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 N5
113 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 気 【キ】 spirit, mind, heart, nature, disposition, intention, mind, will, motivation, mood, feelings, consciousness, care, attention, consideration, worry, interest, (the) air, atmosphere, ambience, atmosphere (of), air (of), mood, fragrance, aroma, flavour, taste, qi (in traditional Chinese philosophy and medicine), chi, ki
- 気合 【キアイ】 (fighting) spirit, motivation, effort, shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.), cheer, yell, kiai, short shout when performing an attacking move
- 心意気 【ココロイキ】 spirit, determination, pluck, mettle
- 水気 【ミズケ】 water content, moisture, juiciness, dampness, water vapor (vapour), steam, dropsy, edema, oedema
- 気 【ケ】 sign, indication, trace, touch, feeling, somehow, for some reason, seeming to be
- 気配 【ケハイ】 indication, sign, hint, sensation, feeling, tone (of the market)
- 嫌気 【イヤキ】 dislike, disgust, disinclination, tired of
- 水気 【ミズケ】 water content, moisture, juiciness, dampness, water vapor (vapour), steam, dropsy, edema, oedema
Kun reading compounds
- 気 【き】 spirit, mind, heart, nature, disposition, intention, mind, will, motivation, mood, feelings, consciousness, care, attention, consideration, worry, interest, (the) air, atmosphere, ambience, atmosphere (of), air (of), mood, fragrance, aroma, flavour, taste, qi (in traditional Chinese philosophy and medicine), chi, ki
- 気合 【きあい】 (fighting) spirit, motivation, effort, shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.), cheer, yell, kiai, short shout when performing an attacking move
- 心意気 【こころいき】 spirit, determination, pluck, mettle
- 水気 【みずけ】 water content, moisture, juiciness, dampness, water vapor (vapour), steam, dropsy, edema, oedema
Readings
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- espíritu
- mente
Portuguese
- espírito
- mente
French
- esprit
- air
- atmosphère
- humeur
59 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
68 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
11 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
77 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2480 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
144 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
67 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
319 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
134 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
134 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
246 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1150 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3960 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2037 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2751 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1903 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17046P | Morohashi |
3194 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3025 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1885 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2030 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
55 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
52 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2356 | 2001 Kanji |
0a6.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-4-2 | SKIP code |
2-2-4 | SKIP code |
8041.7 | Four corner code |
1-21-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6c17 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1383 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 浄化槽 【ジョウカソウ】 water-purification tank, septic tank
- 浄化 【ジョウカ】 purification, cleanup (e.g. of politics), purge
- 自浄 【ジジョウ】 self-purification, self-cleansing
- 不浄 【フジョウ】 unclean, dirty, impure, bathroom, toilet (room), menstruation, menses, feces, faeces
Kun reading compounds
- 清める 【きよめる】 to purify, to cleanse, to exorcise, to purge, to ward off
- 清い 【きよい】 clean, clear, pure, honest, clean, innocent, platonic, chaste
Readings
- Korean:
- jeong
Spanish
- puro
- inocente
Portuguese
- limpar
- purificar
- limpeza
- exorcisar
- Disnastia Manchu
French
- nettoyer
- laver
- purifier
- dynastie Mandchoue
1417 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1559 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2548 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
976 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1472 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
823 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
664 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
675 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1495 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1187 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
457 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
282 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
342 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1163 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17451 | Morohashi |
382 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3128 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1155 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1239 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1274 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
347 | 2001 Kanji |
3a6.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-6 | SKIP code |
3715.7 | Four corner code |
1-30-84 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6d44 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
89 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 化 【カ】 change to ..., becoming ..., making into ..., -ization, -ification
- 化学 【カガク】 chemistry
- 機械化 【キカイカ】 mechanization, mechanisation
- 民営化 【ミンエイカ】 privatization, privatisation
- 化粧 【ケショウ】 make-up, makeup, cosmetics, decoration, dressing, veneer
- 化粧水 【ケショウスイ】 skin lotion, face lotion
- 応化 【オウゲ】 assumption of a suitable form (by a buddha or bodhisattva)
- 教化 【キョウケ】 guidance, teaching people and leading them to Buddhism
Kun reading compounds
- 化ける 【ばける】 to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.), to assume the shape of, to turn oneself into, to transform oneself into, to disguise oneself as, to change radically, to metamorphose, to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
- 化かす 【ばかす】 to bewitch, to confuse, to enchant, to delude
- 老ける 【ふける】 to age, to grow old (esp. in appearance), to show marks of age
Readings
- Korean:
- hwa
Spanish
- cambiar
- transformarse
- modificarse
- disfrazarse
Portuguese
- mudança
- tomar a forma de
- influência
- encantar
- iludir
- seduzir
- -isação
French
- transformation
- prendre la forme de
- maquillage
- influence
- fantôme
- enchanter
- tromper
- chimie
- -isation
163 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
258 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
238 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
100 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
350 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
76 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
378 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
56 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
254 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
254 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
414 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
55 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
22 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
12 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
12 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1017 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2572X | Morohashi |
21 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
580 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1008 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1083 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
104 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
242 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2156 | 2001 Kanji |
2a2.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-2 | SKIP code |
2121.0 | Four corner code |
2421.0 | Four corner code |
1-18-29 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5316 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
100 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 法 【ホウ】 law, act, principle, method, mood, dharma, law
- 法案 【ホウアン】 bill (law), measure
- 航法 【コウホウ】 sailing, navigation
- 会社更生法 【カイシャコウセイホウ】 Corporate Rehabilitation Law
- 法被 【ハッピ】 happi coat, happy coat, workman's livery coat, traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
- 法度 【ハット】 ban, prohibition, taboo, something forbidden, law, ordinance (esp. in the middle ages)
- 法師 【ホウシ】 Buddhist priest, bonze, layman dressed like a priest, person
- 法華経 【ホケキョウ】 Lotus Sutra
Kun reading compounds
- 法 【のり】 rule, law, regulation, model, pattern, teachings of Buddha, Buddhist doctrine, transverse measurement, measurement across, side-slope, slope
- 法の筵 【のりのむしろ】 preaching place
- 内法 【うちのり】 inside measure
- 外法 【そとのり】 outside measurements
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ほ
- Korean:
- beob
Spanish
- método
- ley
- doctrina
Portuguese
- método
- lei
- regra
- princípio
- modelo
- sistema
French
- méthode
- loi
- règle
- principe
- modèle
- système
513 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
612 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
584 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
145 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2535 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
213 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
676 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
824 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
123 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
123 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
518 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1181 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
391 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
248 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
295 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
758 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17290 | Morohashi |
333 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3107 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
751 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
813 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
100 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
516 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
371 | 2001 Kanji |
3a5.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-5 | SKIP code |
3413.1 | Four corner code |
1-43-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6cd5 | Unicode hex code |