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 |
carrier, carry, all, general, sort, kind
- On:
- ハン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
649 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 般若 【ハンニャ】 prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment), hannya, mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy), dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy), terrifying facial expression
- 汎化 【ハンカ】 generalization (psychology, linguistics, etc.)
- 諸般 【ショハン】 various, several
- 過般 【カハン】 some time ago, recently
Readings
- Korean:
- ban
Spanish
- generalmente
- similar
- tiempo
Portuguese
- carregador
- carregar
- todo
French
- global
- général
- transporter
- transporteur
1714 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
559 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3865 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1201 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
859 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1137 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1096 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1147 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
648 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1594 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1670 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
884 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1203 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1889 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
30388 | Morohashi |
1317 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4931 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1871 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2016 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
460 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
1366 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
868 | 2001 Kanji |
6c4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-4 | SKIP code |
2744.7 | Four corner code |
1-40-44 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
822c | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
Readings
- Korean:
- nyeol, nal
Spanish
Portuguese
French
2564 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
17521 | Morohashi |
3148 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2331 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2421 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
3a7.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-7 | SKIP code |
3611.4 | Four corner code |
1-62-26 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6d85 | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 涅槃 【ネハン】 nirvana, supreme enlightenment, death, death of Buddha
- 般涅槃 【ハツネハン】 parinirvana, final release from the cycle of karma and rebirth
Readings
- Korean:
- ban
Spanish
Portuguese
French
2327 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
15303 | Morohashi |
2805 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2522 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2582 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
4a10.30 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-10-4 | SKIP code |
2790.4 | Four corner code |
1-60-49 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
69c3 | 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 |