| 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 2
JLPT level N3
1131 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 雪辱 【セツジョク】 vindication of honour, vindication of honor, making up for loss, revenge
- 雪上 【セツジョウ】 on the snow
- 積雪 【セキセツ】 fallen snow, snow cover
- 融雪 【ユウセツ】 melted snow, melting of snow
Kun reading compounds
- 雪 【ゆき】 snow, snowfall
- 雪国 【ゆきぐに】 snow country, snowy region
- 細雪 【ささめゆき】 light snow fall, small snow flakes
- 粉雪 【こなゆき】 powder snow, powdery snow
Readings
- Japanese names:
- せっ、 ぶき
- Korean:
- seol
Spanish
- nieve
Portuguese
- neve
French
- neige
| 100 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 174 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 157 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 907 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5044 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 518 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 996 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1495 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 949 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 979 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 842 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1859 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3431 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1767 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2406 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1152 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 42216P | Morohashi |
| 2759 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6520 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1143 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1225 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 207 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3175 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8d3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-8-3 | SKIP code |
| 1017.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-67 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 96ea | Unicode hex code |
山
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
131 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 山 【サン】 Mt., Mount, temple
- 山陰 【ヤマカゲ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
- 治山 【チサン】 forest conservation, afforestation
- 開山 【カイサン】 founding a temple (on a hill-top)
- 山道 【ヤマミチ】 mountain road, mountain trail
- 山海経 【センガイキョウ】 Classic of Mountains and Seas (classic Chinese text)
- 雪山 【セツザン】 snowy mountain, permanently snow-covered mountain, Himalayas
- 須弥山 【シュミセン】 Mount Sumeru (believed to be the centre of the Buddhist world)
Kun reading compounds
- 山 【やま】 mountain, hill, mine (e.g. coal mine), heap, pile, crown (of a hat), thread (of a screw), tread (of a tire), protruding part of an object, high part, climax, peak, critical point, guess, speculation, gamble, criminal case, crime, mountain climbing, mountaineering, festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd), deck (of playing cards on table, face down, from which cards are drawn), stack, wall, wall tile, temple, temple grounds, wild
- 山陰 【やまかげ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
- 奥山 【おくやま】 remote mountain, mountain recesses
- 青山 【せいざん】 lush mountain, green mountain, grave, burial place
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ、 やの、 やん
- Korean:
- san
Spanish
- montaña
Portuguese
- montanha
French
- montagne
| 38 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 58 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 24 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 60 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1407 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 21 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 48 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 89 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 34 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 34 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 100 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 535 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3658 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1867 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2544 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 775 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7869 | Morohashi |
| 2940 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1439 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 768 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 830 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 148 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 17 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1276 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3o0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-1 | SKIP code |
| 4-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 2277.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5c71 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
1477 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 脈 【ミャク】 pulse, vein, chain (of mountains, etc.), hope, thread (of an argument)
- 脈拍 【ミャクハク】 pulse, pulse rate, pulsation, stroke of pulse
- 大動脈 【ダイドウミャク】 aorta, important traffic route
- 動脈 【ドウミャク】 artery, arterial road, major route
Readings
- Korean:
- maeg
Spanish
- vena
- pulso
- esperanza
Portuguese
- veia
- pulso
- esperança
French
- veine
- pouls
- chaîne (montagne)
- espoir
| 517 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 618 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 589 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1454 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3764 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 813 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1676 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 913 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 935 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1353 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1033 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1189 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 648 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 860 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1873 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 29470 | Morohashi |
| 953 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4805 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1856 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2000 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 557 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3965 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4b6.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-6 | SKIP code |
| 7223.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-14 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8108 | Unicode hex code |