1583 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
829 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2505 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1317 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1460 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
400 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1346 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1429 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
912 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1165 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
307 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
196 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
232 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
140 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17209 | Morohashi |
262 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3065 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
138 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
146 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1138 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
929 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 沖する 【チュウスル】 to rise up into the air, to ascend into the sky
- 沖積 【チュウセキ】 alluvial
- 在沖 【ザイチュウ】 staying in Okinawa, resident in Okinawa, stationed in Okinawa
Kun reading compounds
- 沖 【おき】 open sea, Okinawa
- 沖合 【おきあい】 off the coast, offshore, out at sea
- 在沖 【ざいちゅう】 staying in Okinawa, resident in Okinawa, stationed in Okinawa
- 来沖 【らいおき】 coming to Okinawa, visit to Okinawa
- 沖する 【ちゅうする】 to rise up into the air, to ascend into the sky
Readings
- Korean:
- chung
Spanish
- mar abierto
- alta mar
- ascender
Portuguese
- oceano aberto
- mar aberto
- subir no ceú
French
- au large
- en haute mer
- montée au ciel
355 | 2001 Kanji |
3a4.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-4 | SKIP code |
3510.6 | Four corner code |
1-18-13 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6c96 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
1075 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 縄文 【ジョウモン】 straw-rope pattern pressed into earthenware, Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
- 縄鏢 【ジョウヒョウ】 rope dart, rope javelin
- 絞縄 【コウジョウ】 hangman's noose, halter, rope to hang a criminal
- 結縄 【ケツジョウ】 knotted cord or rope, quipu, quippu
Kun reading compounds
- 縄 【なわ】 rope, cord, policeman's rope
- 縄張り 【なわばり】 stretching a rope around, roping off, cordoning off, demarcation, one's turf, domain, territory, jurisdiction, sphere of influence, territory (of an animal)
- 腰縄 【こしなわ】 leash, rope tied round prisoner's waists
- 延縄 【はえなわ】 longline
Readings
- Korean:
- seung
Spanish
- cuerda de paja
- cordón
- soga
Portuguese
- corda de palha
- corda
French
- corde
- corde de paille
1420 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1005 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3568 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1642 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2653 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1760 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1890 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1568 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1550 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1756 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
942 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1271 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1389 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
27729 | Morohashi |
1388 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4547 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1377 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1477 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1793 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
6a9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-9 | SKIP code |
2691.6 | Four corner code |
1-38-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7e04 | 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.)
- 負荷増大 【フカゾウタイ】 load increase
- 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 |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 蝙蝠 【コウモリ】 bat (Chiroptera spp.), umbrella, opportunist, turncoat
Kun reading compounds
- 蝙蝠 【こうもり】 bat (Chiroptera spp.), umbrella, opportunist, turncoat
- 蝙蝠蛾 【こうもりが】 swift moth (Hepialidae spp., esp. Endoclita excrescens)
Readings
- Korean:
- pyeon
Spanish
Portuguese
French
4168 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
33271X | Morohashi |
5360 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
6d9.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-9 | SKIP code |
5312.7 | Four corner code |
1-73-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8759 | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
Readings
- Korean:
- bog
Spanish
Portuguese
French
4163 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
33288 | Morohashi |
5353 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
6d9.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-9 | SKIP code |
5116.6 | Four corner code |
1-73-85 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8760 | Unicode hex code |