402 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
510 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
484 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
121 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2146 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
291 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
612 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1742 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
263 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
263 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
439 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1000 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3120 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1599 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2181 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
829 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14301 | Morohashi |
2472 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2492 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
821 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
884 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
99 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
587 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
82 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 最 【サイ】 the most, the extreme, prime, conspicuous
- 最悪 【サイアク】 worst, horrible, horrid, awful, terrible, in the worst case, if worst comes to worst
Kun reading compounds
- 最も 【もっとも】 most, extremely
- 最も近い共通祖先 【もっともちかいきょうつうそせん】 most recent common ancestor
Readings
- Japanese names:
- も
- Korean:
- choe
Spanish
- prefijo para superlativo
- más
- sumamente
- extremadamente
Portuguese
- Capacidade máxima
- maior
- extremo
French
- le plus
- ultra-
- extrême
3867 | 2001 Kanji |
4c8.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-4-8 | SKIP code |
6014.7 | Four corner code |
1-26-39 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6700 | 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 N4
282 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 有 【ユウ】 existence, possession, having, limited company
- 有意義 【ユウイギ】 significant, useful, meaningful, worthwhile, valuable, of interest
- 領有 【リョウユウ】 possession (esp. of a territory)
- 公有 【コウユウ】 public ownership, public domain
- 有 【ウ】 bhava (becoming, existence)
- 有無 【ウム】 existence or nonexistence, presence or absence, consent or refusal, yes or no
- 領有 【リョウユウ】 possession (esp. of a territory)
- 公有 【コウユウ】 public ownership, public domain
Kun reading compounds
- 有る 【ある】 to be, to exist, to live, to have, to be located, to be equipped with, to happen, to come about
- ある限り 【あるかぎり】 all (there is), as long as there is
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 あら、 あり、 ある、 くに、 なお、 ゆ
- Korean:
- yu
Spanish
- existir
- poseer
- tener
- ser
Portuguese
- possuir
- ter
- existir
- acontecer
- ocorrer
- aproximadamente
- haver
French
- posséder
- avoir
- être
- arriver (se passer)
523 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
423 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
401 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
268 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3727 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
267 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
193 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
303 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
265 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
265 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
347 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1003 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3703 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1895 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2576 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
79 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14332 | Morohashi |
2983 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4756 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
79 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
83 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
245 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
273 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1446 | 2001 Kanji |
4b2.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-2-4 | SKIP code |
4022.7 | Four corner code |
1-45-13 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6709 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
538 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 効 【コウ】 efficacy, benefit, efficiency, effect, result, success
- 効果 【コウカ】 effect, effectiveness, efficacy, result, effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
- 実効 【ジッコウ】 practical effect, efficacy, efficiency
- 時効 【ジコウ】 statute of limitations, lapse of rights after a period of time, prescription (including acquisitive and extinctive prescription), becoming invalid or void after a set time, ageing, aging
Kun reading compounds
- 効く 【きく】 to be effective, to take effect, to be good (for), to work, to function well, to be possible (to do, use, etc.), to be able to, to taste (alcohol), to try
- 効き目 【ききめ】 effect, virtue, efficacy, impression, one's dominant eye
Readings
- Korean:
- hyo
Spanish
- eficacia
- eficiencia
- efecto
- ser efectivo
Portuguese
- mérito
- eficácia
- eficiência
- benefício
French
- efficacité
- bénéfique
- mérite
782 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
697 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
671 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
515 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
722 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
623 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
370 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
653 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
816 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
835 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
501 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
216 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1617 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
849 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1164 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1284 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
2334 | Morohashi |
1265 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
535 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1276 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1369 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
682 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
445 | 2001 Kanji |
2g6.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-2 | SKIP code |
0442.7 | Four corner code |
1-24-90 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
52b9 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
148 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 数 【スウ】 several, a number of, quantity, amount, counting, figures, numbers, number, numeral, figure, number, destiny, fate, course of events, trend
- 数億年 【スウオクネン】 several hundred million years
- 複数 【フクスウ】 plural, multiple, plural (number)
- 枚数 【マイスウ】 the number of flat things, win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
- 数 【スウ】 several, a number of, quantity, amount, counting, figures, numbers, number, numeral, figure, number, destiny, fate, course of events, trend
- 数億年 【スウオクネン】 several hundred million years
- 数牌 【シューパイ】 suited tiles
Kun reading compounds
- 数 【かず】 number, amount
- 数多く 【かずおおく】 in great numbers
- 手数 【てすう】 trouble, bother, number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.), number of punches
- 口数 【くちかず】 number of words a person speaks, number of dependents, number of mouths to feed, number of shares, items, applications, etc.
- 数える 【かぞえる】 to count, to enumerate
- 屡々 【しばしば】 often, again and again, frequently, repeatedly
Readings
- Japanese names:
- じゅ
- Korean:
- su, chog
Spanish
- número
- cifra
- contar
Portuguese
- número
- vigor
- destino
- lei
- figuras
French
- nombre
- compter
- destin
- loi
- chiffres
262 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
168 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
151 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
188 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2057 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
429 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
592 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2169 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
225 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
225 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
529 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
945 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2245 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1170 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1591 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
938 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13319 | Morohashi |
1790 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2353 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
929 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
998 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
159 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
227 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1066 | 2001 Kanji |
4i9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-9-4 | SKIP code |
9844.0 | Four corner code |
1-31-84 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6570 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
485 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 字 【ジ】 character (esp. kanji), letter, written text, handwriting, penmanship, the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
- 字形 【ジケイ】 character style, character form
- 題字 【ダイジ】 title lettering
- 英字 【エイジ】 English letter, alphabetic character
Kun reading compounds
- 字 【あざ】 section of village
- 字 【あざな】 Chinese courtesy name (name formerly given to adult Chinese men, used in place of their given name in formal situations), nickname, section of a village
- 大字 【おおあざ】 larger section (of village)
- 小字 【こあざ】 small administrative unit (of a village)
- 字 【あざな】 Chinese courtesy name (name formerly given to adult Chinese men, used in place of their given name in formal situations), nickname, section of a village
Readings
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- carácter
- letra
- palabra
Portuguese
- caracter
- letra
- palavra
- seção de aldeia
French
- caractère
- lettre
- mot
- hameau
86 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
78 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
28 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
612 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1281 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
121 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
156 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2.17 | Japanese for Busy People |
110 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
110 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
528 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
457 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2696 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1374 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1860 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
188 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
6942 | Morohashi |
2172 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1285 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
185 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
197 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
57 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
747 | 2001 Kanji |
3m2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-3 | SKIP code |
2-3-2 | SKIP code |
3040.7 | Four corner code |
1-27-90 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b57 | Unicode hex code |