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 |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1959 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 高嶺 【タカネ】 high peak
- 分水嶺 【ブンスイレイ】 watershed, divide
Kun reading compounds
- 峰 【みね】 peak, summit, ridge, top, back of a blade
- 峰桜 【みねざくら】 Japanese alpine cherry (Prunus nipponica)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ね
- Korean:
- ryeong
Spanish
- pico
- apogeo
- cresta
Portuguese
French
1440 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
2776 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2058 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
3013 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1540 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2102 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
8553 | Morohashi |
2376 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1517 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2228 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2336 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
3o14.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-14 | SKIP code |
2238.6 | Four corner code |
1-46-70 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5dba | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1706 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 佑助 【ユウジョ】 assistance
- 右筆 【ユウヒツ】 private secretary, amanuensis
- 神祐 【シンユウ】 heavenly protection, divine help
- 天佑 【テンユウ】 divine aid, divine grace, providential help
- 神祐 【シンユウ】 heavenly protection, divine help
- 天佑 【テンユウ】 divine aid, divine grace, providential help
Readings
- Japanese names:
- すけ、 さち、 よし、 たすく、 ひろ、 ひろし、 まさ
- Korean:
- u
Spanish
- ayudar
Portuguese
French
3240 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1988 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
852 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2178 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1146 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
618 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
824 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
24652P | Morohashi |
915 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4079 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2599 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2645 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
4e5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-5 | SKIP code |
3426.0 | Four corner code |
1-45-20 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7950 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
552 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 大山 【タイザン】 great mountain, large mountain
- 太鼓 【タイコ】 drum
- 太太 【タイタイ】 wife
- 馬太 【マタイ】 Matthew (the Apostle)
- 大山 【タイザン】 great mountain, large mountain
- 太鼓 【タイコ】 drum
- 羽太 【ハタ】 sea basses, groupers
- 赤羽太 【アカハタ】 blacktip grouper (species of fish, Epinephelus fasciatus)
Kun reading compounds
- 太い 【ふとい】 fat, thick, deep (of a voice), thick, sonorous, daring, shameless, brazen, audacious
- 太藺 【ふとい】 softstem bulrush (Scirpus tabernaemontani)
- 太る 【ふとる】 to put on weight, to gain weight, to grow fat, to get stout
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おお、 たか、 ひろ
- Korean:
- tae
Spanish
- grande
- gordo
- grueso
- engordar
Portuguese
- gordo
- grande
- espesso
French
- gras
- dodu
- gros
269 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
181 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
164 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
343 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1172 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
508 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
151 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
105 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
629 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
639 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
124 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
409 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2673 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1360 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1846 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
121 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5834 | Morohashi |
2152 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1137 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
120 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
126 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
257 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
98 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1463 | 2001 Kanji |
0a4.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-1 | SKIP code |
4-4-4 | SKIP code |
4003.0 | Four corner code |
1-34-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
592a | Unicode hex code |