440 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
547 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
517 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
509 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2605 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
654 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
692 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1342 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
660 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
671 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
754 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1213 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
635 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
384 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
479 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1553 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
17695P | Morohashi |
523 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3205 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1539 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1659 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
569 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
705 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 清算 【セイサン】 (financial) settlement, squaring accounts, clearing debts, liquidation, ending (a relationship), breaking up (with), burying (the past), redeeming (one's faults)
- 清潔 【セイケツ】 clean, hygienic, sanitary, pure, virtuous, immaculate
- 血清 【ケッセイ】 serum, blood serum
- 乳清 【ニュウセイ】 whey
- 清浄 【セイジョウ】 pure, clean, purity
- 清浄無垢 【セイジョウムク】 purity, spotlessness
- 清 【シン】 Qing dynasty (of China; 1644-1912), Ch'ing dynasty, Manchu dynasty
- 清朝 【シンチョウ】 Qing dynasty (of China; 1644-1912), Ch'ing dynasty, Manchu dynasty, seichōtai, typeface which resembles brush-stroke forms of characters
- 東清 【トウシン】 Eastern China
- 日清 【ニッシン】 Japan and Qing China
Kun reading compounds
- 清い 【きよい】 clean, clear, pure, honest, clean, innocent, platonic, chaste
- 清い愛 【きよいあい】 pure love, platonic love
- 清まる 【きよまる】 to be purified, to be cleansed
- 清める 【きよめる】 to purify, to cleanse, to exorcise, to purge, to ward off
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 さや、 し、 すが、 すみ、 せ、 ちん
- Korean:
- cheong
Spanish
- puro
- claro
- purificar
- limpiar
Portuguese
- puro
- purificar
- limpar
- exorcisar
- Disnastia Manchu
French
- pur
- purifier
- exorciser
- nettoyer
- dynastie Mandchoue
346 | 2001 Kanji |
3a8.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-8 | SKIP code |
3512.7 | Four corner code |
1-32-22 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6e05 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1085 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 華 【カ】 flashiness, showiness, brilliance, splendor, bloom, flowers
- 華僑 【カキョウ】 overseas Chinese
- 献花 【ケンカ】 flower offering, floral tribute, laying flowers
- 精華 【セイカ】 essence, quintessence, flower, glory
- 華厳 【ケゴン】 avatamsa (flower adornment, as a metaphor for becoming a buddha), Avatamska sutra, Kegon (sect of Buddhism)
- 花かご 【ハナカゴ】 flower basket, flower basket (or plate) used for flower-scattering rituals
- 法華 【ホッケ】 Nichiren sect, Tendai sect, Lotus Sutra
- 天花 【テンゲ】 flowers that bloom in the heavens, paper flowers scattered before the Buddha's image
Kun reading compounds
- 花 【はな】 flower, blossom, bloom, petal, cherry blossom, beauty, blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms), ikebana, hanafuda, (the) best, glorious, lovely
- 華やか 【はなやか】 bright and beautiful, gorgeous, showy, brilliant, splendid, gay, colorful, flowery, prosperous, flourishing, thriving
- 武士道の華 【ぶしどうのはな】 flower of chivalry (Bushido)
- 雪の花 【ゆきのはな】 snowdrop (Galanthus spp.), snow falling like flower petals, snow on a tree resembling a flower, red snow
Readings
- Japanese names:
- わ
- Korean:
- hwa
Spanish
- flor
- pétalo
- esplendor
- vistoso
Portuguese
- esplendor
- flor
- pétala
- brilho
- lustre
- ostentação
- gritante
- alegre
- maravilhoso
French
- splendeur
- fleur
- pétale
- briller
- lustre
- ostentatoire
- voyant
- magnifique
1046 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
807 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3955 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1409 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1704 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1266 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1074 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1122 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1323 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
656 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2841 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1465 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1973 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1595 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
31119 | Morohashi |
2283 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5058 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1581 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1704 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1386 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1955 | 2001 Kanji |
3k7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-7 | SKIP code |
4-10-4 | SKIP code |
2-4-6 | SKIP code |
4450.4 | Four corner code |
1-18-58 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
83ef | 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 1
JLPT level N5
63 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 学 【ガク】 learning, scholarship, study, erudition, knowledge, education, study of ..., -ology, -ics
- 学位 【ガクイ】 (academic) degree
- 短期大学 【タンキダイガク】 junior college, vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
- 法医学 【ホウイガク】 forensic medicine, forensic pathology, medical jurisprudence, legal medicine
Kun reading compounds
- 学ぶ 【まなぶ】 to learn, to study, to take lessons in
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たか、 のり
- Korean:
- hag
Spanish
- estudio
- aprendizaje
- ciencia
- estudiar
Portuguese
- estudo
- aprendizagem
- ciência
French
- étudier
- apprendre
- science
57 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
45 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
10 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
33 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1271 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
66 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
44 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
719 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.9 | Japanese for Busy People |
109 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
109 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
50 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
460 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3162 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1625 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2211 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
330 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
6974 | Morohashi |
2555 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1294 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
324 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
346 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
15 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
71 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
947 | 2001 Kanji |
3n4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-3 | SKIP code |
2-3-4 | SKIP code |
2-5-2 | SKIP code |
2-3-5 | SKIP code |
3240.7 | Four corner code |
9040.7 | Four corner code |
1-19-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5b66 | Unicode hex code |