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 6
JLPT level N1
988 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 樹木 【ジュモク】 tree, trees and shrubs
- 樹脂 【ジュシ】 resin, rosin
- 植樹 【ショクジュ】 tree-planting
- 広葉樹 【コウヨウジュ】 broadleaf tree, broad-leaved tree
Kun reading compounds
- 木 【き】 tree, shrub, bush, wood, timber, wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
- 木々 【きぎ】 (many) trees, every tree, all kinds of trees
- 一樹 【いちじゅ】 one tree, a tree
- 楷の木 【かいのき】 Chinese pistache (Pistacia chinensis)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いつき、 うえ、 こ、 しげ、 じ、 たちき、 たつ、 たつる、 な
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- árbol
- vegetación
- establecer
Portuguese
- Madeira-de-lei
- madeira
French
- grume
- bois
897 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
888 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1034 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2377 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1053 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1446 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2483 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1144 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1197 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1853 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1117 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1363 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
735 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
987 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1458 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
15496 | Morohashi |
1075 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2878 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1446 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1554 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
993 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1848 | 2001 Kanji |
4a12.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-12 | SKIP code |
4490.0 | Four corner code |
1-28-89 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6a39 | Unicode hex code |