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 |
手
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
60 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 手術 【シュジュツ】 surgery, operation, procedure, skill with one's hands, sleight of hand
- 手記 【シュキ】 note, memorandum, memo, memoirs, personal account
- 二塁手 【ニルイシュ】 second baseman
- 名手 【メイシュ】 master, expert, brilliant move (in go, shogi, etc.), excellent move
- 交際上手 【コウサイジョウズ】 good at socializing, sociability, being a good mixer
- 処世上手 【ショセイジョウズ】 knowing how to get on in the world, knowing the secret of success in life
Kun reading compounds
- 手 【て】 hand, arm, forepaw, foreleg, handle, hand, worker, help, trouble, care, effort, means, way, trick, move, technique, workmanship, hand, handwriting, kind, type, sort, one's hands, one's possession, ability to cope, hand (of cards), direction, move (in go, shogi, etc.)
- 手足 【てあし】 hands and feet, limbs, person at one's beck and call, person at hand, reliable worker
- 逆手 【ぎゃくて】 underhand grip, backhand grip (e.g. in tennis), unexpected twist, turning the tables (on an opponent)
- 担い手 【にないて】 bearer, carrier, person bearing responsibility, person in charge, supporter
Readings
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- mano
Portuguese
- mão
French
- main
28 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
35 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
32 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
42 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1827 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
37 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
54 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
118 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
57 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
57 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
170 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
847 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4267 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2155 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2907 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
644 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
11768 | Morohashi |
3456 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2060 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
637 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
687 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
57 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
30 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2247 | 2001 Kanji |
3c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-4-3 | SKIP code |
2-1-3 | SKIP code |
2050.0 | Four corner code |
1-28-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
624b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
292 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 町 【チョウ】 town, block, neighbourhood, neighborhood, street, chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m), chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
- 町議会 【チョウギカイ】 town council
- 同町 【ドウチョウ】 the same town, that town
- 門前町 【モンゼンマチ】 town originally built around a temple or shrine
Kun reading compounds
- 町 【まち】 town, block, neighbourhood, neighborhood, downtown, main street, street, road
- 街角 【まちかど】 street corner
- 室町 【むろまち】 Muromachi period (1336-1573)
- 門前町 【もんぜんまち】 town originally built around a temple or shrine
Readings
- Korean:
- jeong
Spanish
- pueblo
- ciudad
- bloque
- calle
Portuguese
- aldeia
- cidade
- bloco
- rua
French
- quartier
- ville
- village
- rue
115 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
61 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
57 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
114 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2995 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
167 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
221 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
426 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
182 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
182 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
549 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1335 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1430 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
756 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1028 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
93 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
21735 | Morohashi |
1113 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3729 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
92 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
96 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
63 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3653 | 2001 Kanji |
5f2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-2 | SKIP code |
6102.0 | Four corner code |
1-36-14 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
753a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
195 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 千 【セン】 thousand, 1,000
- 千九百年代 【センキュウヒャクネンダイ】 the 1900s
- 一騎当千 【イッキトウセン】 being a match for a thousand, being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
- 一人当千 【イチニントウセン】 being a match for a thousand
Kun reading compounds
- 千 【せん】 thousand, 1,000
- 千島 【ちしま】 Kurile Islands
- 百千 【ひゃくせん】 a large number, all sorts, hundreds and thousands
- 8000 【はっせん】 8000, eight thousand, many
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かず、 ゆき
- Korean:
- cheon
Spanish
- mil
- muchos
Portuguese
- Mil
French
- mille
101 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
12 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
47 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
79 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
156 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
83 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
26 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
44 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
15 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
15 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
12 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
240 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4219 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2132 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2881 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
40 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2697 | Morohashi |
3411 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
599 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
40 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
40 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
335 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
11 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2255 | 2001 Kanji |
2k1.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-3 | SKIP code |
2040.0 | Four corner code |
1-32-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5343 | Unicode hex code |
substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
66 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 代 【ダイ】 charge, cost, price, generation, age, (school) year, cohort, reign, era, a representative of, on behalf of, for (someone), switchboard number, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., counter for generations (of inheritors to a throne, etc.), proxy application company, pronoun
- 代官 【ダイカン】 local governor (Edo period), local magistrate, bailiff, deputy official (Middle Ages), acting administrator
- 大時代 【オオジダイ】 old-fashioned, antiquated, anachronistic
- 次代 【ジダイ】 the next era
- 代謝 【タイシャ】 metabolism, renewal, regeneration, replacing the old with the new
- 代赭 【タイシャ】 red ocher (ochre)
- 永代 【エイタイ】 permanence, eternity
- 希代 【キタイ】 uncommon, rare, extraordinary, matchless
Kun reading compounds
