| 257 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 340 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 324 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 229 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3245 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 205 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 774 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 853 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 310 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 310 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 586 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1422 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1143 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 615 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 821 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1128 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 24673P | Morohashi |
| 912 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4087 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1119 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1200 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 191 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 333 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
347 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 神 【シン】 spirit, psyche, god, deity, divinity, kami
- 神学 【シンガク】 theology, divinity
- 鬼神 【キシン】 fierce god
- 祭神 【サイジン】 enshrined deity
- 神 【シン】 spirit, psyche, god, deity, divinity, kami
- 神宮 【ジングウ】 high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family, imperial Shinto shrine, Ise Grand Shrine
- 天神 【テンジン】 heavenly god, heavenly gods, spirit of Sugawara no Michizane, Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit), pit of a dried plum, dried plum, tenjin hairstyle, prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period), tuning peg (on a biwa or shamisen)
- 石神 【シャクジン】 stone which is worshipped, image of a god in stone
Kun reading compounds
- 神 【かみ】 god, deity, divinity, spirit, kami, incredible, fantastic, amazing, Emperor (of Japan), thunder
- 神様 【かみさま】 God, god, deity, divinity, spirit, kami, ace, king, superior person, god (amongst men)
- 大神 【おおかみ】 god
- ギ神 【ギかみ】 Greek mythology
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 かぐ、 かな、 かも、 くま、 こ、 こは、 だま、 み
- Korean:
- sin
Spanish
- dios
- alma
Portuguese
- Deus
- mente
- alma
- divindade
- divino
French
- divinité
- esprit
- âme
| 655 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4e5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 3520.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 795e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
575 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 戸 【コ】 counter for houses, households, apartments, etc.
- 戸外 【コガイ】 open air, outdoors, outside
- 一戸 【イッコ】 one house, household
- 下戸 【ゲコ】 non-drinker, someone who cannot drink
Kun reading compounds
- 戸 【と】 door (esp. Japanese-style), shutter, window shutter, entrance (to a home), narrows
- 戸惑い 【とまどい】 being at sea, losing one's bearings, confusion, wonderment, disorientation upon waking at night, forgetting which house or room to enter
- 鳴門 【なると】 strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow, whirlpool, maelstrom, kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern, cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern, Naruto (city in Tokushima), Naruto Strait, Naruto wakame
- 大戸 【おおど】 main door at the front of a house, front shutters
Readings
- Japanese names:
- え、 へ
- Korean:
- ho
Spanish
- puerta
- casa
- puerta corrediza
Portuguese
- Porta
French
- porte
- compteur de maisons
- radical porte (no 63)
| 69 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 120 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 108 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 342 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1817 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 126 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 551 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 59 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 152 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 152 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 534 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 841 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2429 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1227 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1691 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1085 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 11696X | Morohashi |
| 1930 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2048 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1076 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1157 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 90 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3060 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4m0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-1-3 | SKIP code |
| 3020.7 | Four corner code |
| 3027.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-45 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6238 | 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 post-secondary institution offering two or three-year programs
- 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 |
Inst., institution, temple, mansion, school
- On:
- イン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
150 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 院 【イン】 house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.), graduate school, postgraduate school, institution (often medical), institutional building, government office, sub-temple, minor temple building, temple, cloister, imperial palace, title bestowed on empresses, princesses, etc., former (esp. of emperors, daimyos, etc.), late
- 院長 【インチョウ】 director (of a hospital, institution, academy, etc.), superintendent, rector
- 議院 【ギイン】 parliament, congress, diet, house (of parliament, etc.), chamber
- 棋院 【キイン】 go institution, go club, go hall
Readings
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
- institución
- templo
- hospital
Portuguese
- instituição
- templo
- mansão
- escola
French
- temple
- institution
- résidence
- école
- hôpital
| 350 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 249 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 229 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 236 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4991 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 237 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 271 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1055 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 614 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 624 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 230 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 729 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 544 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 331 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 410 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1313 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 41665 | Morohashi |
| 454 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6447 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1304 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1401 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 412 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 350 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3657 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2d7.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 1-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 7321.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9662 | 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 |