536 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
1394 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
215 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2212 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
884 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1419 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
869 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
696 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
709 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
970 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1075 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1075 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
580 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
769 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
793 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14516 | Morohashi |
864 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2592 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
785 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
848 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
483 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
508 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
471 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 松竹梅 【ショウチクバイ】 pine, bamboo and plum (an auspicious grouping), high, middle and low (ranking), top, middle and bottom, upper, medium, lower, first, second and third (class)
- 鰹 【カツオ】 skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis), oceanic bonito, victorfish
- 老松 【ロウショウ】 old pine tree
- 翠松 【スイショウ】 verdant pine, green pine
Kun reading compounds
- 松 【まつ】 pine tree (Pinus spp.), highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
- 松下電工 【まつしたでんこう】 Matsushita Electric Works
- 赤松 【あかまつ】 Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora), Japanese umbrella pine, tanyosho pine
- 浜松 【はままつ】 Hamamatsu (city)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おお、 しょ、 ま、 まっ
- Korean:
- song
Spanish
- pino
Portuguese
- pinheiro
French
- pin
1871 | 2001 Kanji |
4a4.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-4 | SKIP code |
4893.2 | Four corner code |
1-30-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
677e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
10 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 本 【ホン】 book, volume, script, this, present, current, ... in question, ... at issue, main, head, principal, real, genuine, regular, proper, counter for long, cylindrical things, counter for films, TV shows, etc., counter for goals, home runs, etc., counter for telephone calls
- 本位 【ホンイ】 standard, basis, principle
- 社会資本 【シャカイシホン】 social capital, SOC
- 配本 【ハイホン】 distribution of books
Kun reading compounds
- 元 【もと】 origin, source, beginning, basis, base, foundation, root, cause, (raw) material, ingredient, base, mix (e.g. for a cake), (soup) stock, (one's) side, capital, principal, cost price, root (of a plant), (tree) trunk, part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand), first three lines of a waka, counter for plants or trees, counter for falcons (in falconry)
- 本木 【もとき】 original stock
- 大本 【おおもと】 root, origin, source, cause, basis, foundation, Ōmoto (religion)
- 旗本 【はたもと】 shogunal vassal, direct retainer of a shogun
Readings
- Japanese names:
- まと、 ごう
- Korean:
- bon
Spanish
- libro
- origen
- base
- contador de cosas alargadas
Portuguese
- livro
- presente
- real
- verdadeiro
- principal
- sufixo p/ contagem De coisas longas
French
- livre
- présent
- essentiel
- origine
- principal
- réalité
- vérité
- compteur d'objets allongés
45 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
76 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
70 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
15 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
96 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
20 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
61 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
212 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
25 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
25 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
37 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1046 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4314 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2183 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2937 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
215 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14421 | Morohashi |
3502 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2536 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
211 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
224 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
6 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
47 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1855 | 2001 Kanji |
0a5.25 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-5-3 | SKIP code |
5023.0 | Four corner code |
1-43-60 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
672c | 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 2
JLPT level N3
388 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 声楽 【セイガク】 vocal music
- 声援 【セイエン】 (shout of) encouragement, cheering, rooting, support
- 肉声 【ニクセイ】 natural voice (without a microphone)
- 和声 【ワセイ】 harmony, concord, consonance
- 声 【ショウ】 voice, sound, tone (of Chinese character), tone mark, stress (in pronunciation), intonation, accent
- 声点 【ショウテン】 tone mark, mark placed in one of the four corners of a Chinese character to indicate the tone
- 高声 【コウセイ】 loud voice, high-pitched voice
- 上声 【ジョウショウ】 rising tone (in Chinese), (of a Japanese accent) having a high, flat tone
Kun reading compounds
- 声 【こえ】 voice, singing (of a bird), chirping (of an insect), hoot, voice, opinion (as expressed in words), view, wish, attitude, will, sound, sense (of something's arrival), feeling, voice, voiced sound
- 声かけ 【こえかけ】 saying something (to someone), greeting, approaching (someone)
- 一声 【いっせい】 voice, cry, shout
- 険しい声 【けわしいこえ】 sharp voice
Readings
- Korean:
- seong
Spanish
- voz
- fama
- reputación
- rumor
Portuguese
- Voz
French
- voix
97 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
170 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
153 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
467 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1066 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
226 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
146 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
465 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
746 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
759 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
619 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
396 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2724 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1393 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1880 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1914 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5645 | Morohashi |
2198 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
989 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1896 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2044 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
299 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
147 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1460 | 2001 Kanji |
3p4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-4 | SKIP code |
4027.7 | Four corner code |
1-32-28 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
58f0 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
334 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 優 【ユウ】 Excellent (grade), A, superiority, excellence, gentle, graceful, elegant, skillful
- 優位 【ユウイ】 predominance, superiority, ascendancy, advantage, supremacy
- 声優 【セイユウ】 voice actor or actress (radio, animation, etc.)
- 怪優 【カイユウ】 actor or performer with fascinating acting and appearance
- 優曇華 【ウドンゲ】 udumbara (mythical Indian plant often identified with the cluster fig, Ficus glomerata), something very rare (from the legend that the udumbara flowers once in 3000 years), Japanese fiber banana flower, green lacewing eggs
- 優婆夷 【ウバイ】 upasika (devout female lay follower of Buddhism)
- 声優 【セイユウ】 voice actor or actress (radio, animation, etc.)
- 怪優 【カイユウ】 actor or performer with fascinating acting and appearance
Kun reading compounds
- 優しい 【やさしい】 tender, kind, gentle, graceful, affectionate, amiable
- 優しい声 【やさしいこえ】 soft voice
- 優れる 【すぐれる】 to surpass, to outstrip, to excel
- 勝る 【まさる】 to excel, to surpass, to exceed, to have an edge, to be superior, to outrival, to outweigh, to preponderate
- 優るとも劣らない 【まさるともおとらない】 not at all inferior to, rival or surpass, compare favorably (with)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ゆ、 よし
- Korean:
- u
Spanish
- excelente
- sobresaliente
- especial
- papel
- función
- elegante
- tierno
- amable
- cariñoso
- sobrepasar
- dejar atrás
- sobresalir
Portuguese
- ternura
- superar
- superação
- ator
- superioridade
- gentileza
French
- tendresse
- gentillesse
- exceller
- surpasser
- supériorité
- acteur
995 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
984 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
453 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
564 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1148 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
336 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2599 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1033 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1074 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1168 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
140 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
200 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
130 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
156 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1002 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1261 | Morohashi |
177 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
334 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
993 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1068 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1000 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2167 | 2001 Kanji |
2a15.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-15 | SKIP code |
2124.7 | Four corner code |
1-45-05 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
512a | Unicode hex code |