1213 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1090 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
420 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
314 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
6216 | Morohashi |
1212 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2204 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2316 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Stroke order
Kun reading compounds
- 姥 【うば】 elderly woman, noh mask of an old woman
- 姥魚 【うばうお】 Aspasma minima (species of clingfish)
- 山姥 【やまうば】 mountain witch, yamauba
- 高砂の尉と姥 【たかさごのじょうとうば】 (Japanese) Darby and Joan
Readings
- Korean:
- mo
Spanish
Portuguese
French
3e6.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-6 | SKIP code |
4441.1 | Four corner code |
1-17-24 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
59e5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
347 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 神 【シン】 spirit, psyche, god, deity, divinity, kami
- 神学 【シンガク】 theology, divinity
- 鬼神 【キシン】 fierce god
- 祭神 【サイジン】 enshrined deity
- 神 【シン】 spirit, psyche, god, deity, divinity, kami
- 神宮 【ジングウ】 high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family, imperial Shinto shrine
- 天神 【テンジン】 heavenly god, heavenly gods, spirit of Sugawara no Michizane, Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit), pit of a dried plum, dried plum, tenjin hairstyle, prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period), tuning peg (on a biwa or shamisen)
- 石神 【シャクジン】 stone which is worshipped, image of a god in stone
Kun reading compounds
- 神 【かみ】 god, deity, divinity, spirit, kami, incredible, fantastic, amazing, Emperor (of Japan), thunder
- 神様 【かみさま】 God, god, ace, king, superior person, god (amongst men)
- 大神 【おおかみ】 god
- ギ神 【ギかみ】 Greek mythology
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 かぐ、 かな、 かも、 くま、 こ、 こは、 だま、 み
- Korean:
- sin
Spanish
- dios
- alma
Portuguese
- Deus
- mente
- alma
- divindade
- divino
French
- divinité
- esprit
- âme
257 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
340 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
324 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
229 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3245 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
205 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
774 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
853 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
310 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
310 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
586 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1422 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1143 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
615 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
821 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1128 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
24673P | Morohashi |
912 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4087 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1119 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1200 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
191 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
333 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
655 | 2001 Kanji |
4e5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-5 | SKIP code |
3520.6 | Four corner code |
1-31-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
795e | Unicode hex code |
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
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) |
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 3
JLPT level N1
367 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 宮 【キュウ】 palace, tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale), ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women), zodiacal sign
- 宮中 【キュウチュウ】 imperial court
- 離宮 【リキュウ】 imperial villa, royal villa, detached palace
- 巨蟹宮 【キョカイキュウ】 Cancer (4th zodiacal sign), the Crab
- 宮司 【グウジ】 chief priest
- 宮寺 【グウジ】 Buddhist temple within a Shinto shrine
- 二宮 【ニグウ】 the Two Ise Shrines
- 東宮 【トウグウ】 crown prince
- 宮内庁 【クナイチョウ】 Imperial Household Agency
- 宮内 【クナイ】 inside the Imperial Palace, Department of the Imperial Household
- 月宮 【ゲッキュウ】 moon palace of the Hindu god Chandra
- 夙 【シュク】 outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period
- 内宮 【ナイクウ】 Inner Ise Shrine
- 外宮 【ゲクウ】 outer shrine of the Ise Grand Shrine
Kun reading compounds
- 宮 【みや】 shrine, palace, imperial residence, Imperial prince, Imperial princess, headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc., temple
- 宮家 【みやけ】 house of an imperial prince
- 若宮 【わかみや】 young imperial prince, child of the imperial family, shrine dedicated to a child of the god of the main shrine, newly built shrine (to which a divided tutelary deity has just been transferred)
- 大宮 【おおみや】 imperial palace, shrine, Grand Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager, woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child, elderly woman of imperial lineage
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぐ、 み
- Korean:
- gung
Spanish
- príncipe
- familia imperial
- santuario
Portuguese
- Templo Shinto
- constelação
- palácio
- princesa
French
- sanctuaire
- constellations
- palais
- princesse
374 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
274 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
256 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
419 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1310 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
546 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1209 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1184 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
721 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
734 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
929 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
482 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2828 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1459 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1964 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1042 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7156 | Morohashi |
2274 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1336 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1033 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1110 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
353 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
777 | 2001 Kanji |
3m7.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-7 | SKIP code |
3060.6 | Four corner code |
1-21-60 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5bae | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
446 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 渡航 【トコウ】 voyage, passage, travelling
- 渡欧 【トオウ】 going to Europe, trip to Europe
