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 junior high
JLPT level N1
1393 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 陰 【イン】 (the) negative (e.g. pole), yin (in Chinese divination), hidden place, unseen part, private location
- 女神 【メガミ】 goddess, female deity
- 山陰 【ヤマカゲ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
- 外陰 【ガイイン】 vulva, pudenda
Kun reading compounds
- 陰 【かげ】 shade, shadow, behind (something), other side, back, the background, behind the scenes, behind someone's back, gloom (in someone's expression, nature, etc.), darkness
- 陰口 【かげぐち】 malicious gossip, backbiting, speaking ill behind someone's back
- 山陰 【やまかげ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
- 物陰 【ものかげ】 place hidden from view, cover, shelter, hiding place
- 陰る 【かげる】 to become clouded, to darken, to get dark, to become hidden (behind clouds), to darken (of a face), to worsen, to deteriorate, to become gloomy
Readings
- Korean:
- eum
Spanish
- sombra
- oscuridad
- oculto
- negativo
- ocultar
Portuguese
- matiz
- yin
- negativa
- órgões sexuais
- segredo
- sombra
French
- Yin
- ombre
- négatif
- secret
- organes sexuels
1013 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1408 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5006 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1031 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1872 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1563 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
867 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
886 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1525 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
735 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
657 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
397 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
494 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1606 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41691 | Morohashi |
541 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6462 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1592 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1718 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1496 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3671 | 2001 Kanji |
2d8.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-8 | SKIP code |
7823.1 | Four corner code |
1-17-02 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9670 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1992 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 唇音 【シンオン】 labial sound
- 唇音化 【シンオンカ】 labialization
- 下唇 【シタクチビル】 lower lip
- 上唇 【ウワクチビル】 upper lip, labrum
Kun reading compounds
- 唇 【くちびる】 lip, lips
- 唇を奪う 【くちびるをうばう】 to steal a kiss, to snatch a kiss
- 上唇 【うわくちびる】 upper lip, labrum
- 下唇 【したくちびる】 lower lip
Readings
- Korean:
- jin
Spanish
- labios
Portuguese
- Lábios
French
- lèvres
1435 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1929 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4654 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1134 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1737 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1859 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1794 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
290 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3401 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1752 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2385 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
2032 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
3697 | Morohashi |
2737 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
807 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2013 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2169 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1316 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3377 | 2001 Kanji |
3d7.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-7-3 | SKIP code |
7160.3 | Four corner code |
1-31-16 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5507 | Unicode hex code |