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 |
traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
80 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 通 【ツウ】 authority, expert, connoisseur, well-informed person, counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc., understanding (esp. of male-female relations), tact, insight, supernatural powers, magical powers
- 通院 【ツウイン】 going to the hospital for regular treatment, going to the hospital regularly
- 富士通 【フジツウ】 Fujitsu
- 食通 【ショクツウ】 gourmandism, gourmet, gourmand, foodie
- 通 【ツウ】 authority, expert, connoisseur, well-informed person, counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc., understanding (esp. of male-female relations), tact, insight, supernatural powers, magical powers
- 通院 【ツウイン】 going to the hospital for regular treatment, going to the hospital regularly
Kun reading compounds
- 通る 【とおる】 to go by, to go past, to go along, to travel along, to pass through, to use (a road), to take (a route), to go via, to go by way of, to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.), to operate (between), to connect, to go indoors, to go into a room, to be admitted, to be shown in, to be ushered in, to come in, to penetrate, to pierce, to skewer, to go through, to come through, to permeate, to soak into, to spread throughout, to carry (e.g. of a voice), to reach far, to be passed on (e.g. of a customer's order to the kitchen), to be relayed, to be conveyed, to pass (a test, a bill in the House, etc.), to be approved, to be accepted, to go by (a name), to be known as, to be accepted as, to have a reputation for, to be coherent, to be logical, to be reasonable, to be comprehensible, to be understandable, to make sense, to get across (e.g. of one's point), to be understood, to pass for, to come across as, to seem like, to be straight (e.g. wood grain), to be well-informed, to be wise, to do ... completely, to do ... thoroughly
- 通り 【とおり】 street, road, avenue, thoroughfare, traffic, coming and going, flow (of water, air, etc.), passage, running, transmission (of sound), reach (of voice), reputation, favor, favour, popularity, understanding, comprehension, comprehensibility, clarity, the same way (as), as (follows, stated, expected, etc.), counter for sets of things, counter for methods, ways, kinds, etc.
- 通り過ぎる 【とおりすぎる】 to go past, to pass, to pass by
- 通す 【とおす】 to stick through, to force through, to spread throughout, to thoroughly diffuse, to make a path between two points, to proceed in a logical manner, to let pass, to allow through, to lead (someone) into (a house, room, etc.), to show in, to go through (a middleman), to (look, listen) through (a window, wall, etc.), to pass (a law, applicant, etc.), to force to accept, to force agreement, to continue (in a state), to persist in, to do to the entirety of, to cover all of, to span the whole ..., to do from beginning to end without a break, to convey (one's ideas, etc.) to the other party, to do to the end, to carry through, to complete
- 通し 【とおし】 continuing from beginning to end, continuous run, consecutive run, appetizer, starter, hors d'oeuvre, performance of an entire play
- 通し切符 【とおしきっぷ】 through ticket (e.g. rail, air), ticket good for multiple performances (e.g. both matinee and evening shows), all-day ticket, season ticket
- 切通し 【きりどおし】 road (or railway) cut through hilly terrain, cutting
- 通う 【かよう】 to go to and from (a place), to go back and forth between, to run between (e.g. bus, train, etc.), to ply between, to go to (school, work, etc.), to attend, to commute, to frequent, to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity), to be communicated (e.g. thought), to resemble
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とん、 どうし、 どおり、 みち
- Korean:
- tong
Spanish
- atravesar
- traspasar
- hacer saber
- pasar
- ir y venir
Portuguese
- tráfego
- passar através de
- avenida
- comutar
- sufixo para contagem de letras
French
- circulation
- passer par
- avenue
- trajet (travail)
- compteur de lettres, notes, ...
