to observe (a festival), to present (a gift) in celebration, to drink in celebration, to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.), to pray for
Readings
- Japanese names:
- のり、 ほぎ、 ゆわい
- Korean:
- chug, ju
Spanish
- celebración
- felicitación
- celebrar
- felicitar
Portuguese
- celebre
- congratula
French
- célébrer
- féliciter
635 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
533 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
706 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
984 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3244 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
756 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
773 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
851 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
851 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
870 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1018 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1421 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1144 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
616 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
822 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1098 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
24672P | Morohashi |
913 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4085 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1089 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1170 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
526 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
657 | 2001 Kanji |
4e5.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-5 | SKIP code |
3621.0 | Four corner code |
1-29-43 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
795d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
1055 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 典 【テン】 ceremony, celebration, law code, Sweden
- 典型 【テンケイ】 type, pattern, model, epitome, exemplar, archetype, perfect example
- 国語辞典 【コクゴジテン】 Japanese-language dictionary, dictionary of a national language
- 拉丁 【ラテン】 Latin (language), Latin-American, Latin, Latino, Latin (i.e. relating to the literature, culture, etc. of ancient Rome), Roman
- 香典 【コウデン】 gift brought to a funeral (usu. money), funeral offering, condolence gift, incense money
- 経典 【キョウテン】 sacred books, sutras, scriptures (Bible, Koran, etc.)
Kun reading compounds
- 法 【のり】 rule, law, regulation, model, pattern, teachings of Buddha, Buddhist doctrine, transverse measurement, measurement across, side-slope, slope
Readings
- Japanese names:
- すけ、 つね、 の
- Korean:
- jeon
Spanish
- escrito
- ceremonia
- ley
- regla
Portuguese
- código
- cerimônia
- lei
- regra
French
- code
- cérémonie
- loi
- règle
680 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
579 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
552 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
956 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
588 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
640 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1077 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
733 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
367 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
368 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
630 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
157 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3253 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1680 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2283 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1844 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1474 | Morohashi |
2627 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
375 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1827 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1969 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
512 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1961 | 2001 Kanji |
2o6.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-2 | SKIP code |
5580.1 | Four corner code |
1-37-21 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5178 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
1160 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 序 【ジョ】 order, ordering, beginning, start, foreword, preface, introduction, opening of a song (in gagaku or noh)
- 序盤 【ジョバン】 opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.), early stages, initial phase, outset
- 公序 【コウジョ】 public order, public policy
- 西序 【セイジョ】 memorial rite involving the western sanctum
Kun reading compounds
- 序で 【ついで】 opportunity, occasion, chance, order, sequence, successor
- 序でに 【ついでに】 while (one is at it), when, on the occasion of, at the same time (as), on one's way (to), by the way, incidentally, in passing
- 序で 【ついで】 opportunity, occasion, chance, order, sequence, successor
- 序でに 【ついでに】 while (one is at it), when, on the occasion of, at the same time (as), on one's way (to), by the way, incidentally, in passing
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つぐ
- Korean:
- seo
Spanish
- inicio
- comienzo
- orden
- precedencia
- prefacio
Portuguese
- prefácio
- começo
- pedido
- precedência
- ocasião
- oportunidade
- acidentalmente
French
- début
- préface
- ordre
- priorité
- occasion
- avant
- en passant
638 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
734 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
710 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1342 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1502 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
507 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1258 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
507 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
770 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
784 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
953 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
583 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3803 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1945 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2639 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1608 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9253 | Morohashi |
3065 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1607 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1594 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1720 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
670 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
553 | 2001 Kanji |
3q4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-4 | SKIP code |
0022.2 | Four corner code |
1-29-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5e8f | Unicode hex code |
bend, music, melody, composition, pleasure, injustice, fault, curve, crooked, perverse, lean
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
810 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 曲 【キョク】 composition, piece of music, song, track (on a record), tune, melody, air, enjoyment, fun, interest, pleasure
- 曲折 【キョクセツ】 bending, winding, meandering, zigzagging, ups and downs, twists and turns, complications, difficulties, vicissitudes
- 歌謡曲 【カヨウキョク】 kayōkyoku, form of Japanese popular music that developed during the Showa era, (Western) pop song
- 名曲 【メイキョク】 famous piece of music, excellent song, (musical) masterpiece
Kun reading compounds
- 曲がる 【まがる】 to bend, to curve, to warp, to wind, to twist, to turn, to be awry, to be askew, to be crooked
- 曲げる 【まげる】 to bend, to crook, to bow, to curve, to curl, to lean, to tilt, to incline, to slant, to bend (the truth), to distort, to twist, to pervert, to yield (a point), to depart (from a principle), to ignore (what one really thinks), to pawn
- 隈 【くま】 corner, nook, recess, shade, shadow, dark area, dark circles (under the eyes), dark rings, bend (in a road, river, etc.), shading, gradation, kumadori, style of kabuki makeup used for violent roles
Readings
- Japanese names:
- まがた
- Korean:
- gog
Spanish
- melodía
- curva
- encorvado
- torcer
- doblar
- torcerse
- girarse
Portuguese
- tender
- música
- melodia
- composição
- prazer
- injustiça
- falta
- curva
- tortuoso
- perverso
- inclinar
French
- courber
- musique
- mélodie
- composition
- plaisir
- injustice
- faute
- malhonnête
- pervers
- pencher
381 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
279 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
261 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
604 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
103 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
715 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
609 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
327 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
366 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
367 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
625 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
996 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4340 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2197 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2956 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1180 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14280 | Morohashi |
3527 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2418 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1172 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1256 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
264 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1976 | 2001 Kanji |
0a6.27 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-6-2 | SKIP code |
5560.0 | Four corner code |
1-22-42 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
66f2 | Unicode hex code |