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 |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1817 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 俊足 【シュンソク】 swiftness of foot, fast runner, swift horse, fleet steed, person of great talent, gifted person
- 俊才 【シュンサイ】 prodigy, talented person, person of exceptional talent, genius
- 優駿 【ユウシュン】 fine racehorse
- 駿豆 【スンズ】 Suruga and Izu (provinces)
- 駿台電子情報専門学校 【スンダイデンシジョウホウセンモンガッコウ】 Sundai Computer College
Readings
- Japanese names:
- する、 とし、 はやし、 はやお
- Korean:
- jun, sun
Spanish
- caballo veloz
- persona rápida
Portuguese
French
5216 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
2763 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2269 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
2304 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1191 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1627 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
44775 | Morohashi |
1832 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6754 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2060 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2216 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
10a7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-10-7 | SKIP code |
7334.7 | Four corner code |
1-29-57 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
99ff | Unicode hex code |
jammed in, shellfish, mediate, concern oneself with
- On:
- カイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
617 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 貝 【カイ】 shellfish, seashell, shell
- 介護 【カイゴ】 nursing, care, caregiving, caring
- 魚介 【ギョカイ】 marine products, seafood, fish and shellfish
- 無媒介 【ムバイカイ】 immediacy
Readings
- Japanese names:
- すけ、 ゆき
- Korean:
- gae
Spanish
- intervención
- ayuda
- mediación
- cosa aburrida
Portuguese
- comprimir em
- marisco
- meio
- interessa a si próprio com
French
- immixtion
- coquillage
- intervention
- intermédiaire
- s'occuper de
1059 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
666 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
347 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
941 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
299 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
66 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
453 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
460 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
695 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
44 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2463 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1245 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1711 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
256 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
359 | Morohashi |
1967 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
108 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
250 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
265 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1020 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2854 | 2001 Kanji |
2a2.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-2 | SKIP code |
8022.0 | Four corner code |
1-18-80 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4ecb | Unicode hex code |