| 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) |
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
| 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
844 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 星 【セイ】 Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), Singapore
- 星座 【セイザ】 constellation, astrological sign, star sign, zodiac sign
- 新星 【シンセイ】 nova, new face, new star
- 小惑星 【ショウワクセイ】 asteroid
- 客星 【カクセイ】 celestial body seen only for a short time (e.g. comet)
- 七星 【シチセイ】 the Big Dipper (asterism), the Plough, the Plow
Kun reading compounds
- 星 【ほし】 star (usu. excluding the Sun), planet (usu. excluding Earth), heavenly body, star (glyph, symbol, shape), asterisk, star (actor, player, etc.), dot, spot, fleck, bullseye, perp, perpetrator, culprit, offender, suspect, one's star (that determines one's fate), one's fortune, point, score, star point (intersection marked with a dot), hoshi, (pyrotechnic) star
- 星空 【ほしぞら】 starry sky
- 四三の星 【しそうのほし】 the Big Dipper (asterism), the Plough, the Plow
- 希望の星 【きぼうのほし】 ray of light, ray of hope, promising talent
Readings
- Korean:
- seong
Spanish
- estrella
- punto pequeño
- resultado de un juego
Portuguese
- estrela
- ponto
- marca
French
- étoile
- point
- marque
| 264 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 171 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 154 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 877 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2121 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 838 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 599 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 946 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 730 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 743 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 463 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 973 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3089 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1577 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2156 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1570 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13837 | Morohashi |
| 2435 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2452 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1556 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1676 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 181 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3872 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c5.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 6010.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 661f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1466 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 墜落 【ツイラク】 fall, crash (e.g. aircraft)
- 墜死 【ツイシ】 falling to one's death
- 人気失墜 【ニンキシッツイ】 decline in public favor, fall in popularity
Kun reading compounds
- 落ちる 【おちる】 to fall, to drop, to come down, to crash, to collapse, to cave in, to give way, to set (of the sun or moon), to sink, to dip, to go down, to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.), to fall, to drop, to go down, to decline, to deteriorate, to abate (of wind), to be inferior (to), to be not as good (as), to fall short (of), to come off (of dirt, paint, makeup, etc.), to come out (of a stain), to fade (of colour), to be removed (of an illness, possessing spirit, etc.), to disappear (of excess fat), to become thinner, to become leaner, to be left out, to be omitted, to be missing, to fail (an exam), to lose (a contest, election, etc.), to be unsuccessful, to decline (of morals, character, etc.), to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation), to stoop (to), to sink (so low), to be ruined, to go under, to fall (into hell), to fall (in love, asleep, etc.), to fall (into someone's hands), to be accepted (of a bid), to be won (of a tender), to be honoured (of a bill), to fall into (a trap), to fall for (a trick), to give in, to confess, to own up, to come to (a conclusion, topic, etc.), to arrive at (in the end), to leave (a city, castle, etc.), to (be defeated and) flee, to sink in, to be accepted (in one's heart), to fall (to the enemy), to be defeated, to come in (of money), to fall (upon; of light, a shadow, one's gaze, etc.), to pass out (in judo), to fall unconscious, to go down (of a website, server, etc.), to crash, to log out (of an online game, chat room, etc.), to drop out, to leave, to go offline, to move to deeper water (of a fish in cold weather), to die (of an animal)
- 落つ 【おつ】 to fall, to drop
Readings
- Korean:
- chu
Spanish
- caer
- dejar caer
- perder
Portuguese
- colisão
- queda
French
- s'écraser
- tomber
| 1606 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1316 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1132 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1240 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1166 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1132 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1184 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1218 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 364 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3578 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1842 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2506 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1316 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5451X | Morohashi |
| 2881 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1082 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1307 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1404 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1751 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3672 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3b11.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-12-3 | SKIP code |
| 2-11-3 | SKIP code |
| 7810.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-36-38 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 589c | Unicode hex code |