- 替わる 【かわる】 to succeed, to relieve, to replace, to take the place of, to substitute for, to take over for, to represent, to hand over (telephone), to be exchanged, to change (places with), to switch
- 代わる代わる 【かわるがわる】 alternately, by turns
- 替わる 【かわる】 to succeed, to relieve, to replace, to take the place of, to substitute for, to take over for, to represent, to hand over (telephone), to be exchanged, to change (places with), to switch
- 代わる代わる 【かわるがわる】 alternately, by turns
- 代わり 【かわり】 substitute, replacement, substituting, replacing, stand-in, proxy, alternate, deputy, relief, successor, compensation, exchange, return, another helping, second helping, seconds, refill, upcoming program, upcoming programme
- 変わり目 【かわりめ】 turning point, change, transition, turn (of the tide, century, etc.), point of difference
- 代わり 【かわり】 substitute, replacement, substituting, replacing, stand-in, proxy, alternate, deputy, relief, successor, compensation, exchange, return, another helping, second helping, seconds, refill, upcoming program, upcoming programme
- 変わり目 【かわりめ】 turning point, change, transition, turn (of the tide, century, etc.), point of difference
- 替える 【かえる】 to replace, to convert, to change, to exchange, to interchange, to renew, to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
- 世 【よ】 world, society, public, life, lifetime, age, era, period, epoch, generation, reign, rule, the times, world (of existence)
- 代々 【よよ】 for generations, from generation to generation, generation after generation, through the ages
- 千代 【ちよ】 thousand years, very long period, forever
- 君が代 【きみがよ】 Imperial reign, Kimigayo (Japanese national anthem)
- 代 【しろ】 substitution, material, price, margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.), area required for something, shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)
- 代物 【しろもの】 article, goods, product, fine thing, fellow, affair, stuff, prostitute, price, cost, money
- 地代 【ちだい】 land rent
- 阿代 【あしろ】 Ophidion asiro (species of cusk eel)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- す
- Korean:
- dae
Spanish
- generación
- reinado
- sustituir
- reemplazar
- relevar
Portuguese
- substituto
- mudança
- convertido
- repor
- período
- idade
- geração
- carga
- valor
- taxa
French
- substituer
- changer
- convertir
- remplacer
- période
- âge
- ère
- génération
- montant d'argent
- taux
- prix
- redevance
463 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
358 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
338 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
68 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
364 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
85 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
111 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
125 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
256 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
256 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
413 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
61 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
34 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
18 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
18 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1014 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
386 | Morohashi |
30 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
125 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1005 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1080 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
87 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
257 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2156 | 2001 Kanji |
2a3.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-3 | SKIP code |
2324.0 | Four corner code |
1-34-69 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4ee3 | Unicode hex code |
田
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
90 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 田畑 【タハタ】 fields (of rice and other crops)
- 田園 【デンエン】 the country, countryside, rural districts, cultivated land, fields
- 桑田 【ソウデン】 mulberry plantation
- 水田 【スイデン】 (water-filled) paddy field
Kun reading compounds
- 田 【た】 rice field
- 田植え 【たうえ】 rice planting
- 新田 【しんでん】 new rice field, newly developed rice field, wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
- 塩田 【えんでん】 saltpan, field for drying salt
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いなか、 おか、 たん、 で、 とう、 や
- Korean:
- jeon
Spanish
- campo de arroz
- arrozal
Portuguese
- campo de arroz
- arroz sem beneficiar
French
- rizière
40 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
60 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
59 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
24 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2994 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
52 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
220 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
189 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
35 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
35 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
103 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1330 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3775 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1925 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2617 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
14 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
21723 | Morohashi |
3041 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3727 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
14 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
14 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
61 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
45 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3676 | 2001 Kanji |
5f0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-2 | SKIP code |
4-5-1 | SKIP code |
6040.0 | Four corner code |
1-37-36 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7530 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
137 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 区 【ク】 ward, borough, city (in Tokyo), district (e.g. electoral), section, zone (e.g. postal)
- 区域 【クイキ】 area, zone, district, quarter, section, limits, boundary
- 学区 【ガック】 school district, school area
- 鉱区 【コウク】 mining area, mine lot
Readings
- Korean:
- gu, u
Spanish
- barrio
- distrito
- sección
Portuguese
- waº
- distrito
French
- circonscription
- arrondissement
591 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
282 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
465 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
67 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
757 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
168 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
131 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
183 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
183 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
548 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
233 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3681 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1879 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2559 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1712 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2674 | Morohashi |
2963 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
585 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1696 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1831 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
243 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3475 | 2001 Kanji |
2t2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-2 | SKIP code |
7171.4 | Four corner code |
1-22-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
533a | Unicode hex code |