1061 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1367 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1665 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1176 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1291 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1476 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1573 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1450 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
809 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
354 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
220 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
264 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
723 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
10483 | Morohashi |
297 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1821 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
716 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
773 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1172 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1634 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 怪 【カイ】 mystery, wonder
- 怪獣 【カイジュウ】 monster
- 奇々怪々 【キキカイカイ】 very strange, bizarre, weird, mysterious
- 夜道怪 【ヤドウカイ】 folk monster who wanders at night injuring and kidnapping people
- 怪我 【ケガ】 injury, wound, mistake, accident, loss
- けが人 【ケガニン】 wounded person, injured person
- 物怪 【モッケ】 unexpected
- 物の怪 【モノノケ】 (vengeful) ghost, specter, spectre
Kun reading compounds
- 怪しい 【あやしい】 suspicious, dubious, questionable, dodgy, shady, fishy, doubtful, unsure, uncertain, unlikely, implausible, untrustworthy, unreliable, clumsy, awkward, shaky, poor, strange, weird, eerie, spooky, uncanny, ominous (e.g. weather), threatening, dangerous (e.g. financial situation), uncertain, suspicious (of a potential amorous relation), mysterious, bewitching, alluring, enticing, enchanting
- 怪しい手つきで 【あやしいてつきで】 clumsily, with clumsy hands
- 怪しむ 【あやしむ】 to suspect
Readings
- Korean:
- goe
Spanish
- desconfiado
- receloso
- misterio
- fantasma
- sospechoso
- desconfiar
- recelar
- dudar
- sospechar
Portuguese
- Suspeito
- mistério
- aparição
French
- méfiant
- mystère
- apparition
1172 | 2001 Kanji |
4k5.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-5 | SKIP code |
9701.4 | Four corner code |
1-18-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
602a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1714 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 獣 【ケモノ】 beast, brute, animal, animal with human characteristics
- 獣医 【ジュウイ】 veterinarian, veterinary surgeon, vet
- 鳥獣 【チョウジュウ】 birds and wild animals, wildlife
- 海獣 【カイジュウ】 marine mammal
Kun reading compounds
- 獣 【けもの】 beast, brute, animal, animal with human characteristics
- 獣の数字 【けもののすうじ】 number of the beast (666)
- 獣 【けもの】 beast, brute, animal, animal with human characteristics
Readings
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- animal
- bestia
- res
Portuguese
- animal
- besta
French
- bête
- animal
1366 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1600 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2909 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1366 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1531 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1582 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1688 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1864 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1298 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2384 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1217 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1673 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1952 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
20714P | Morohashi |
1892 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3606 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1933 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2083 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1838 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
963 | 2001 Kanji |
3g12.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-12-4 | SKIP code |
9363.4 | Four corner code |
3363.4 | Four corner code |
1-29-35 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7363 | 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 6
JLPT level N1
1521 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 奮闘 【フントウ】 strenuous effort, hard struggle, working hard, hard fighting, fierce fighting
- 奮起 【フンキ】 stirring, rousing oneself
- 性的興奮 【セイテキコウフン】 sexual arousal, sexual excitation
Kun reading compounds
- 奮う 【ふるう】 to muster (e.g. one's courage), to call forth, to rouse up, to be enlivened, to be invigorated
Readings
- Korean:
- bun
Spanish
- agitado
- entusiasmado
- exaltado
- excitado
- mostrar habilidad
- ejercer poder
Portuguese
- revigorar
- florescer
French
- excitation
- stimulation
- tonifié
- épanoui
866 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
976 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
966 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1501 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1184 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
818 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1183 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1309 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1388 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1406 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
422 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3000 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1532 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2090 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
572 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
6012 | Morohashi |
2367 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1172 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
565 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
607 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
997 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1476 | 2001 Kanji |
5f11.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-13 | SKIP code |
2-11-5 | SKIP code |
4060.1 | Four corner code |
1-42-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
596e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
78 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 戦 【セン】 war, battle, match, game, competition
- 戦域 【センイキ】 war area, battlefield, theater, theatre
- 開戦 【カイセン】 outbreak of war, starting a war
- 回戦 【カイセン】 event with ... rounds, innings, legs, etc., nth-round match (in a knockout tournament)
Kun reading compounds
- 戦 【いくさ】 war, battle, campaign, fight, troops, forces
- 戦場 【せんじょう】 battlefield, battleground
- 負け戦 【まけいくさ】 losing a battle, lost battle, battle one cannot win, battle one is doomed to lose
- 野合戦 【のがっせん】 battle in the open, battle on an open field
- 戦う 【たたかう】 to make war (on), to wage war (against), to go to war (with), to fight (with), to do battle (against), to compete (against), to struggle (against adversities, etc.), to fight, to contend, to resist
- 戦く 【おののく】 to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.), to shudder, to tremble
- 戦ぐ 【そよぐ】 to rustle, to sway, to stir, to flutter
- 戦慄く 【わななく】 to tremble, to shiver, to shake
Readings
- Japanese names:
- せ
- Korean:
- jeon
Spanish
- guerra
- batalla
- lucha
- pelear
- batallar
- combatir
- luchar
Portuguese
- guerra
- batalha
- disputa
French
- guerre
- bataille
- match
448 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
555 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
526 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
88 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1810 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
399 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
550 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
301 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
301 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
360 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
839 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2242 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1169 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1590 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1948 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
11631P | Morohashi |
1787 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2037 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1929 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2079 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
32 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
608 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
959 | 2001 Kanji |
4n9.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-9-4 | SKIP code |
9355.0 | Four corner code |
3355.0 | Four corner code |
1-32-79 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6226 | Unicode hex code |
vis-a-vis, opposite, even, equal, versus, anti-, compare
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
34 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 対 【タイ】 versus, against, vs., v., to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180), toward ..., to ..., with ..., against ..., anti-, equal footing, equal terms, opposite
- 対案 【タイアン】 counter-proposal, counter-suggestion
- 国対 【コクタイ】 Committee of the National Diet
- 相対 【ソウタイ】 relativity, relative, facing (e.g. a problem), confronting
- 対 【ツイ】 pair, couple, set, antithesis, counter for items that come in pairs, counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
- 対句 【ツイク】 couplet, antithesis
- 一対 【イッツイ】 pair, couple
- 双対 【ソウツイ】 duality
Kun reading compounds
- 対手 【たいしゅ】 opponent (in combat)
- 向かう 【むかう】 to face, to go towards, to head towards
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つし
- Korean:
- dae
Spanish
- opuesto
- contrario
- por serie
Portuguese
- vis-um-vis
- contrário
- até mesmo
- igual
- versus
- anti-
- compara
French
- vis-à-vis
- en face
- régulier
- égal
- opposition
- anti-
- comparer
461 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
356 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
336 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
55 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2067 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
370 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
476 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
405 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
365 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
366 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
363 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
502 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1025 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
556 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
735 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1742 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7419 | Morohashi |
831 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1375 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1726 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1862 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
39 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
286 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
448 | 2001 Kanji |
2j5.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-3 | SKIP code |
0440.0 | Four corner code |
1-34-48 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5bfe | Unicode hex code |