37 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
53 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
65 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
266 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3095 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
79 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
73 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
216 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
205 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
205 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
44 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1362 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4305 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2175 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2929 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
37 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
22678 | Morohashi |
3493 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3863 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
37 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
37 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
242 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
46 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
白
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
483 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 白 【ハク】 white, striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus), (spoken) line (in a play, film, etc.), one's lines, white dragon tile, winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles, Belgium, white person, Caucasian
- 白衣 【ハクイ】 white clothes, white robe, white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.), commoner without rank (in ancient China), layperson
- 美白 【ビハク】 beautifully white (esp. of skin), whitening (of skin, teeth, etc.)
- 漂白 【ヒョウハク】 blanching, bleaching
- 白衣 【ハクイ】 white clothes, white robe, white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.), commoner without rank (in ancient China), layperson
- 白夜 【ビャクヤ】 night under the midnight sun, white night (at extreme latitudes), night during which the sun doesn't set
- 敬白 【ケイハク】 yours sincerely, sincerely yours, yours truly
- 恐惶敬白 【キョウコウケイハク】 very truly yours, very respectfully yours
Kun reading compounds
- 白 【しろ】 white, innocence, innocent person, blank space, white stone, white dragon tile, skewered grilled pig intestine
- 白い 【しろい】 white
- 面白 【おもしろ】 amusing, funny, interesting
- 蘿蔔 【すずしろ】 daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus)
- 白い 【しろい】 white
- 白色 【しろいろ】 white
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 か、 はっ
- Korean:
- baeg, bae
Spanish
- blanco
Portuguese
- branco
French
- blanc
878 | 2001 Kanji |
4c1.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-5-2 | SKIP code |
2600.0 | Four corner code |
1-39-82 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
767d | Unicode hex code |
gigantic, big, large, great
- On:
- キョ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
892 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 巨匠 【キョショウ】 master, masterhand, maestro
- 巨額 【キョガク】 huge sum (esp. of money), enormous sum, massive amount
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おお、 か、 こ、 なお
- Korean:
- geo
Spanish
- gigantesco
- grande
- gran
Portuguese
- grande
- enorme
- gigantesco
French
- gigantesque
- grand
- gros
1153 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
764 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
758 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1537 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
491 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
199 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1293 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1368 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1004 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
235 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3773 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1924 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2616 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
864 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
8722X | Morohashi |
3039 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1534 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
856 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
920 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1041 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3475 | 2001 Kanji |
2t2.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-2 | SKIP code |
3-2-2 | SKIP code |
7171.7 | Four corner code |
1-21-80 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5de8 | Unicode hex code |
pagoda, tower, steeple
- On:
- トウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1708 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 塔 【トウ】 tower, steeple, spire, stupa, pagoda, dagoba
- 塔跡 【トウアト】 ruins of a tower
- バベルの塔 【バベルノトウ】 Tower of Babel
- 鉄塔 【テットウ】 steel tower, electricity pylon, transmission tower
Readings
- Korean:
- tab
Spanish
- pagoda
- torre
- capitel
Portuguese
- pagode
- torre
- campanário
French
- pagode
- tour
- clocher
1651 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1516 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1109 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1570 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
437 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1558 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1840 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1991 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1438 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
383 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
683 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
411 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
517 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
260 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5332X | Morohashi |
561 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1052 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
254 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
270 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1517 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1477 | 2001 Kanji |
3b9.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-9 | SKIP code |
4416.1 | Four corner code |
1-37-67 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5854 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
6 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 年 【ネン】 year, counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school), period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
- 年会 【ネンカイ】 conference, annual convention
- 往年 【オウネン】 years gone by, earlier years, former years, the past
- 平年 【ヘイネン】 non-leap year, average year (for rainfall, temperature, etc.), normal year
Kun reading compounds
- 年 【とし】 year, age, years, past one's prime, old age
- 年明け 【としあけ】 beginning of the year, early in the New Year
- いい年 【いいとし】 mature age, advanced age, maturity, age when one is old enough to know better
- 御年 【おんとし】 age (esp. advanced)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ね
- Korean:
- nyeon
Spanish
- año
- edad
Portuguese
- Ano
French
- année
- compteur d'années
126 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
20 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
64 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
3 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
188 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
64 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
51 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
342 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
45 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
45 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
24 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
574 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2528 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1284 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1752 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1045 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
9168 | Morohashi |
2035 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1593 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1036 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1114 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
13 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
51 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2355 | 2001 Kanji |
0a6.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-4 | SKIP code |
4-6-3 | SKIP code |
8050.0 | Four corner code |
1-39-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5e74 | Unicode hex code |