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 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
51 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 新 【シン】 new, neo-, newness, novelty, Gregorian calendar, Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE), Hsin dynasty
- 新鋭 【シンエイ】 young and energetic, up-and-coming, new and excellent, newly produced, up-and-comer
- 維新 【イシン】 reformation, revolution, renewal, Meiji Restoration, Nippon Ishin no Kai, Japan Innovation Party
- 改新 【カイシン】 reformation
Kun reading compounds
- 新しい 【あたらしい】 new, novel, fresh, recent, latest, up-to-date, modern
- 新しい女 【あたらしいおんな】 liberated woman
- 新た 【あらた】 new, fresh, novel
- 新田 【しんでん】 new rice field, newly developed rice field, wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あせ、 あたらし、 し、 に、 にっ、 につ、 よし
- Korean:
- sin
Spanish
- nuevo
- fresco
Portuguese
- novo
French
- nouveau
256 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
165 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
148 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
36 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2080 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
178 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
55 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1965 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
174 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
174 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
85 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
956 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2239 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1166 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1587 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1516 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13572 | Morohashi |
1784 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2387 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1502 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1619 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
80 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
226 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
454 | 2001 Kanji |
5b8.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-9-4 | SKIP code |
0292.1 | Four corner code |
1-31-23 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
65b0 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
2267 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 脩竹 【シュウチク】 tall bamboo
- 束脩 【ソクシュウ】 entrance fee, initiation fee, registration fee, present to a teacher, gift of dried meat from a new vassal or pupil
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おさむ、 おさ、 なが、 のぶ、 はる
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- carne seca
- largo
Portuguese
French
497 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1281 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2207 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
154 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
104 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
119 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
29535 | Morohashi |
136 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4815 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2130 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2258 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
2a9.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-9 | SKIP code |
1-3-8 | SKIP code |
2822.7 | Four corner code |
1-70-91 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8129 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
468 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 蔵 【ゾウ】 possession, ownership, Tibet, Tibetan people
- 蔵書 【ゾウショ】 collection of books, (personal) library
- 地蔵 【ジゾウ】 Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld), Ksitigarbha, Jizō
- 内蔵 【ナイゾウ】 internal (e.g. disk), built-in, equipped (with)
- 秘蔵 【ヒゾウ】 treasuring, cherishing, prizing, holding dear
Kun reading compounds
- 蔵 【くら】 warehouse, storehouse, cellar, magazine, granary, godown, depository, treasury, elevator
- 蔵元 【くらもと】 brewery (sake, soy), brewer, warehouse overseer
- 大蔵 【おおくら】 Ministry of Finance
- お蔵 【おくら】 shelving (a play, movie, etc.), closing down, cancelling, canceling, rice storehouse (of the Edo shogunate)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くらし、 くらん、 くろう、 さし、 ざ、 ろう
- Korean:
- jang
Spanish
- almacén
- depósito
- bodega
- esconder
- guardar
Portuguese
- armazém
- esconder
- possuir
- ter
French
- entrepôt
- salle de stockage
- cacher
- avoir
- posséder
833 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
936 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
923 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
429 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4042 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
779 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
873 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2424 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1286 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1360 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1111 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
667 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2995 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1530 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2088 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
858 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
31885P | Morohashi |
2364 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5182 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
850 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
913 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
986 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1959 | 2001 Kanji |
3k12.17 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-12 | SKIP code |
2-3-11 | SKIP code |
4425.3 | Four corner code |
1-34-02 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8535 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
79 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 経 【ケイ】 warp (weaving), longitude, scripture, sutra, trans-
- 経団連 【ケイダンレン】 Federation of Economic Organizations (Organisation)
- 月経 【ゲッケイ】 menstruation, menstrual period
- 政経 【セイケイ】 politics and economics
- 経 【キョウ】 sutra, Buddhist scriptures
- 経典 【キョウテン】 sacred books, sutras, scriptures (Bible, Koran, etc.)
- 説経 【セッキョウ】 lecture on the sutras
- 法華経 【ホケキョウ】 Lotus Sutra
- 経行 【キンヒン】 meditation performed while walking
- 看経 【カンキン】 silent reading of the sutras, sutra chanting
Kun reading compounds
- 経る 【へる】 to pass, to elapse, to go by, to pass through, to go through, to experience, to go through, to undergo
- 経つ 【たつ】 to pass (of time), to elapse
- 縦糸 【たていと】 (weaving) warp
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つね、 のぶ
- Korean:
- gyeong
Spanish
- sutra
- longitud
- ley
- pasar
- dirigir
- transcurrir
- experimentar
Portuguese
- sutra
- longitude
- passar através de
- expirar
- empenar
French
- sûtra
- longitude
- passer (temps)
- expiré
- expérimenter
- chaîne (tissu)
596 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
685 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
658 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
135 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3523 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
341 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
815 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1957 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
548 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
557 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
515 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1523 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1687 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
898 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1218 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1372 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
27392 | Morohashi |
1331 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4473 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1360 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1460 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
71 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
730 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2772 | 2001 Kanji |
6a5.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-5 | SKIP code |
2791.4 | Four corner code |
1-23-48 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7d4c | Unicode hex code |