1209 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2220 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
865 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2036 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1122 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
809 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
874 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
14687 | Morohashi |
2613 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
514 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
553 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
horse chestnut, (kokuji)
- Kun:
- とち
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
1427 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
Kun reading compounds
- 橡 【とちのき】 Japanese horse chestnut (Aesculus turbinata)
- 栃木 【とちぎ】 Tochigi (city, prefecture)
Readings
- Korean:
- hoe
Spanish
- castaño de indias
Portuguese
French
- marronnier d'Inde
- (kokuji)
4a5.28 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-5 | SKIP code |
4292.7 | Four corner code |
1-38-42 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6803 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1978 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 乃至 【ナイシ】 from ... to, between ... and, or
- 乃公 【ダイコウ】 I, me
- 乃公出でずんば 【ダイコウイデズンバ】 what will happen to everyone else if I am not the one who goes?
- 【ノ】 indicates possessive, nominalizes verbs and adjectives, substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases, indicates a confident conclusion, indicates emotional emphasis, indicates question
- 乃 【ノ】 's, of, belonging to
Kun reading compounds
- 【の】 indicates possessive, nominalizes verbs and adjectives, substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases, indicates a confident conclusion, indicates emotional emphasis, indicates question
- 乃 【の】 's, of, belonging to
- 即ち 【すなわち】 that is (to say), namely, i.e., precisely, exactly, just, nothing but, neither more nor less, (and) then
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おさむ、 お、 のり
- Korean:
- nae
Spanish
- de (partícula posesiva)
- tú
- qué hora
Portuguese
French
- enclitique "no"
- de
- a la suite de quoi
- par conséquence
1960 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
145 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1962 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
27 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2003 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
3643 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1858 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2535 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
693 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
113 | Morohashi |
2927 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
42 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
686 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
741 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
3545 | 2001 Kanji |
0a2.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-1-1 | SKIP code |
4-3-1 | SKIP code |
4-2-1 | SKIP code |
3-2-1 | SKIP code |
1722.7 | Four corner code |
1-39-21 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
4e43 | Unicode hex code |
young, if, perhaps, possibly, low number, immature
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
458 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 若年 【ジャクネン】 youth
- 若害 【ジャクガイ】 problems caused by young people, juvenile problem
- 老若 【ロウニャク】 young and old, all ages
- 瞠若 【ドウジャク】 (staring in) astonishment, amazement
- 若僧 【ニャクソウ】 young monk, boy monk
- 若道 【ニャクドウ】 homosexuality, pederasty
- 老若 【ロウニャク】 young and old, all ages
- 若僧 【ニャクソウ】 young monk, boy monk
- 若道 【ニャクドウ】 homosexuality, pederasty
- 般若 【ハンニャ】 prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment), hannya, mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy), dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy), terrifying facial expression
- 麦般若 【ムギハンニャ】 beer
Kun reading compounds
- 若い 【わかい】 young, youthful, immature, green, low (number), small
- 若い頃 【わかいころ】 one's youth, early life, one's early days, one's early years
- 若し 【もし】 if, in case, supposing
- 若しかしたら 【もしかしたら】 perhaps, maybe, perchance, by some chance, by any chance
- 若しくは 【もしくは】 or, otherwise
- 如し 【ごとし】 like, as if, the same as
Readings
- Japanese names:
- わく、 わこ
- Korean:
- yag, ya
Spanish
- joven
- algunos
- posiblemente
- de otra forma
Portuguese
- jovem
- se
- talvez
- possivelmente
- número baixo
- imaturo
French
- jeune
- si
- peut-être
- ou bien
- petit nombre
- inexpérimenté
- immature
896 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
886 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
372 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3926 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
982 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
863 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
692 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
3.15 | Japanese for Busy People |
544 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
553 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
125 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
648 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2785 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1430 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1928 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
228 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
30796P | Morohashi |
2241 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5007 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
223 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
237 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
391 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
864 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1977 | 2001 Kanji |
3k5.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-5 | SKIP code |
4460.4 | Four corner code |
1-28-67 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
82e5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
354 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 導入 【ドウニュウ】 introduction, bringing in, installation, setting up, importation, introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.), introductory part
- 導火線 【ドウカセン】 fuse
- 超伝導 【チョウデンドウ】 superconductivity, super-conductivity
- 主導 【シュドウ】 leadership, initiative, spearhead
Kun reading compounds
- 導く 【みちびく】 to guide, to lead, to show the way, to conduct, to derive, to deduce
Readings
- Japanese names:
- みち
- Korean:
- do
Spanish
- guía
- enseñanza
- conductor
- guiar
- ser guiado
Portuguese
- orientação
- conduzindo
- conduta
- organizador
French
- directives
- mener
- guider
- conduire
684 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
782 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
759 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
524 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1354 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
755 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
481 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2413 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
703 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
716 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
480 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
510 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3587 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1845 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2509 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
284 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7463P | Morohashi |
2888 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1388 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
278 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
296 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
810 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
948 | 2001 Kanji |
5c9.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-12-3 | SKIP code |
3-5-9 | SKIP code |
3-6-9 | SKIP code |
2-11-3 | SKIP code |
3834.3 | Four corner code |
1-38-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5c0e | 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 |