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 N2
735 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 爆 【バク】 burst of laughter, roar of laughter, in copious amounts
- 爆音 【バクオン】 (sound of an) explosion or detonation, roar (of a machine)
- 起爆 【キバク】 ignition, detonation, triggering, explosion
- 水爆 【スイバク】 hydrogen bomb
Kun reading compounds
- 爆ぜる 【はぜる】 to burst open, to pop, to split
Readings
- Korean:
- pog, bag
Spanish
- estallar
- reventar
- explotar
Portuguese
- bomba
- explodir
- estouro
- fender
French
- bombe
- faire éclater
- exploser
- craquer
1702 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
475 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2818 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
923 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
723 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1015 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1053 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1044 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1273 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1415 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
751 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1020 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1820 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
19540 | Morohashi |
1101 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3505 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1802 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1942 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
309 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
1915 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1142 | 2001 Kanji |
4d15.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-15 | SKIP code |
1-1-18 | SKIP code |
9683.2 | Four corner code |
1-39-90 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7206 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
913 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 笑気 【ショウキ】 laughing gas, nitrous oxide
- 笑気麻酔 【ショウキマスイ】 nitrous oxide anesthesia, laughing gas anesthesia
- 苦笑 【クショウ】 bitter smile, wry smile, strained laugh, sarcastic laugh
- 冷笑 【レイショウ】 sneer, derision, scornful laugh, cold smile
Kun reading compounds
- 笑う 【わらう】 to laugh, to smile, to sneer, to ridicule, to be dumbfounded, to be flabbergasted
- 笑う門には福来る 【わらうかどにはふくきたる】 laugh and grow fat, good fortune and happiness will come to the home of those who smile
- 笑む 【えむ】 to smile
Readings
- Japanese names:
- えみ
- Korean:
- so
Spanish
- risa
- sonrisa
- reír
- sonreír
Portuguese
- risada
French
- rire
537 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
900 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
889 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3374 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1147 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
791 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1209 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1235 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1299 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
251 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1472 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3275 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1692 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2300 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
947 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
25885 | Morohashi |
2646 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4256 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
938 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1008 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
482 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
548 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2363 | 2001 Kanji |
6f4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-4 | SKIP code |
8843.2 | Four corner code |
1-30-48 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7b11 | Unicode hex code |