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 4
JLPT level N4
430 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 英 【エイ】 United Kingdom, Britain, English (language)
- 英語 【エイゴ】 English (language)
- 育英 【イクエイ】 education of gifted young people, providing financial support to gifted students, education
- 和英 【ワエイ】 Japanese-English, Japanese-English dictionary
Kun reading compounds
- 花房 【はなぶさ】 calyx, corolla
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 あい、 え、 すぐる、 はな、 ひ、 ひで、 よし、 ら
- Korean:
- yeong
Spanish
- Inglaterra
- excelente
Portuguese
- Inglaterra
- Inglês
French
- Angleterre
- anglais
- fleur éclose
- brillant
353 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
449 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
426 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
449 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3927 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
377 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
244 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
693 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
353 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
354 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
155 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
644 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2782 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1427 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1925 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1757 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
30808P | Morohashi |
2238 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5008 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1741 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1878 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
361 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
495 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1963 | 2001 Kanji |
3k5.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-5 | SKIP code |
4453.0 | Four corner code |
1-17-49 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
82f1 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1276 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 帝国 【テイコク】 empire, imperial
- 帝京 【テイキョウ】 the capital
- 女帝 【ジョテイ】 empress
- 大帝 【タイテイ】 great emperor, ... the Great
Kun reading compounds
- 帝 【みかど】 emperor (of Japan), mikado, (the gates of an) imperial residence
- 帝揚羽 【みかどあげは】 common jay (species of swallowtail butterfly, Graphium doson)
- 時の帝 【ときのみかど】 emperor of the time
Readings
- Korean:
- je
Spanish
- soberano
- emperador
Portuguese
- soberano
- o imperador
- Deus
- criador
French
- souverain
- empereur
- dieu
- créateur
1616 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1024 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
305 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
906 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1250 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
971 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1179 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1237 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1066 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
561 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2573 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1315 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1786 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
442 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
8865 | Morohashi |
2073 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1560 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
435 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
466 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1250 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
444 | 2001 Kanji |
2j7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-7 | SKIP code |
2-6-3 | SKIP code |
0022.7 | Four corner code |
1-36-75 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5e1d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
3 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 国益 【コクエキ】 national interest
- 国営 【コクエイ】 government management, state management
- 最恵国 【サイケイコク】 most favored nation, most favoured nation, MFN
- 異国 【イコク】 foreign country
Kun reading compounds
- 国 【くに】 country, state, region, national government, central government, home (i.e. hometown, home country), province (of Japan), land, earth
- 国人 【こくじん】 indigenous person, inhabitant of a country, local, native, local lords and samurai, daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
- お国 【おくに】 your native country, your hometown, my home country (i.e. Japan), countryside, country, daimyo's territory (Edo period)
- 現国 【うつしくに】 world of mankind, this world
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くな、 こ
- Korean:
- gug
Spanish
- país
Portuguese
- País
- terra
- nação
French
- pays
79 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
136 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
123 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
8 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1037 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
111 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
36 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
745 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
40 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
40 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
151 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
344 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3831 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1964 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2659 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
588 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4752 | Morohashi |
3087 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
950 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
581 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
624 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
4 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
158 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3172 | 2001 Kanji |
3s5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-5 | SKIP code |
6010.3 | Four corner code |
1-25-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
56fd | Unicode hex code |
王
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N3
684 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 王 【オウ】 king, ruler, sovereign, monarch, tycoon, magnate, champion, master, king (of the senior player)
- 王女 【オウジョ】 princess
- 竜王 【リュウオウ】 Dragon King, promoted rook
- 大王 【ダイオウ】 great king
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おお、 おおきみ、 わ
- Korean:
- wang
Spanish
- rey
- regla
- magnate
Portuguese
- rei
- regra
- magnata
- governo
French
- roi
- régner
- magnat
49 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
47 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
5 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
499 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2922 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
310 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
733 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
90 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
294 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
294 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
577 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1315 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4247 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2145 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2895 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
261 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
20823 | Morohashi |
3439 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3619 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
255 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
271 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
26 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3172 | 2001 Kanji |
4f0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-4-1 | SKIP code |
1010.4 | Four corner code |
1-18-06 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
738b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1503 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 冠 【カンムリ】 traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers, crown, diadem, coronet, top kanji radical, first verse of a haikai, etc., best, peerless, first, name, title, named sponsorship of a program, event, team, etc., counter for titles
- 冠婚葬祭 【カンコンソウサイ】 important ceremonial occasions in family relationships
- 宝冠 【ホウカン】 diadem, jeweled crown
- 月桂冠 【ゲッケイカン】 laurel wreath
Kun reading compounds
- 冠 【かんむり】 traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers, crown, diadem, coronet, top kanji radical, first verse of a haikai, etc., best, peerless, first, name, title, named sponsorship of a program, event, team, etc., counter for titles
- 冠海雀 【かんむりうみすずめ】 Japanese murrelet (Synthliboramphus wumizusume), crested murrelet
- 初冠 【ういこうぶり】 crowning a boy for the first time at a coming-of-age ceremony, noh cap with a rolled or drooping tail (indicative of nobility)
- 老冠 【おいかんむり】 kanji "old" radical at top
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 かっぷ、 まさる
- Korean:
- gwan
Spanish
- corona
- sin par
- sin igual
Portuguese
- coroa
- melhor
- inigualável
French
- couronne
- le meilleur
- inégalable
1097 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1548 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
627 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1170 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1081 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
905 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1615 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1723 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1656 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
165 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2583 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1319 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1790 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
310 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1580 | Morohashi |
2081 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
401 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
304 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
326 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1232 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3657 | 2001 Kanji |
2i7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-7 | SKIP code |
3721.4 | Four corner code |
1-20-07 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
51a0 | Unicode hex code |