| 269 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 181 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 164 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 343 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1172 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 508 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 151 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 105 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 629 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 639 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 124 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 409 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2673 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1360 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1846 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 121 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5834 | Morohashi |
| 2152 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1137 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 120 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 126 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 257 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 98 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
552 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 大山 【タイザン】 great mountain, large mountain
- 太鼓 【タイコ】 drum
- 太太 【タイタイ】 wife
- 馬太 【マタイ】 Matthew (the Apostle)
- 大山 【タイザン】 great mountain, large mountain
- 太鼓 【タイコ】 drum
- 羽太 【ハタ】 sea basses, groupers
- 赤羽太 【アカハタ】 blacktip grouper (species of fish, Epinephelus fasciatus)
Kun reading compounds
- 太い 【ふとい】 fat, thick, deep (of a voice), thick, sonorous, daring, shameless, brazen, audacious
- 太藺 【ふとい】 softstem bulrush (Scirpus tabernaemontani)
- 太る 【ふとる】 to put on weight, to gain weight, to grow fat, to get stout
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おお、 たか、 ひろ
- Korean:
- tae
Spanish
- grande
- gordo
- grueso
- engordar
Portuguese
- gordo
- grande
- espesso
French
- gras
- dodu
- gros
| 1463 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a4.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 4-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 4003.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 592a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
1180 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 緑色 【ミドリイロ】 green, green color
- 緑化 【リョッカ】 greening (i.e. planting to increase greenery), tree planting, afforestation
- 新緑 【シンリョク】 fresh verdure, new green leaves
- 常緑 【ジョウリョク】 evergreen
- 緑青 【ロクショウ】 verdigris, green rust, copper rust
- 四緑 【シロク】 fourth of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Jupiter and south-east)
Kun reading compounds
- 緑 【みどり】 green, greenery, verdure
- 緑色 【みどりいろ】 green, green color
- 黄緑 【きみどり】 pea green, yellow-green
- 青緑 【あおみどり】 blue-green, turquoise, aqua, spirogyra, algae forming pond scum
Readings
- Korean:
- rog
Spanish
- verde
- verdor
Portuguese
- Verde
French
- vert
| 532 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 435 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 412 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1102 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3564 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 876 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 824 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2535 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 537 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 546 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 731 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1546 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1741 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 934 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1259 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1383 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27541P | Morohashi |
| 1377 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4528 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1371 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1471 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 430 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2742 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a8.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-8 | SKIP code |
| 2793.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-48 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7dd1 | Unicode hex code |
gigantic, big, large, great
- On:
- キョ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
892 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 巨匠 【キョショウ】 master, masterhand, maestro
- 巨額 【キョガク】 huge sum (esp. of money), enormous sum, massive amount
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おお、 か、 こ、 なお
- Korean:
- geo
Spanish
- gigantesco
- grande
- gran
Portuguese
- grande
- enorme
- gigantesco
French
- gigantesque
- grand
- gros
| 1153 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 764 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 758 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1537 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 491 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 199 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1293 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1368 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1004 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 235 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3773 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1924 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2616 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 864 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8722X | Morohashi |
| 3039 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1534 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 856 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 920 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1041 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3475 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2t2.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 3-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 7171.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-80 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5de8 | Unicode hex code |
人
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
5 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 人 【ジン】 -ian (e.g. Italian), -ite (e.g. Tokyoite), -er (e.g. performer, etc.), person working with ..., man, person, people
- 人為 【ジンイ】 human work, human agency, art, artificiality
- 米人 【ベイジン】 American person
- 俳人 【ハイジン】 haiku poet
- 人 【ニン】 counter for people
- 人気 【ニンキ】 popularity, public favor, condition (e.g. market), tone, character, nature
- 同人 【ドウジン】 same person, said person, the person in question, coterie, clique, fraternity, kindred spirits, comrade, colleague, dōjin, doujin, Japanese fans or hobbyists who produce their own magazines, manga, software, etc.
- 代人 【ダイニン】 substitute, deputy, proxy, representative, agent
Kun reading compounds
- 人 【ひと】 person, someone, somebody, human beings, mankind, man, people, humans, human (Homo sapiens), (other) people, others, character, personality, nature, capable person, competent person, suitable person, right person, adult, grown-up, I, me, one
- 人一倍 【ひといちばい】 (much) more than others, exceedingly, extremely, unusually
- 貴人 【きじん】 aristocrat, nobleman, dignitary, person of high rank
- いい人 【いいひと】 good-natured person, good person, (one's) lover, boyfriend, girlfriend
Readings
- Japanese names:
- じ、 と、 ね、 ひこ、 ふみ
- Korean:
- in
Spanish
- persona
Portuguese
- pessoa
French
- être humain
- personne
| 30 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 39 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 39 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 9 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 339 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 4 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 11 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 14 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 1 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 15 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 42 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4175 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2111 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2857 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 960 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 344 | Morohashi |
| 3368 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 99 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 951 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1023 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 2 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 7 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1262 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 8000.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-45 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4eba | Unicode hex code |
transmit, go along, walk along, follow, report, communicate, legend, tradition
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
416 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 伝 【デン】 legend, tradition, biography, life, method, way, horseback transportation and communication relay system used in ancient Japan
- 伝記 【デンキ】 biography, life story
- 駅伝 【エキデン】 long-distance relay race, stagecoach, post horse
- 評伝 【ヒョウデン】 critical biography
- 転手 【テンジュ】 tuning peg (on a biwa or shamisen)
- 伝奏 【テンソウ】 delivering a message to the emperor
Kun reading compounds
- 伝わる 【つたわる】 to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.), to travel, to circulate, to go around, to be passed around, to become known, to be handed down (from generation to generation), to be passed down, to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.), to be brought, to come, to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.), to be felt, to come across, to travel (of sound, electricity, etc.), to propagate, to be conducted, to be transmitted, to go along, to move along
- 伝える 【つたえる】 to convey, to report, to transmit, to communicate, to tell, to impart, to propagate, to teach, to bequeath
- 伝う 【つたう】 to go along, to walk along, to follow
- 伝 【つて】 means of making contact, intermediary, go-between, connections, influence, pull, good offices
- 伝言 【つてこと】 (verbal) message, word (from someone), rumour, rumor
- 風のつて 【かぜのつて】 hearsay, rumor, grapevine
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つたえ
- Korean:
- jeon
Spanish
- transmitir
- tradición
- ser transmitido
- comunicar
- seguir
Portuguese
- transmitir
- progredir
- andar ao longo
- seguir
- relatório
- comunicar
- lenda
- tradição
French
- transmettre
- côtoyer
- suivre
- rapporter
- communiquer
- légende
- tradition
| 681 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 580 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 553 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 494 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 379 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 554 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 308 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 359 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 434 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 440 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 278 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 68 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 48 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 28 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 29 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 972 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 462P | Morohashi |
| 44 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 141 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 963 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1036 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 331 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 470 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2171 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a4.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 2123.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-33 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4f1d | Unicode hex code |