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 3
JLPT level N3
529 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 路上 【ロジョウ】 on the road, on the street, in the street, on the way
- 路地 【ロジ】 alley, alleyway, lane, path through a gate or garden, teahouse garden
- 活路 【カツロ】 means of survival, means of escape, way out of a difficulty
- 岐路 【キロ】 forked road, crossroads
- 路加 【ルカ】 St Luke
Kun reading compounds
- 道 【みち】 road, path, street, lane, passage, route, way, distance, journey, road (e.g. to victory), course, way (of living, proper conduct, etc.), moral principles, teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist), dogma, field (e.g. of medicine), subject, speciality, means, way, method
- 道草 【みちくさ】 loitering on the way, wayside grass
- 長路 【ながみち】 long road, far journey
- 脇道 【わきみち】 side road, byroad, digression (e.g. from argument)
Readings
- Korean:
- ro
Spanish
- camino
- ruta
- carretera
Portuguese
- caminho
- rota
- estrada
- distância
French
- chemin
- route
- distance
540 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
439 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
415 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
367 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4561 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
677 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
935 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1925 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
151 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
151 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
533 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1764 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1936 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1031 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1394 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1290 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
37524 | Morohashi |
1533 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5876 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1282 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1376 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
425 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3777 | 2001 Kanji |
7d6.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-6 | SKIP code |
6716.4 | Four corner code |
1-47-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8def | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
925 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 恵雨 【ケイウ】 welcome rain
- 恵泉女学園大学 【ケイセンジョガクエンダイガク】 Keisen University
- 互恵 【ゴケイ】 reciprocity, mutual benefit
- 慈恵 【ジケイ】 mercy and love
- 恵 【エ】 wisdom, enlightenment, prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path), wisdom
- 恵比寿 【エビス】 Ebisu, god of fishing and commerce
- 悪知恵 【ワルヂエ】 craft, cunning, guile, serpentine wisdom
- 付け知恵 【ツケヂエ】 hint, suggestion
Kun reading compounds
- 恵む 【めぐむ】 to bless, to show mercy to, to give (money, etc.)
- 恵み 【めぐみ】 blessing, grace
- 恵みの雨 【めぐみのあめ】 welcome rain, merciful rain, blessed rain, rain after a long dry period
- 天の恵み 【てんのめぐみ】 God's gift, God's blessing, grace of God, godsend
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あや、 け、 さと、 さとし、 しげ、 へい、 み、 やす
- Korean:
- hye
Spanish
- favor
- bendición
- gracia
- bondad
- ser bondadoso
- favorecer
Portuguese
- favor
- benção
- graça
- gentileza
French
- bénéficier de
- faveur divine
- grâce
- gentillesse
1196 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
875 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1681 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1498 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
540 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1226 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1219 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1282 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1077 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
781 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3293 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1704 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2315 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
619 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
10618P | Morohashi |
2659 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1847 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
612 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
659 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1331 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1558 | 2001 Kanji |
4k6.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-4 | SKIP code |
5033.6 | Four corner code |
1-23-35 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6075 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
462 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 美 【ビ】 beauty
- 美意識 【ビイシキ】 sense of beauty, aesthetic sense
- 華美 【カビ】 splendor, splendour, gorgeousness, pomp, magnificence, showiness, gaudiness, extravagance, luxury
- 造形美 【ゾウケイビ】 beauty of form (oft. used of nature), beauty of a sculpted shape
- 御 【ミ】 august, beautiful
- 見事 【ミゴト】 splendid, magnificent, excellent, fine, superb, beautiful, admirable, utter (esp. defeat), total, complete, something worth seeing, sight, spectacle
- 水野亜美 【ミズノアミ】 Ami Mizuno (Sailor Moon character)
- 伊邪那美 【イザナミ】 Izanami (Shinto goddess)
Kun reading compounds
- 美しい 【うつくしい】 beautiful, pretty, lovely, sweet, pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- はる、 よし、 よしみ、 り
- Korean:
- mi
Spanish
- belleza
- bello
Portuguese
- beleza
- bela
French
- beauté
- beau, belle
308 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
398 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
376 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
289 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3658 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
268 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
833 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
923 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
401 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
405 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
673 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1566 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2817 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1451 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1955 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
554 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
28435 | Morohashi |
2264 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4660 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
548 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
587 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
339 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
343 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
963 | 2001 Kanji |
2o7.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-6 | SKIP code |
4-9-4 | SKIP code |
2-6-3 | SKIP code |
8043.1 | Four corner code |
1-40-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7f8e | Unicode hex code |