- 過渡 【カト】 crossing, ferry, transient, changing old to new
- 譲渡 【ジョウト】 transfer, assignment, conveyance
Kun reading compounds
- 渡る 【わたる】 to cross over, to go across, to extend, to cover, to range, to span
- 渡る世間に鬼はない 【わたるせけんにおにはない】 all people aren't evil, don't distrust everyone, there is kindness to be found everywhere
- 渡す 【わたす】 to ferry across (e.g. a river), to carry across, to traverse, to lay across, to build across, to hand over, to hand in, to pass, to give, to transfer
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 たり、 わたな、 わたら、 わたり
- Korean:
- do
Spanish
- vadear
- cruzar
- pasar
- emigrar
- entregar
Portuguese
- transito
- vau
- balsa
- cruzar
- importar
- entregar
- diâmetro
- emigrar
French
- transit
- gué
- bac
- traversée
- import
- livrer
- diamètre
- migrer
1636 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
615 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2635 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
897 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
695 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1586 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
378 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
379 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
205 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1225 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
746 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
445 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
560 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1203 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17765 | Morohashi |
611 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3247 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1195 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1279 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1561 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
367 | 2001 Kanji |
3a9.35 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-9 | SKIP code |
1-3-8 | SKIP code |
3014.7 | Four corner code |
1-37-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6e21 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
1087 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 御 【ギョ】 honorific affix, honorific prefix
- 御苑 【ギョエン】 imperial garden
- 自動制御 【ジドウセイギョ】 automatic control
- ファジィ制御 【ファジィセイギョ】 fuzzy control
- 御 【ゴ】 honorific/polite/humble prefix, honorific suffix
- 御所 【ゴショ】 imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace), imperial residence, residence of a shogun, minister, etc., emperor, ex-emperor, empress, imperial prince, shogun, minister
- 甥御 【オイゴ】 (another person's) nephew
- 大御 【オオイゴ】 older lady
Readings
- Japanese names:
- う
- Korean:
- eo, a
Spanish
- prefijo honorífico
- manipular
- gobernar
Portuguese
- honrado
- manipular
- governar
French
- honorable
- diriger
- contrôler
1158 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
620 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1628 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
924 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
524 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1572 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
708 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
721 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
919 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
632 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
703 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
422 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
529 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1410 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
10157X | Morohashi |
577 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1761 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1398 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1500 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
371 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
1530 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2044 | 2001 Kanji |
3i9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-9 | SKIP code |
2722.0 | Four corner code |
1-24-70 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5fa1 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
1124 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 祭典 【サイテン】 festival
- 祭壇 【サイダン】 altar
- 葬祭 【ソウサイ】 funerals and ceremonial occasions
- 慰霊祭 【イレイサイ】 memorial service
Kun reading compounds
- 祭る 【まつる】 to deify, to enshrine, to pray, to worship
- 祭り 【まつり】 festival, feast, matsuri, harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob, online shaming, flaming, galore (as in "goals galore"), frenzy, mania
- 祭り上げる 【まつりあげる】 to set up (in high position), to kick upstairs, to hold sacred, to worship
- 秋祭り 【あきまつり】 autumn festival, fall festival, autumn matsuri
- 葵祭 【あおいまつり】 Aoi Festival (Kyoto, May 15), Aoi Matsuri
- 祭り 【まつり】 festival, feast, matsuri, harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob, online shaming, flaming, galore (as in "goals galore"), frenzy, mania
- 祭り上げる 【まつりあげる】 to set up (in high position), to kick upstairs, to hold sacred, to worship
- 秋祭り 【あきまつり】 autumn festival, fall festival, autumn matsuri
- 葵祭 【あおいまつり】 Aoi Festival (Kyoto, May 15), Aoi Matsuri
Readings
- Korean:
- je, chae
Spanish
- celebración
- fiesta
- venerar
- adorar
Portuguese
- Festival
- ritual
- oferecer orações
- celebrar
- deificar
- santificar
- adorar
French
- rituel
- fête
- prières
- célébration
- déifier
- enchâsser
- adoration
400 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
299 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
283 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
899 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3247 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
423 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
775 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1467 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
617 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
627 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
473 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1414 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3311 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1715 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2329 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1111 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
24700 | Morohashi |
2672 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4092 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1102 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1183 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
371 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2541 | 2001 Kanji |
4e6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-5 | SKIP code |
2-7-4 | SKIP code |
2790.1 | Four corner code |
1-26-55 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
796d | Unicode hex code |