| 314 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 219 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 200 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 262 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4959 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 109 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 80 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2244 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 64 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 64 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 179 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1584 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4127 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2097 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2840 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1640 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 29104 | Morohashi |
| 3326 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4732 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1626 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1754 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 184 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 234 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
319 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 聞見 【ブンケン】 information, experience, knowledge, observation
- 聞香 【ブンコウ】 smelling incense, savoring incense, distinguishing incense by smell, incense-smelling party
- スポーツ新聞 【スポーツシンブン】 sports newspaper
- 壁新聞 【カベシンブン】 wall newspaper, wall poster
- 聞見 【ブンケン】 information, experience, knowledge, observation
- 聞香 【ブンコウ】 smelling incense, savoring incense, distinguishing incense by smell, incense-smelling party
- 奏聞 【ソウモン】 reporting to the Emperor
- 声聞 【ショウモン】 sravaka (disciple of Buddha), adherent of Hinayana Buddhism
Kun reading compounds
- 聞く 【きく】 to hear, to listen (e.g. to music), to ask, to enquire, to query, to hear about, to hear of, to learn of, to follow (advice, order, etc.), to obey, to listen to, to comply with, to hear (e.g. a plea), to grant (a request), to accept (e.g. an argument), to give consideration to, to smell (esp. incense), to sample (a fragrance), to taste (alcohol), to try
- 聞くだけ野暮 【きくだけやぼ】 asking would be rude, tasteless question
- 聞こえる 【きこえる】 to be heard, to be audible, to reach one's ears, to sound (like), to come across (as), to be well known, to be famous, to accept (someone's words), to agree, to understand
Readings
- Korean:
- mun
Spanish
- preguntar
- escuchar
- rumor
- reputación
- oír
Portuguese
- escutar
- perguntar
- escuta
French
- entendre
- écouter
- demander
| 3854 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8e6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-8-6 | SKIP code |
| 7712.1 | Four corner code |
| 7740.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-25 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 805e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
22 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 見 【ケン】 view (of life, etc.), outlook
- 見解 【ケンカイ】 opinion, point of view
- 後見 【コウケン】 guardianship, guardian, (theatrical) assistant, prompter
- 政見 【セイケン】 political views
Kun reading compounds
- 見る 【みる】 to see, to look, to watch, to view, to observe, to examine, to look over, to assess, to check, to judge, to look after, to attend to, to take care of, to keep an eye on, to experience, to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.), to try ..., to have a go at ..., to give ... a try, to see (that) ..., to find (that) ...
- 見る見る 【みるみる】 very fast, in a twinkle, before one's eyes
- 見える 【みえる】 to be seen, to be visible, to be in sight, to look, to seem, to appear, to come
- 見える化 【みえるか】 visualization, rendering visible (e.g. a problem), digitization
- 見せる 【みせる】 to show, to display, to make (something or someone) look ..., to present an appearance of ..., to make (something) worth watching, to be entertaining, to make a show of (doing), to do in a conspicuous manner, to do in view of others, to resolve to do, to do at any cost, to show others that one will ...
Readings
- Korean:
- gyeon, hyeon
Spanish
- vista
- ver
- esperanza
- idea
- opinión
- observar
- ser visto
- estar a la vista
- poder verse
- mostrar
Portuguese
- ver
- esperanças
- oportunidades
- idéia
- opinião
- olhar
- visíveis
French
- regarder
- voir
- visible
- espoirs
- chances
- idée
- opinion
| 67 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 31 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 18 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 48 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4284 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 23 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 84 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 518 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 63 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 63 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 139 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1643 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3151 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1615 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2201 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 57 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 34796 | Morohashi |
| 2544 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5522 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 57 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 61 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 20 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 62 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3957 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5c2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 6021.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 898b | 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 junior high
JLPT level N3
344 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 違反 【イハン】 violation, offense, offence, breach, transgression, infringement, contravention
- 違憲 【イケン】 unconstitutionality
- 格段の相違 【カクダンノソウイ】 marked difference
- 非違 【ヒイ】 illegality, police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods)
Kun reading compounds
- 違う 【ちがう】 to differ (from), to be different, to be distinct, to be unlike, to vary, to disagree (with), to be wrong, to be incorrect, to be mistaken, to become abnormal, to go wrong, isn't it?, wasn't it?
- 違くて 【ちがくて】 different (from), not the same (as)
- 違い 【ちがい】 difference, distinction, discrepancy, mistake, error
- 違いない 【ちがいない】 sure, no mistaking it, for certain, without doubt
- 違える 【ちがえる】 to change, to alter, to mistake, to make a mistake, to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise), to sprain (a muscle), to dislocate (e.g. one's neck)
- 違う 【たがう】 to differ, to be different, to run counter to, to change (into something out of the ordinary)
- 違える 【たがえる】 to change, to alter, to run counter to, to go against, to break (one's word), to make a mistake (in), to err
Readings
- Korean:
- wi
Spanish
- diferencia
- diferir
- violar
- ser diferente
- cambiar
- alterar
Portuguese
- diferença
- diferir
French
- différence
- différer
| 1006 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 496 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4720 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 883 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 965 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 814 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 833 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 385 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 713 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3907 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2014 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2716 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1659 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 39067P | Morohashi |
| 3151 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6099 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1644 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1773 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 274 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 1676 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1655 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q10.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-10 | SKIP code |
| 3-2-10 | SKIP code |
| 3430.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-67 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9055 | Unicode hex code |