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
570 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 母国 【ボコク】 one's home country, one's homeland
- 母校 【ボコウ】 alma mater
- 養父母 【ヨウフボ】 adoptive parents
- 空母 【クウボ】 aircraft carrier
Kun reading compounds
- 母 【はは】 mother
- 母親 【ははおや】 mother
- 必要は発明の母 【ひつようははつめいのはは】 necessity is the mother of invention
- 失敗は成功の母 【しっぱいはせいこうのはは】 failure is the mother of success
- 母屋 【もや】 purlin (structural beam in a roof), purline, main building (of a manor), central room (in traditional palatial-style architecture)
- 母屋桁 【もやげた】 purlin (structural beam in a roof), purline
- 雲母 【うんも】 mica, isinglass
- 乳母 【うば】 wet nurse, nursing mother
Readings
- Korean:
- mo
Spanish
- madre
- base
- cimientos
Portuguese
- mãe
- materno
French
- maman
- mère
137 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
222 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
203 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
554 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2466 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
89 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
65 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
326 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
112 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
112 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
74 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1143 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4287 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2165 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2917 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
102 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
16723 | Morohashi |
3475 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3005 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
101 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
105 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
317 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
114 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3647 | 2001 Kanji |
0a5.36 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-5-1 | SKIP code |
7750.0 | Four corner code |
1-42-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6bcd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
491 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 音 【オン】 sound, noise, (speech) sound, Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
- 音楽 【オンガク】 music
- 爆音 【バクオン】 (sound of an) explosion or detonation, roar (of a machine)
- 防音 【ボウオン】 soundproofing
- 音信 【オンシン】 correspondence, news, letter, tidings
- 鸚哥 【インコ】 true parrot (esp. small parrots such as the parakeet, lory and conure)
- 玉音 【ギョクオン】 the Emperor's voice, beautiful voice, beautiful sound
- 唐音 【トウオン】 tō-on, Tang reading, on reading of a kanji based on Song dynasty and later Chinese
Kun reading compounds
- 音 【おと】 sound, noise, (musical) note, fame
- 音孔 【おとあな】 tone hole
- 鈍い音 【にぶいおと】 dull sound, muffled sound
- 風音 【かざおと】 sound of the wind
- 音 【ね】 sound, tone, note, ring, chirp
- 音色 【ねいろ】 tone color, tone colour, tone quality, timbre
- 弱音 【よわね】 feeble complaint, whine
- 高音 【こうおん】 high-pitched tone, soprano
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 と
- Korean:
- eum
Spanish
- sonido
- ruido
Portuguese
- som
- barulho
French
- son
- bruit
50 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
33 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
6 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
402 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5110 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
206 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
274 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
962 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
347 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
347 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
620 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1879 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2570 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1312 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1783 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
490 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
43265 | Morohashi |
2070 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6607 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
479 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
518 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
78 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
478 | 2001 Kanji |
5b4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-7 | SKIP code |
2-5-4 | SKIP code |
0060.1 | Four corner code |
1-18-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
97f3 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
507 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 推計 【スイケイ】 estimate, estimation
- 推移 【スイイ】 transition, change, progress, development, shift, passing (of time)
- 類推 【ルイスイ】 analogy, analogical reasoning, analogical inference, analogy
- 邪推 【ジャスイ】 distrust, unjust suspicion
Kun reading compounds
- 推す 【おす】 to recommend, to endorse (e.g. a candidate), to nominate, to support, to back, to infer (from), to deduce, to gather, to conjecture, to surmise, to think (something) through, to ponder deeply
Readings
- Korean:
- chu, toe
Spanish
- presionar
- empujar
- conjeturar
- suponer
- adivinar
- aconsejar
- inferir
- llegar a la conclusión
Portuguese
- conjecturar
- inferir
- convidado
- supor
- apoiar
French
- présumer
- déduire
- deviner
- supposer
- soutenir
821 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
919 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
908 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
635 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1950 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
877 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1364 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1322 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1233 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1297 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1009 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
903 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
612 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
373 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
465 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
670 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
12284 | Morohashi |
504 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2212 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
663 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
716 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
924 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1375 | 2001 Kanji |
3c8.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-8 | SKIP code |
5001.4 | Four corner code |
1-31-68 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
63a8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
448 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 移行 【イコウ】 transition, changeover, switchover, shift, transfer (of powers, weight, etc.), shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
- 移管 【イカン】 transfer of control
- 転移 【テンイ】 moving (location, with the times, etc.), change, transition, metastasis, spread, transition (e.g. phase transition), transfer (of learning), transference (in psychoanalysis)
- 変移 【ヘンイ】 change, alteration, transmutation, mutation
Kun reading compounds
- 移る 【うつる】 to move (house), to transfer (department), to change the target of interest or concern, to elapse (passage of time), to be permeated by a colour or scent, to be infected, to be contagious, to spread (as in fire)
- 移す 【うつす】 to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.), to change, to swap, to substitute, to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.), to divert (one's attention) to, to spend (time), to let (time) pass, to infect, to permeate something (with a color, smell, etc.)
Readings
- Korean:
- i
Spanish
- cambio de lugar
- movimiento
- traslado
- mudarse
- ser infectado
- ser contagioso
- trasladar
- infectar
Portuguese
- trocar
- mover
- mudança
- rumo
- pegar (fogo)
- passar (frio)
- passar
French
- déplacer
- transporter
- déménager
- changer
- inconstant
- prendre (froid, feu)
- transférer
547 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
642 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
613 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
715 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3282 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
607 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
780 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1378 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
1121 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1173 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1101 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1437 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1508 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
798 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1087 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
907 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
25045 | Morohashi |
1177 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4141 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
898 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
964 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
723 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2260 | 2001 Kanji |
5d6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-6 | SKIP code |
2792.7 | Four corner code |
1-16-60 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
79fb | Unicode hex code |