256 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
165 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
148 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
36 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2080 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
178 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
55 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1965 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
174 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
174 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
85 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
956 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2239 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1166 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1587 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1516 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13572 | Morohashi |
1784 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2387 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1502 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1619 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
80 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
226 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
51 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 新 【シン】 new, neo-, newness, novelty, Gregorian calendar, Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE), Hsin dynasty
- 新鋭 【シンエイ】 young and energetic, up-and-coming, new and excellent, newly produced, up-and-comer
- 維新 【イシン】 reformation, revolution, renewal, Meiji Restoration, Nippon Ishin no Kai, Japan Innovation Party
- 改新 【カイシン】 reformation
Kun reading compounds
- 新しい 【あたらしい】 new, novel, fresh, recent, latest, up-to-date, modern
- 新しい女 【あたらしいおんな】 liberated woman
- 新た 【あらた】 new, fresh, novel
- 新田 【しんでん】 new rice field, newly developed rice field, wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あせ、 あたらし、 し、 に、 にっ、 につ、 よし
- Korean:
- sin
Spanish
- nuevo
- fresco
Portuguese
- novo
French
- nouveau
454 | 2001 Kanji |
5b8.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-9-4 | SKIP code |
0292.1 | Four corner code |
1-31-23 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
65b0 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
364 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 幹 【ミキ】 (tree) trunk, (arrow) shaft, (tool) handle, backbone, base
- 幹事 【カンジ】 executive secretary, coordinator, organizer, person in charge of making arrangements
- 主幹 【シュカン】 chief editor, managing editor, manager, person in charge
- 基幹 【キカン】 mainstay, nucleus, key
Kun reading compounds
- 幹 【みき】 (tree) trunk, (arrow) shaft, (tool) handle, backbone, base
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つよし、 まさ、 もと、 えだ、 き、 くる、 たかし、 つね、 とも、 み、 もとき、 よし、 より
- Korean:
- gan
Spanish
- tronco del árbol
- punto importante
- base
Portuguese
- Tronco de árvore
French
- tronc d'arbre
- pièce principale
751 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
667 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
637 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
761 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
790 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
763 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1254 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1938 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1189 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1248 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1230 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
576 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2152 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1130 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1531 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1669 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9183 | Morohashi |
1718 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1596 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1654 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1783 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
770 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1555 | 2001 Kanji |
4c9.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-8-5 | SKIP code |
4844.1 | Four corner code |
1-20-20 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5e79 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
382 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 線 【セン】 line, stripe, stria, line (e.g. telephone line), wire, ray (e.g. X-ray), beam, line (e.g. of a railroad), track, route, lane, outline, contours, form, level, division, line (of action), position, approach, policy, principle, impression one leaves, air one gives off
- 繊維 【センイ】 fibre, fiber, textile
- 横線 【オウセン】 horizontal line
- 赤外線 【セキガイセン】 infrared rays, infrared radiation
Readings
- Korean:
- seon
Spanish
- línea
- cable
- frontera
- raíl
- carril
Portuguese
- linha
- trilha
French
- ligne
- voie
447 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
176 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
329 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
247 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3580 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
389 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
826 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
299 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
299 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
841 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1551 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1760 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
944 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1273 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1351 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
27641 | Morohashi |
1392 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4548 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1339 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1438 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
236 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2742 | 2001 Kanji |
6a9.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-9 | SKIP code |
2693.2 | Four corner code |
1-32-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7dda | 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 junior high
JLPT level N2
735 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 爆 【バク】 burst of laughter, roar of laughter, in copious amounts
- 爆音 【バクオン】 (sound of an) explosion or detonation, roar (of a machine)
- 起爆 【キバク】 ignition, detonation, triggering, explosion
- 水爆 【スイバク】 hydrogen bomb
Kun reading compounds
- 爆ぜる 【はぜる】 to burst open, to pop, to split
Readings
- Korean:
- pog, bag
Spanish
- estallar
- reventar
- explotar
Portuguese
- bomba
- explodir
- estouro
- fender
French
- bombe
- faire éclater
- exploser
- craquer
1702 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
475 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2818 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
923 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
723 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1015 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1053 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1044 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1273 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1415 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
751 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1020 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1820 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
19540 | Morohashi |
1101 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3505 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1802 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1942 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
309 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
1915 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1142 | 2001 Kanji |
4d15.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-15 | SKIP code |
1-1-18 | SKIP code |
9683.2 | Four corner code |
1-39-90 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7206 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
590 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 破 【ハ】 middle section of a song (in gagaku or noh)
- 破壊 【ハカイ】 destruction, disruption, (application) crash
- 大破 【タイハ】 serious damage, heavy damage, being wrecked, thrashing (an opponent), crushing, giving a drubbing
- 踏破 【トウハ】 travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot, walking (all the way) across, travelling through, hiking across, traversing, travelling all over (e.g. a country), visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)
Kun reading compounds
- 破る 【やぶる】 to tear, to rip, to break, to destroy, to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.), to breach, to defeat, to beat, to break (e.g. silence), to disturb (e.g. peace), to shatter (e.g. dream), to disrupt, to spoil, to violate (e.g. rule), to break (e.g. promise), to infringe, to break (a record)
- 破れる 【やぶれる】 to get torn, to tear, to rip, to break, to wear out, to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.), to break down, to collapse, to fall into ruin
- 割れる 【われる】 to break, to be smashed, to split, to crack, to fissure, to be torn, to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.), to split (e.g. of a party), to come to light, to become clear, to be identified, to be revealed, to become distorted (of sound), to clip, to be divisible (without a remainder), to drop below a minimum
Readings
- Korean:
- pa
Spanish
- dañar
- romper
- rasgar
- derrotar
- completar
- especial
- desgarrar
- desgarrarse
- desgastarse
Portuguese
- arrancar
- rasgar
- lágrima
- quebrar
- destruir
- derrotar
- frustrar
French
- déchirer
- casser
- détruire
- défaire
- frustrer
692 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
788 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
767 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
634 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3186 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
645 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
765 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1113 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
665 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
676 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1037 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1401 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1478 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
784 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1064 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
814 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
24124 | Morohashi |
1150 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3999 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
806 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
869 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
427 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
719 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3367 | 2001 Kanji |
5a5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-5 | SKIP code |
1464.7 | Four corner code |
1-39-43 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7834 | Unicode hex code |