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 junior high
JLPT level N1
1065 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 歓 【カン】 joy, enjoyment, delight, pleasure
- 歓喜 【カンキ】 delight, great joy
- 哀歓 【アイカン】 joys and sorrows, happiness and sadness
- 交歓 【コウカン】 exchange of courtesies (cordialities), fraternization, fraternisation
Kun reading compounds
- 喜ぶ 【よろこぶ】 to be delighted, to be glad, to be pleased, to rejoice, to congratulate, to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.), to take kindly to, to do with pleasure, to do gladly, to be happy (to do)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぶ
- Korean:
- hwan
Spanish
- alegría
- felicidad
- deleite
- diversión
Portuguese
- deleite
- prazer
French
- joie
- plaisir
- ravissement
753 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
639 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1030 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2425 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
652 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1450 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2352 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1052 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1095 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1132 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1126 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2342 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1206 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1650 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
577 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
16197 | Morohashi |
1867 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2948 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
570 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
612 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1776 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2362 | 2001 Kanji |
4j11.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-11-4 | SKIP code |
8728.2 | Four corner code |
1-20-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6b53 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
388 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 声楽 【セイガク】 vocal music
- 声援 【セイエン】 (shout of) encouragement, cheering, rooting, support
- 肉声 【ニクセイ】 natural voice (without a microphone)
- 和声 【ワセイ】 harmony, concord, consonance
- 声 【ショウ】 voice, sound, tone (of Chinese character), tone mark, stress (in pronunciation), intonation, accent
- 声点 【ショウテン】 tone mark, mark placed in one of the four corners of a Chinese character to indicate the tone
- 高声 【コウセイ】 loud voice, high-pitched voice
- 上声 【ジョウショウ】 rising tone (in Chinese), (of a Japanese accent) having a high, flat tone
Kun reading compounds
- 声 【こえ】 voice, singing (of a bird), chirping (of an insect), hoot, voice, opinion (as expressed in words), view, wish, attitude, will, sound, sense (of something's arrival), feeling, voice, voiced sound
- 声かけ 【こえかけ】 saying something (to someone), greeting, approaching (someone)
- 一声 【いっせい】 voice, cry, shout
- 険しい声 【けわしいこえ】 sharp voice
Readings
- Korean:
- seong
Spanish
- voz
- fama
- reputación
- rumor
Portuguese
- Voz
French
- voix
97 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
170 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
153 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
467 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1066 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
226 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
146 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
465 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
746 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
759 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
619 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
396 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2724 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1393 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1880 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1914 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5645 | Morohashi |
2198 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
989 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1896 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2044 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
299 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
147 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1460 | 2001 Kanji |
3p4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-4 | SKIP code |
4027.7 | Four corner code |
1-32-28 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
58f0 | Unicode hex code |