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
1777 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 炊飯器 【スイハンキ】 rice cooker
- 炊事 【スイジ】 cooking, kitchen work
- 雑炊 【ゾウスイ】 rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
- 烹炊 【ホウスイ】 cooking by boiling
Kun reading compounds
- 炊く 【たく】 to cook (grains, e.g. rice), to boil, to simmer, to stew, to seethe, to get angry, to snap
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い
- Korean:
- chwi
Spanish
- cocinar
- hervir
- cocer
Portuguese
- cozinhar
- ferver
French
- cuisiner
- cuire
1453 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1774 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2752 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1626 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1512 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
602 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1791 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1927 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1311 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1265 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1080 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
584 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
773 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
479 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
18904 | Morohashi |
870 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3405 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
468 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
507 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1208 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1162 | 2001 Kanji |
4d4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-4 | SKIP code |
9788.2 | Four corner code |
1-31-70 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
708a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
1087 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 御 【ギョ】 honorific affix, honorific prefix
- 御苑 【ギョエン】 imperial garden
- 自動制御 【ジドウセイギョ】 automatic control
- ファジィ制御 【ファジィセイギョ】 fuzzy control
- 御 【ゴ】 honorific/polite/humble prefix, honorific suffix
- 御所 【ゴショ】 imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace), imperial residence, residence of a shogun, minister, etc., emperor, ex-emperor, empress, imperial prince, shogun, minister
- 甥御 【オイゴ】 (another person's) nephew
- 大御 【オオイゴ】 older lady
Readings
- Japanese names:
- う
- Korean:
- eo, a
Spanish
- prefijo honorífico
- manipular
- gobernar
Portuguese
- honrado
- manipular
- governar
French
- honorable
- diriger
- contrôler
1158 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
620 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1628 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
924 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
524 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1572 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
708 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
721 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
919 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
632 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
703 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
422 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
529 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1410 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
10157X | Morohashi |
577 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1761 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1398 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1500 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
371 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
1530 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2044 | 2001 Kanji |
3i9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-9 | SKIP code |
2722.0 | Four corner code |
1-24-70 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5fa1 | Unicode hex code |
門
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
452 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 門 【モン】 gate, branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master, division, phylum, counter for cannons
- 門下 【モンカ】 one's pupil, one's student, one's follower
- 入門 【ニュウモン】 becoming a pupil (of), becoming a disciple, entering an institution, beginning training, introduction (to), primer, guide, entering through a gate
- 宗門 【シュウモン】 (religious) denomination, sect
Kun reading compounds
- 門 【もん】 gate, branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master, division, phylum, counter for cannons
- 門出 【かどで】 setting off (on a long journey), setting out, departure (e.g. for the front), leaving home, starting a new life, starting life anew
- 帝 【みかど】 emperor (of Japan), mikado, (the gates of an) imperial residence
- 口は災いの門 【くちはわざわいのかど】 words can lead to disaster, the tongue is the root of calamities, the more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it
- 戸 【と】 door (esp. Japanese-style), shutter, window shutter, entrance (to a home), narrows
- 門浪 【となみ】 waves in narrow straits
- 鳴門 【なると】 strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow, whirlpool, maelstrom, kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern, cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern, Naruto (city in Tokushima), Naruto Strait, Naruto wakame
- 長門 【ながと】 Nagato (former province located in the west of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- じょう、 も、 と、 ゆき
- Korean:
- mun
Spanish
- puerta
Portuguese
- portões
French
- portail
- compteur de canons
143 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
231 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
211 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
385 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4940 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
105 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
269 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
601 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
161 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
161 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
445 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1838 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1100 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
597 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
789 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1630 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41208 | Morohashi |
888 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6381 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1616 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1743 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
376 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
168 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3853 | 2001 Kanji |
8e0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-4 | SKIP code |
3-8-0 | SKIP code |
7777.7 | Four corner code |
7777.0 | Four corner code |
1-44-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9580 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1758 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 麗句 【レイク】 elegant phrase
- 麗景殿 【レイケイデン】 ladies' pavilion (of the inner Heian Palace)
- 瑰麗 【カイレイ】 extraordinarily beautiful, exceptionally pretty, gorgeous, magnificent
- 清麗 【セイレイ】 clean, tidy, pure, untarnished, Seirei (one of the eight major professional female titles)
Kun reading compounds
- 麗しい 【うるわしい】 beautiful, lovely, heartwarming, beautiful
- 麗らか 【うららか】 bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.), clear, fine, beautiful, glorious, splendid, cheerful
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ま、 よし、 り
- Korean:
- ryeo, ri
Spanish
- precioso
- hermoso
- bonito
- encantador
Portuguese
- amável
- companheiro
French
- charmant
- beau
- belle
- jolie
1926 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1576 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5381 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1344 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1923 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2902 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1630 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1740 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1832 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1937 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2672 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1359 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1845 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
2021 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
47663 | Morohashi |
2151 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
7026 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2002 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2158 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1929 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3056 | 2001 Kanji |
3q16.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-17 | SKIP code |
2-8-11 | SKIP code |
1121.1 | Four corner code |
1-46-79 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9e97 | Unicode hex code |
子
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
72 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 子 【シ】 child (esp. a boy), viscount, founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius), master, masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature), you, -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
- 子宮 【シキュウ】 womb, uterus
- 中性子 【チュウセイシ】 neutron
- 精子 【セイシ】 sperm, spermatozoon
- 主 【ス】 honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name
- 恵比寿 【エビス】 Ebisu, god of fishing and commerce
- 久留子 【クルス】 cross sign
- 対子 【トイツ】 pair, eyes
- 七対子 【チートイツ】 seven pairs, winning hand composed of seven pairs
Kun reading compounds
- 子 【こ】 child, kid, teenager, youngster, young (non-adult) person, (one's) child, offspring, young woman, young (animal), offshoot, interest, new share, player who is not a dealer, young geisha, young prostitute, bird egg, -er (often of young women)
- 子 【こう】 child, interest
- 根っこ 【ねっこ】 root (of a plant), stump (of a tree), root (of a problem, etc.), base, foundation, origin, source
- 江戸っ子 【えどっこ】 (true) Tokyoite, Edoite, Tokyo native, Edokko
- 子 【ね】 the Rat (first sign of the Chinese zodiac), hour of the Rat (around midnight, 11pm to 1am, or 12 midnight to 2am), north, eleventh month of the lunar calendar
- 子忌み 【ねいみ】 collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first day of the Rat of the New Year)
- 庚子 【かのえね】 Metal Rat (37th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1960, 2020, 2080)
- 甲子 【きのえね】 Wood Rat (1st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 き、 ぎ、 く、 け、 ねっ
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- chiquillo
- niño
Portuguese
- criança
French
- enfant
- signe de la 1ère branche terrestre
- signe du Rat (zodiaque)
- 23 h à 01 h
- Nord (0°)
31 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
40 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
25 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
56 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1264 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
61 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
43 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
38 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
103 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
103 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
69 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
455 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4196 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2125 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2872 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
96 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
6930 | Morohashi |
3390 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1281 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
95 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
99 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
42 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
18 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3547 | 2001 Kanji |
2c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-1 | SKIP code |
4-2-1 | SKIP code |
1740.7 | Four corner code |
1-27-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b50 | Unicode hex code |