| 879 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 869 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1031 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3181 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1127 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 764 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 876 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1151 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1204 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1152 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1399 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1457 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 772 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1047 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 118 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 24046 | Morohashi |
| 1133 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3992 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 117 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 122 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 882 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
1146 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 砂漠 【サバク】 desert
- 砂糖 【サトウ】 sugar
- 土砂 【ドシャ】 sediment, earth and sand
- 流砂 【リュウサ】 quicksand
- 砂岩 【サガン】 sandstone
- 砂丘 【サキュウ】 sand dune, sand hill
- 土砂 【ドシャ】 sediment, earth and sand
- 流砂 【リュウサ】 quicksand
Kun reading compounds
- 砂 【すな】 sand, grit
- 砂浜 【すなはま】 sandy beach
- 鳴き砂 【なきすな】 singing sand (which produces sound when stepped on), whistling sand, squeaking sand, barking sand
- 猫砂 【ねこすな】 cat litter, kitty litter
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いさ、 ご
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- arena
- gravilla
Portuguese
- Areia
French
- sable
| 3360 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5a4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 1962.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-29 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7802 | Unicode hex code |
sugar
- On:
- トウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1471 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 糖 【トウ】 sugar
- 糖尿病 【トウニョウビョウ】 diabetes, diabetes mellitus
- 黒砂糖 【クロザトウ】 (unrefined) brown sugar, muscovado
- 製糖 【セイトウ】 sugar manufacture
Readings
- Korean:
- dang, tang
Spanish
- azúcar
- edulcorante
Portuguese
- açúcar
French
- sucre
| 958 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 947 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1125 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3485 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1128 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1615 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1698 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1814 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1283 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1501 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1777 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 948 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1281 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1166 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27070X | Morohashi |
| 1403 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4420 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1158 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1242 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 996 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1077 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6b10.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-10 | SKIP code |
| 9096.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-92 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7cd6 | 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 3
JLPT level N2
620 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 根 【コン】 stick-to-itiveness, perseverance, persistence, radical (esp. one that tends to ionize easily), root, indriya (faculty of the body having a specific function, i.e. the sensory organs)
- 根幹 【コンカン】 foundation, root, basis, core, fundamentals, root and trunk
- 事実無根 【ジジツムコン】 groundless, entirely contrary to fact
- 球根 【キュウコン】 (plant) bulb
Kun reading compounds
- 根 【ね】 root (of a plant), root (of a tooth, hair, etc.), center (of a pimple, etc.), root (of all evil, etc.), source, origin, cause, basis, one's true nature, (fishing) reef
- 根ざす 【ねざす】 to come from, to have roots in
- 島根 【しまね】 Shimane (prefecture), island country
- 尾根 【おね】 (mountain) ridge
Readings
- Korean:
- geun
Spanish
- raíz matemática
- perseverancia
- raíz
Portuguese
- raiz
- radical
- verruga
French
- racine
- radical
- point noir (acné)
| 216 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 298 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 282 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 535 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2261 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 425 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 632 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1372 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 314 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 314 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 974 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1092 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1167 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 631 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 841 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1473 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14745 | Morohashi |
| 930 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2670 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1461 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1571 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 390 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 355 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1865 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a6.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-6 | SKIP code |
| 4793.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6839 | Unicode hex code |