281 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
193 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
176 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
71 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4703 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
201 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
261 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1239 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
150 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
150 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
204 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
695 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3855 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1982 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2678 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1420 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
38892P | Morohashi |
3109 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6063 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1408 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1511 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
97 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
198 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3553 | 2001 Kanji |
2q7.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-7 | SKIP code |
3-2-7 | SKIP code |
3730.2 | Four corner code |
1-36-44 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
901a | Unicode hex code |
-times, round, game, revolve, counter for occurrences
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
50 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 回 【カイ】 counter for occurrences, a time, an instance, inning (baseball), round, game, episode, chapter, instalment, Hui (people), Islam
- 回忌 【カイキ】 death anniversary, anniversary of a person's death
- 初回 【ショカイ】 first time, first innings, initial attempt, first, initial
- 奪回 【ダッカイ】 recovery, rescue, recapture
- 回向 【エコウ】 memorial service, prayers for the repose of the soul, transfer of merit
- 回向偈 【エコウゲ】 closing recital that transfers the merit of the service to a buddha, a bodhisattva, or the dead
Kun reading compounds
- 回る 【まわる】 to turn, to rotate, to revolve, to spin, to go around, to circle, to revolve around, to orbit, to make the rounds (of), to go around (several places), to travel around, to make a tour of, to patrol, to go by way of, to go via, to stop by (on the way), to take a roundabout route, to make a detour, to move around (to another place or position), to come around, to go over (e.g. to the opposing side), to come around (of one's turn), to be passed around (of a cup, circular, etc.), to function, to work well, to spread, to extend (to; e.g. of one's attention), to reach, to take effect (of alcohol, poison, etc.), to pass (a time), to turn (e.g. 5 o'clock), to earn interest, to ... around, to ... about
- 回す 【まわす】 to turn, to rotate, to spin, to twist, to gyrate, to pass around, to send around, to hand around, to circulate, to move (someone or something to where its needed), to send, to bring, to transfer, to forward, to direct, to submit, to turn (to a new use), to use (for something else), to turn on (something that turns or has a rotating part, e.g. a washing machine), to start up (e.g. an engine), to give (something) a spin, to put (someone in a position), to make (e.g. an enemy of), to ... around (e.g. chase, fool, play), to do all over, to do everywhere, to do completely, to surround (something) with, to enclose with, to put (an arm) around (e.g. someone's waist), to reach around, to invest (money), to lend, to dial (a telephone number), to gang-rape, to operate (e.g. business, shop)
- 回る 【もとおる】 to wander around
Readings
- Korean:
- hoe
Spanish
- girar
- volver al principio
- evitar
- vez
- dar vueltas
- rodar
Portuguese
- -vêzes
- redondo
- jogo
- revolver
- sufixo para contagem de para ocorrências
- girar
French
- tourner
- fois
- rond
- manche (jeu)
- tour
- révolution
- récurrence
- compteur de fois
168 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
92 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
86 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
64 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1028 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
571 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
141 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
309 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
90 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
90 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
162 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
338 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3793 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1937 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2630 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
593 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4690 | Morohashi |
3055 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
941 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
586 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
630 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
421 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
118 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3777 | 2001 Kanji |
3s3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-3 | SKIP code |
6060.0 | Four corner code |
1-18-83 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
56de | Unicode hex code |
tribe, family
- On:
- ゾク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
393 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 族 【ゾク】 tribe, clan, band, family, (taxonomical) tribe, group (of the periodic table)
- 族長 【ゾクチョウ】 patriarch, head of a family
- 皇族 【コウゾク】 imperial family, royalty
- 王族 【オウゾク】 royalty
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つぎ
- Korean:
- jog, ju
Spanish
- tribu
- familia
Portuguese
- tribo
- família
French
- tribu
- famille
455 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
353 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
333 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
599 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2090 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
448 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
184 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1343 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
221 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
221 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
322 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
961 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1195 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
651 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
863 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1230 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13661 | Morohashi |
958 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2399 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1222 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1307 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
301 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
379 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
463 | 2001 Kanji |
4h7.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-7 | SKIP code |
0823.4 | Four corner code |
1-34-18 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
65cf | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
