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 N4
584 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 赤軍 【セキグン】 Red Army (Soviet Union, 1918-1946), Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, Japanese Red Army, JRA
- 赤外線 【セキガイセン】 infrared rays, infrared radiation
- 七赤 【シチセキ】 seventh of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Venus and west)
- 日赤 【ニッセキ】 Japanese Red Cross Society (abbr), Nisseki
- 赤銅 【シャクドウ】 shakudo, gold-copper alloy, often with a blue patina
- 赤銅色 【シャクドウイロ】 brown, tan
Kun reading compounds
- 赤 【あか】 red, crimson, scarlet, red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange), Red (i.e. communist), red light (traffic), red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading), (in) the red, complete, total, perfect, obvious, copper, red 5-point card
- 銅 【どう】 copper (Cu), bronze (medal)
- 紅赤 【べにあか】 beniaka, variety of sweet potato with red skin and sweet yellow flesh; product of the Kawagoe region, bright red tinged with yellow
- 真赤 【まあか】 bright red, deep red
- 赤い 【あかい】 red, crimson, scarlet, vermilion, Red, communist
- 赤色 【あかいろ】 red, red color (colour), communism, the left
- 赤らむ 【あからむ】 to become red, to redden, to blush
- 赤らめる 【あからめる】 to blush, to redden
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 あこ、 あま
- Korean:
- jeog
Spanish
- rojo
- enrojecer
- enrojecerse
- sonrojarse
Portuguese
- vermelho
French
- rouge
35 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
51 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
46 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
476 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4534 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
275 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
254 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
443 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
207 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
207 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
46 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1751 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2719 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1389 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1876 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1759 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
36993 | Morohashi |
2193 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5840 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1743 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1880 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
406 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
68 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1441 | 2001 Kanji |
3b4.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-4 | SKIP code |
4023.1 | Four corner code |
4033.1 | Four corner code |
1-32-54 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8d64 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
2463 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 啄 【タク】 seventh principle of the Eight Principles of Yong, stroke that falls leftwards with slight curve
- 啄木 【タクボク】 woodpecker
- 啐啄 【ソッタク】 once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, golden opportunity, being completely in sync (of a Zen master and apprentice)
Kun reading compounds
- 啄ばむ 【ついばむ】 to pick at, to peck at
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くち、 はし、 ばし
- Korean:
- tag
Spanish
- picar
- picotear
Portuguese
French
935 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1285 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2038 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
482 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
299 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
363 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
3801X | Morohashi |
793 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2168 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2287 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
3d8.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-7 | SKIP code |
6103.2 | Four corner code |
1-34-79 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5544 | Unicode hex code |
木
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
317 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 木刀 【ボクトウ】 wooden sword
- 木偶 【デク】 wooden doll, wooden figure, puppet, blockhead, good-for-nothing, fool
- 土木 【ドボク】 engineering works, civil engineering, public works
- 名木 【メイボク】 old tree of historical interest, excellent wood, precious woods, choice wood
- 木 【モク】 Thursday, wood (first of the five elements)
- 木材 【モクザイ】 lumber, timber, wood
- 水木 【スイモク】 Wednesday and Thursday
- 火水木 【カスイモク】 Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
Kun reading compounds
- 木 【き】 tree, shrub, bush, wood, timber, wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
- 木々 【きぎ】 (many) trees, every tree, all kinds of trees
- 本木 【もとき】 original stock
- 青木 【あおき】 Japanese laurel (Aucuba japonica), spotted laurel, lush, green tree
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぐ、 も、 もと
- Korean:
- mog, mo
Spanish
- árbol
- madera
Portuguese
- árvore
- madeira
French
- arbre
- bois (matière)
15 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
17 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
69 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
148 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2170 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
17 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
60 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
109 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
22 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
22 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
20 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1045 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4261 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2149 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2901 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
199 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14415 | Morohashi |
3450 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2531 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
195 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
207 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
255 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
36 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1864 | 2001 Kanji |
4a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-4-3 | SKIP code |
4090.0 | Four corner code |
1-44-58 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6728 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
1043 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鶏肉 【トリニク】 chicken meat, fowl, poultry, bird meat
- 鳥獣 【チョウジュウ】 birds and wild animals, wildlife
- 海鳥 【ウミドリ】 sea bird
- 愛鳥 【アイチョウ】 pet bird
Kun reading compounds
- 鳥 【とり】 bird, bird meat (esp. chicken meat), fowl, poultry
- 鳥居 【とりい】 torii (Shinto shrine archway)
- 焼き鳥 【やきとり】 yakitori, chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer, grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow), failing to win a single hand during a half-game
- 花鶏 【あとり】 brambling (bird) (Fringilla montifringilla)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 と、 とっ
- Korean:
- jo
Spanish
- pájaro
- ave
Portuguese
- Pássaro
- sufixo para nomes de pássaros.
French
- oiseau
- poulet
117 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
190 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
174 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
932 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5340 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
182 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
283 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1521 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
285 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
285 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
486 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1934 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4105 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2083 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2822 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1960 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
46634 | Morohashi |
3312 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6931 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1941 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2091 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
210 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
850 | 2001 Kanji |
11b0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-7-4 | SKIP code |
4-11-4 | SKIP code |
2732.7 | Four corner code |
1-36-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9ce5 | Unicode hex code |