29 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
36 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
51 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
305 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4546 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
135 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
90 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
461 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
58 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
58 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
171 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1759 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2714 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1386 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1873 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1287 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
37365 | Morohashi |
2188 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5856 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1279 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1372 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
338 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
67 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
343 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 足 【ソク】 counter for pairs of socks, shoes, etc.
- 足跡 【アシアト】 footprints, record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
- 俊足 【シュンソク】 swiftness of foot, fast runner, swift horse, fleet steed, person of great talent, gifted person
- 土足 【ドソク】 shod feet, wearing shoes, muddy feet, dirty feet
Kun reading compounds
- 足 【あし】 foot, paw, arm (of an octopus, squid, etc.), leg, gait, pace, lower radical of a kanji, means of transportation, (one's) ride, money, coin
- 足跡 【あしあと】 footprints, record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
- 出足 【であし】 turnout (of people), start (of a race, campaign, business, etc.), beginning, initial charge, dash
- 客足 【きゃくあし】 customer traffic, customers, custom
- 足りる 【たりる】 to be sufficient, to be enough, to be worth doing, to be worthy of, to deserve, to do (the job), to serve, to answer
- 足る 【たる】 to be sufficient, to be enough, to be worth doing, to be worthy of, to deserve, to do (the job), to serve, to answer
- 足るを知る 【たるをしる】 to know one has enough, to be satisfied with one's lot in life
- 足す 【たす】 to add (numbers), to add (something), to top up (with something), to take care of (e.g. one's business)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 あす、 おす、 たらし
- Korean:
- jog, ju
Spanish
- pierna
- pie
- ser suficiente
- pata
- bastar
Portuguese
- perna
- pé
- ser suficiente
French
- jambe
- pied
- suffire
- ajouter
- compteur de paires de chaussures
3770 | 2001 Kanji |
7d0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-4 | SKIP code |
6080.1 | Four corner code |
1-34-13 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8db3 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
790 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 軽 【ケイ】 light (e.g. aircraft, truck), light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp), kei car
- 軽快 【ケイカイ】 light (of movements), nimble, sprightly, springy, light-hearted, cheerful, buoyant, jaunty, casual (e.g. clothing), rhythmical (e.g. melody), taking a turn for the better (of an illness), receding of symptoms, recovery, convalescence
- 軽々 【ケイケイ】 indiscreetly, thoughtlessly, carelessly, frivolously
- 酌量減軽 【シャクリョウゲンケイ】 reduction of punishment in the light of extenuating circumstances
- 軽忽 【キョウコツ】 indiscreet, thoughtless, absurd, laughable, disdaining, belittling
- 常不軽 【ジョウフキョウ】 Sadaparibhuta (bodhisattva)
- 剽軽 【ヒョウキン】 facetious, droll, funny
Kun reading compounds
- 軽い 【かるい】 light (i.e. not heavy), feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily), light (i.e. of foot), effortless, nimble, agile, non-serious, minor, unimportant, trivial, slight, small, gentle, soft, easy, lighthearted (e.g. joke), easy, simple, indiscriminate
- 軽石 【かるいし】 pumice stone
- 軽やか 【かろやか】 light, easy, non-serious, minor
- 軽んじる 【かろんじる】 to look down on, to make light of
Readings
- Korean:
- gyeong
Spanish
- ligero
- insignificante
- poco serio
- fácil
Portuguese
- ligeiramente
- insignificante
- sem importância
French
- léger
- insignifiant
- sans importance
387 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
287 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
269 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
650 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4620 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
598 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
258 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1657 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
547 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
556 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
116 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1775 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1909 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1015 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1372 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
724 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
38281 | Morohashi |
1515 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5953 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
717 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
774 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
395 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1572 | 2001 Kanji |
7c5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-7-5 | SKIP code |
5701.4 | Four corner code |
1-23-58 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8efd | 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 |
leader, commander, general, admiral, or, and again, soon, from now on, just about
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
634 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 将 【ショウ】 commander, general, leader
- 将棋 【ショウギ】 shogi, Japanese chess
- 少将 【ショウショウ】 major general, rear admiral, air commodore
- 王将 【オウショウ】 king (of the senior player), Ōshō (one of the eight major titles in professional shogi)
Kun reading compounds
- 将に 【まさに】 just (about to), on the point of, on the verge of, on the brink of
- 将 【はた】 or, otherwise, furthermore, also, perhaps, by some chance, possibly, that being said, be that as it may, however, but, not to mention, needless to say, as expected, sure enough, really, at all
- 将又 【はたまた】 or
- 将門記 【しょうもんき】 Shōmonki (chronicle of the Taira-no-Masakado Rebellion, ca 940CE)
- 将に 【まさに】 just (about to), on the point of, on the verge of, on the brink of
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かつ、 かつり、 すすむ、 たか、 ゆき
- Korean:
- jang
Spanish
- líder
- cargo
- mando
- mandar
- de ahora en adelante
Portuguese
- líder
- comandante
- general
- almirante
- ou
- e outra vez
- logo
- de agora em diante
- somente sobre isto
French
- dirigeant
- commandant
- général
- amiral
- ou
- l'un après l'autre
- bientôt
- à partir de maintenant
- à peu près
911 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
899 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
561 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2840 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
920 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
479 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1040 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
627 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
637 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
830 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
506 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
551 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
336 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
415 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
739 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7437P | Morohashi |
460 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1379 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
731 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
789 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
447 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
906 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1248 | 2001 Kanji |
2b8.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-7 | SKIP code |
3214.9 | Four corner code |
3714.2 | Four corner code |
1-30-13 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5c06 | Unicode hex code |