19 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 自 【ジ】 self-, from (a time or place)
- 自営 【ジエイ】 running one's own business, doing business on one's own, self-employment
- 出自 【シュツジ】 origin, birthplace, descent, lineage, ancestry, stock
- 海自 【カイジ】 Maritime Self-Defense Force
- 自然界 【シゼンカイ】 nature, the natural world, realm of nature
- 自然 【シゼン】 nature, natural, spontaneous, automatic, naturally, spontaneously, automatically
- 己がじし 【オノガジシ】 each (and every one), individually
Kun reading compounds
- 自ら 【みずから】 oneself, oneself, for oneself, personally, in person
- 自ら進んで 【みずからすすんで】 by choice, of one's own free will, on one's own initiative, off one's own bat
- 自ずから 【おのずから】 naturally, in due course, by itself, of its own accord
- 自ずから明らか 【おのずからあきらか】 self-evident
- 自ずと 【おのずと】 naturally, in due course, by itself, of its own accord
Readings
- Japanese names:
- より
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- uno mismo
- por sí mismo
- auto-
Portuguese
- a si próprio
French
- soi-même
229 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
150 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
134 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
53 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3841 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
60 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
242 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
340 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
62 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
62 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
63 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1587 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4338 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2195 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2954 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
36 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
30095 | Morohashi |
3525 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4900 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
36 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
36 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
14 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
126 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
879 | 2001 Kanji |
5c1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-6-2 | SKIP code |
2600.0 | Four corner code |
1-28-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
81ea | Unicode hex code |
reign, be at peace, calm down, subdue, quell, govt, cure, heal, rule, conserve
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
109 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 治療 【チリョウ】 (medical) treatment, care, therapy, cure, remedy
- 治安 【ジアン】 Jian era (1021.2.2-1024.7.13)
- 完治 【カンチ】 complete recovery
- 政党政治 【セイトウセイジ】 party politics
- 治 【チ】 politics, government, administration, rule, peace, medical treatment, cure
- 治安 【チアン】 public order, public peace, public security, law and order
- 完治 【カンチ】 complete recovery
- 地方自治 【チホウジチ】 local (governmental) autonomy
Kun reading compounds
- 治める 【おさめる】 to rule, to govern, to reign over, to administer, to manage (e.g. a household), to subdue, to suppress, to quell, to settle (e.g. a dispute)
- 治まる 【おさまる】 to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.), to calm down, to cool off, to abate, to be settled, to be brought under control, to be at peace, to be governed well, to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.), to be alleviated, to get better, to ease off
- 治る 【なおる】 to get better, to get well, to recover (from an illness), to be cured, to be restored, to heal
- 治す 【なおす】 to cure, to heal
Readings
- Japanese names:
- し、 ぢ、 はり、 はる、 みち
- Korean:
- chi
Spanish
- reinar
- gobernar
- política
- curar
- calmar
- curarse
Portuguese
- reino
- estar em paz
- acalmar-se
- subjugar
- domar
- governo
- cura
- regra
- conservar
French
- règne
- être en paix
- se calmer
- maîtriser
- réprimer
- gouvernement
- guérir
- réparer
- préserver
468 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
527 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
544 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
181 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2528 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
214 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
672 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
825 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
493 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
502 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
531 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1174 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
393 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
250 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
297 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
754 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17256 | Morohashi |
335 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3100 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
746 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
807 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
88 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
506 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
377 | 2001 Kanji |
3a5.28 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-5 | SKIP code |
3316.0 | Four corner code |
1-28-03 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6cbb | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
140 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 県 【ケン】 prefecture (Japan), county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.), department (France), province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
- 県営 【ケンエイ】 (under) prefectural management
- 都道府県 【トドウフケン】 prefectures (of Japan), largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
- 同県 【ドウケン】 the same prefecture, the said prefecture
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あがた、 がた
- Korean:
- hyeon
Spanish
- prefectura
Portuguese
- Condado
- prefeitura (região)
French
- préfecture
- département
203 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
291 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
273 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
195 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1362 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
381 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
226 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1252 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
194 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
194 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
336 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1380 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3269 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1687 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2294 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
126 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
23210P | Morohashi |
2641 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3918 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
513 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
552 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
326 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1241 | 2001 Kanji |
3n6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-3 | SKIP code |
3-4-5 | SKIP code |
2-5-4 | SKIP code |
2690.1 | Four corner code |
1-24-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
770c | Unicode hex code |