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 2
JLPT level N5
37 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 東欧 【トウオウ】 Eastern Europe
- 東亜 【トウア】 East Asia, the Orient
- 北北東 【ホクホクトウ】 north-northeast, north-north-east
- 東北東 【トウホクトウ】 east-northeast, ENE
Kun reading compounds
- 東 【ひがし】 east
- 東方 【とうほう】 eastern direction, the Orient, eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
- 犬が西向きゃ尾は東 【いぬがにしむきゃおはひがし】 that goes without saying, water is wet, when a dog turns west, its tail turns east
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あい、 あがり、 あずま、 あづま、 こち、 さき、 しの、 とお、 はる、 ひが、 もと
- Korean:
- dong
Spanish
- Este
Portuguese
- Oriente
French
- Est
121 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
201 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
184 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
11 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
213 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
27 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
63 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
771 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
71 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
71 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
39 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1053 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4385 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2221 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2987 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
516 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14499 | Morohashi |
3568 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2596 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
504 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
543 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
108 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
164 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1564 | 2001 Kanji |
0a8.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-8-3 | SKIP code |
5090.6 | Four corner code |
1-37-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6771 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1509 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 亜 【ア】 sub-, second-rate, inferior, -ous (indicating a low oxidation state), -ite, Asia, Argentina, Arabia, America, American person
- 亜鉛 【アエン】 zinc (Zn)
- 東亜 【トウア】 East Asia, the Orient
- 叙利亜 【シリア】 Syria
Kun reading compounds
- 次ぐ 【つぐ】 to follow, to come after, to come next (to), to rank next (to), to rank second (to)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- や、 つぎ、 つぐ
- Korean:
- a
Spanish
- pref. para indicar
- venir después de
- Asia
Portuguese
- Ásia
- próxima
- o que vem depois
- -ous
French
- Asie
- suivant
- sub-
- sous-
997 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1331 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
43 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1788 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1032 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
525 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1616 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1724 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1818 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
35 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4354 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2204 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2966 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1827 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
272 | Morohashi |
3540 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
81 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1809 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1950 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1092 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3273 | 2001 Kanji |
0a7.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-7-1 | SKIP code |
1010.6 | Four corner code |
1-16-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e9c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
174 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 共演 【キョウエン】 appearing together (in a film, play, etc.), performing together (at a concert, etc.), acting together, co-starring, playing together (in a sports match)
- 共栄 【キョウエイ】 mutual prosperity
- 反共 【ハンキョウ】 anticommunism
- 中共 【チュウキョウ】 Chinese Communist Party, Chinese Communists, Communist China
Kun reading compounds
- 共 【とも】 together with, same, both, all, neither, none, including ...
- 共に 【ともに】 together, jointly, at the same time, with, as ..., including, along with, both
- 送料共 【そうりょうとも】 including postage
- 母子とも 【ぼしとも】 both mother and child
- 共に 【ともに】 together, jointly, at the same time, with, as ..., including, along with, both
- 共にする 【ともにする】 to do together, to share, to participate in
Readings
- Korean:
- gong
Spanish
- ambos
- conjuntamente
- juntos
- también
Portuguese
- juntamente
- ambos (em afirm.)
- nenhum (em neg.)
- todo
- e
- da mesma forma
- com
French
- ensemble
- les deux
- ni l'un ni l'autre
- tous
- et
- semblable
- avec
376 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
484 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
460 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
159 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
581 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
240 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
342 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
292 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
196 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
196 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
419 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
154 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3045 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1551 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2122 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1812 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1458 | Morohashi |
2393 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
373 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1795 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1934 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
106 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
464 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1961 | 2001 Kanji |
3k3.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-2 | SKIP code |
2-3-3 | SKIP code |
4480.1 | Four corner code |
1-22-06 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5171 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
920 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 栄 【エイ】 honor, honour, glory, prosperity
- 栄冠 【エイカン】 laurels, garland
- 共栄 【キョウエイ】 mutual prosperity
- 虚栄 【キョエイ】 vanity, vainglory
Kun reading compounds
- 栄える 【さかえる】 to prosper, to flourish
- 栄え 【はえ】 glory, splendour, honour
- 映える 【はえる】 to shine, to glow, to look attractive, to look nice, to be set off (by)
- 映える 【はえる】 to shine, to glow, to look attractive, to look nice, to be set off (by)
- 栄 【えい】 honor, honour, glory, prosperity
- 栄冠 【えいかん】 laurels, garland
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さかえ、 しげ、 てる、 なが、 ひで、 よし
- Korean:
- yeong
Spanish
- florecer
- prosperidad
- honor
- gloria
- prosperar
Portuguese
- florescer
- prosperidade
- honra
- glória
- esplendor
French
- florissant
- prospérité
- honneur
- gloire
- splendeur
549 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
450 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
427 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
745 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2239 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
777 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
631 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
969 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
723 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
736 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1188 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1054 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3183 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1642 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2231 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
332 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14687P | Morohashi |
2574 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2635 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
326 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
348 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
520 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
964 | 2001 Kanji |
3n6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-4 | SKIP code |
2-3-6 | SKIP code |
3290.4 | Four corner code |
9090.4 | Four corner code |
1-17-41 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6804 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1216 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 圏 【ケン】 sphere, circle, range, area, zone, bloc, category
- 圏内 【ケンナイ】 inside (a region, area, etc.), within the range (of), within the sphere (of influence, etc.)
- 成層圏 【セイソウケン】 stratosphere
- 勢力圏 【セイリョクケン】 sphere of influence
Readings
- Korean:
- gweon
Spanish
- esfera
- círculo
- radio
- rango
Portuguese
- esfera
- círculo
- raio
- série
French
- sphère
- domaine
- bloc
- orbite
- rayon
- zone
1216 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1402 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1045 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1160 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1147 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
508 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
517 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1251 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
345 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3904 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2012 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2714 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1216 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4815P | Morohashi |
3148 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
960 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1208 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1293 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1511 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1056 | 2001 Kanji |
3s9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-9 | SKIP code |
6071.7 | Four corner code |
1-23-87 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
570f | Unicode hex code |