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
445 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 韓 【カン】 Republic of Korea, South Korea, Han (ancient Chinese state)
- 韓国 【カンコク】 South Korea, Republic of Korea, Korean Empire (1897-1910)
- 日韓 【ニッカン】 Japan and South Korea, Japanese-Korean
- 在韓 【ザイカン】 resident in South Korea, situated in South Korea
Kun reading compounds
- 唐 【から】 China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries)
- 唐国 【からくに】 China, Korea
Readings
- Korean:
- han
Spanish
- antigua región de China
- Corea
Portuguese
French
- Corée
685 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5107 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
2741 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1250 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
2218 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1575 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1662 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
43159 | Morohashi |
1757 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6602 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1647 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1776 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1555 | 2001 Kanji |
4c14.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-8-10 | SKIP code |
4445.6 | Four corner code |
1-20-58 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
97d3 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
28 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 民 【ミン】 citizen, resident, person, user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
- 民意 【ミンイ】 popular will, will of the people
- 自民 【ジミン】 Liberal Democratic Party, LDP
- 公民 【コウミン】 citizen, freemen
Kun reading compounds
- 民 【たみ】 people, citizens, subjects, folk
- 民草 【たみくさ】 people, populace
- 国民 【くにたみ】 people of a country
- 流浪の民 【るろうのたみ】 wandering people, nomadic tribe
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ひと、 み
- Korean:
- min
Spanish
- gente
- pueblo
Portuguese
- pessoas
- nação
- assuntos
French
- peuple
- nation
- citoyen
518 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
619 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
590 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
70 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
25 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
246 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
206 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
333 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
177 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
177 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
536 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1149 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3770 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1922 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2614 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1851 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17028 | Morohashi |
3036 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3021 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1834 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1976 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
30 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
459 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3756 | 2001 Kanji |
0a5.23 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-2 | SKIP code |
4-5-1 | SKIP code |
7774.7 | Four corner code |
1-44-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6c11 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
3 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 国益 【コクエキ】 national interest
- 国営 【コクエイ】 government management, state management
- 最恵国 【サイケイコク】 most favored nation, most favoured nation, MFN
- 異国 【イコク】 foreign country
Kun reading compounds
- 国 【くに】 country, state, region, national government, central government, home (i.e. hometown, home country), province (of Japan), land, earth
- 国人 【こくじん】 indigenous person, inhabitant of a country, local, native, local lords and samurai, daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
- お国 【おくに】 your native country, your hometown, my home country (i.e. Japan), countryside, country, daimyo's territory (Edo period)
- 現国 【うつしくに】 world of mankind, this world
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くな、 こ
- Korean:
- gug
Spanish
- país
Portuguese
- País
- terra
- nação
French
- pays
79 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
136 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
123 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
8 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1037 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
111 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
36 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
745 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
40 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
40 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
151 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
344 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3831 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1964 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2659 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
588 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4752 | Morohashi |
3087 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
950 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
581 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
624 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
4 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
158 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3172 | 2001 Kanji |
3s5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-5 | SKIP code |
6010.3 | Four corner code |
1-25-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
56fd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
366 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 警官 【ケイカン】 police officer, policeman, constable
- 警戒 【ケイカイ】 vigilance, caution, alertness, precaution, being on guard
- 県警 【ケンケイ】 prefectural police
- 府警 【フケイ】 prefectural police (Osaka or Kyoto)
Kun reading compounds
- 戒める 【いましめる】 to warn against, to caution against, to admonish, to scold, to rebuke, to prohibit, to forbid, to ban, to be cautious, to detest, to loathe, to punish
Readings
- Korean:
- gyeong
Spanish
- amonestar
- advertir
Portuguese
- advertir
- mandamentos
French
- réprimander
- avertissement
- commandement
857 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
847 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
410 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4439 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
902 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
912 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
706 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
719 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
476 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1657 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3595 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1847 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2512 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
343 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
35989 | Morohashi |
2893 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5705 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
336 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
358 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
454 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
1005 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1977 | 2001 Kanji |
7a12.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-12-7 | SKIP code |
4860.1 | Four corner code |
1-23-57 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8b66 | Unicode hex code |
guess, presume, surmise, judge, understand
- On:
- サツ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
477 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 察 【サツ】 cops, police
- 監察 【カンサツ】 inspection, inspector
- 偵察 【テイサツ】 scouting, reconnaissance
Readings
- Korean:
- chal
Spanish
- adivinar
- suponer
- percibir
Portuguese
- convidado
- presumir
- conjecturar
- juiz
- compreender
French
- deviner
- présumer
- supposer
- juger
- comprendre
406 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
516 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
489 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
671 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1334 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
511 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
474 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2180 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
619 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
629 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
475 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
495 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2961 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1520 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2062 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1112 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7283 | Morohashi |
2347 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1360 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1103 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1184 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
492 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
617 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
741 | 2001 Kanji |
3m11.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-11 | SKIP code |
3090.1 | Four corner code |
1-27-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5bdf | Unicode hex code |