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 |
counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread, put up (tent)
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
403 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 張 【チョウ】 Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
- 張本人 【チョウホンニン】 originator, ringleader, perpetrator, main culprit, person responsible
- 海外出張 【カイガイシュッチョウ】 overseas business trip
- 伸長 【シンチョウ】 expansion, extension, elongation, stretching
Kun reading compounds
- 張る 【はる】 to stick, to paste, to affix, to stretch, to spread, to strain, to tighten, to put up (e.g. a tent), to form (e.g. ice on a pond), to fill, to swell, to stick out, to push out, to post (a link, etc. online), to be expensive, to keep a watch on, to be on the lookout, to slap, to become one tile away from completion, to span, to generate
Readings
- Japanese names:
- はり、 わり
- Korean:
- jang
Spanish
- expansión
- ensanchamiento
- exageración
- ensanchar
- hinchar
- desplegar
Portuguese
- alongar
- sufixo para contagem de para arcos & instrumentos de corda
- esticar
- espalhar
- erguer (tenda)
French
- allonger
- étirer
- étaler
- compteur d'arcs et instruments à cordes
- monter (tente)
675 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
775 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
752 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
462 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1570 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
681 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
516 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1879 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
1106 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1158 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1185 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
612 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
573 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
348 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
431 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1940 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9812 | Morohashi |
474 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1694 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1921 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2071 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
744 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3565 | 2001 Kanji |
3h8.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-8 | SKIP code |
1123.2 | Four corner code |
1-36-05 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5f35 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
143 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 正 【セイ】 (logical) true, regular, 10^40, ten thousand undecillion, original, positive, greater than zero, thesis (in dialectics)
- 正解 【セイカイ】 correct answer, right solution, correct interpretation, right decision, right choice, appropriate judgement
- 検事正 【ケンジセイ】 chief public prosecutor
- 適正 【テキセイ】 reasonable, suitable
- 正 【ショウ】 exactly, precisely, correct, right, true, greater (of equal court ranks), upper, senior, director (highest of the four administrative positions of the ritsuryō period), chief
- 正月 【ショウガツ】 New Year (esp. first three days), first month of the year, January
- 大正 【タイショウ】 Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25), Taisho era
- 賀正 【ガショウ】 A Happy New Year!
Kun reading compounds
- 正しい 【ただしい】 right, correct, proper, righteous, just, honest, truthful, lawful
- 正しい行い 【ただしいおこない】 conducting oneself properly, right conduct, doing the right thing
- 正す 【ただす】 to correct, to rectify, to reform, to amend, to redress, to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.), to adjust
- 糺す 【ただす】 to ascertain, to confirm, to verify, to make sure of
- 正 【まさ】 exact, precise
- 正に 【まさに】 exactly, just, precisely, really, truly, surely, certainly, without doubt, right (when), just (as), just (about to), on the point of, on the verge of, on the brink of, really (ought to), certainly (should), naturally
- 正に 【まさに】 exactly, just, precisely, really, truly, surely, certainly, without doubt, right (when), just (as), just (about to), on the point of, on the verge of, on the brink of, really (ought to), certainly (should), naturally
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おお、 くに、 ま、 まさし、 ただし
- Korean:
- jeong
Spanish
- correcto
- justo
- arreglar
- enderezar
Portuguese
- corrigir
- justiça
- correto
- direito
- 10 elevado a 40
French
- correct
- positif
- juste
- droit
- 10**40
46 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
79 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
41 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
109 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
27 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
123 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
203 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
205 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.17 | Japanese for Busy People |
275 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
275 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
407 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1128 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4296 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2172 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2926 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
385 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
16255 | Morohashi |
3484 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2955 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
379 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
405 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
139 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
42 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3173 | 2001 Kanji |
2m3.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-5-1 | SKIP code |
1010.1 | Four corner code |
1-32-21 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6b63 | Unicode hex code |
己
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1098 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 非自己 【ヒジコ】 nonself, not self
- 一己 【イッコ】 personal, private, oneself
- 己 【キ】 6th in rank, sixth sign of the Chinese calendar
- 己亥 【ツチノトイ】 Earth Boar (36th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1959, 2019, 2079)
- 親戚知己 【シンセキチキ】 relatives and acquaintances
- 克己 【コッキ】 self-control, self-mastery, self-restraint, self-denial
Kun reading compounds
- 己 【おのれ】 oneself (itself, etc.), I, me, you, by oneself (itself, etc.), interjection expressing anger or chagrin
- 己達せんと欲して人を達せしむ 【おのれたっせんとほっしてひとをたっせしむ】 if you wish to succeed yourself, first help others to succeed
- 己 【き】 6th in rank, sixth sign of the Chinese calendar
- 己亥 【つちのとい】 Earth Boar (36th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1959, 2019, 2079)
- 己 【な】 I, you
- 汝等 【うぬら】 ye, you, me, I, us, we
Readings
- Japanese names:
- し、 み
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- yo
- uno mismo
Portuguese
- Próprio
- cobra
- serpente
French
- soi
- serpent
- signe du 6è tronc céleste
777 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
866 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
855 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1320 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1462 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
676 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1248 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
32 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
370 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
371 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
632 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
554 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4188 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2117 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2864 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
531 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
8742 | Morohashi |
3380 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1540 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
525 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
564 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
827 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3556 | 2001 Kanji |
0a3.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-1 | SKIP code |
1771.7 | Four corner code |
1-24-42 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5df1 | Unicode hex code |