994 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
983 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
835 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4768 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
964 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
970 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
524 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
533 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
226 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
763 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2121 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1107 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1506 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1864 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
39485 | Morohashi |
1687 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6147 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1847 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1990 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
935 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
mail, stagecoach stop
- On:
- ユウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
917 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 郵政省 【ユウセイショウ】 (former) Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (now Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications)
- 郵政 【ユウセイ】 postal system
- 電郵 【デンユウ】 (an item of) electronic mail (e-mail), e-mail message, electronic mail (e-mail) service, electronic mail (e-mail) system
- 携帯電郵 【ケイタイデンユウ】 email from a cell phone or mobile phone
Readings
- Korean:
- u
Spanish
- correo
- servicio postal
Portuguese
- correio
- parada de diligência
French
- courrier
- relais de poste
2244 | 2001 Kanji |
2d8.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-8-3 | SKIP code |
1-8-2 | SKIP code |
2712.7 | Four corner code |
1-45-25 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
90f5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
17 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 政 【マツリゴト】 rule, government
- 政界 【セイカイ】 (world of) politics, political world, political circles
- 農政 【ノウセイ】 agricultural administration
- 帝政 【テイセイ】 imperial government, imperialism, monarchical rule
- 摂政 【セッショウ】 regency, regent
Kun reading compounds
- 政 【まつりごと】 rule, government
- 政所 【まんどころ】 official in charge of the administration of domains and general affairs of powerful noble families (from the middle of the Heian period), titled lady (legal wife of an important official), government office related to finances (Kamakura and Muromachi periods), clerk working for large temples and shrines
- 太政 【おおまつりごと】 (Japanese) imperial government
- 政所 【まんどころ】 official in charge of the administration of domains and general affairs of powerful noble families (from the middle of the Heian period), titled lady (legal wife of an important official), government office related to finances (Kamakura and Muromachi periods), clerk working for large temples and shrines
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ただ、 まさ
- Korean:
- jeong
Spanish
- política
- gobierno
- reglas
Portuguese
- política
- governo
French
- politique
- gouvernement
646 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
746 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
724 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
50 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2045 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
124 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
586 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
881 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
483 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
492 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
530 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
937 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1468 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
779 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1058 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
387 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
13135X | Morohashi |
1142 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2335 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
381 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
407 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
23 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
700 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3166 | 2001 Kanji |
4i5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-5-4 | SKIP code |
1814.0 | Four corner code |
1-32-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
653f | 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 4
JLPT level N2
1249 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 臣 【オミ】 retainer, attendant, Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight), I, me
- 臣下 【シンカ】 retainer, subject, vassal, servant
- 忠臣 【チュウシン】 loyal retainer, loyal subject
- 重臣 【ジュウシン】 chief vassal, senior statesman
- 国務大臣 【コクムダイジン】 minister of state, cabinet minister (in Japan)
- 内大臣 【ナイダイジン】 Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal (1885-1945), Minister of the Interior (669-1868)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おみ、 たか、 と、 とみ、 み
- Korean:
- sin
Spanish
- criado
- súbdito
Portuguese
- servente
- servo
- subalterno
French
- servant
- serviteur
- sujet
436 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
543 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
512 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
981 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3837 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
435 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
855 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
527 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
835 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
854 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1003 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1805 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3806 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1948 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2642 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
856 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
30068 | Morohashi |
3068 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4894 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
848 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
911 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
484 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3475 | 2001 Kanji |
2t4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-4 | SKIP code |
7171.7 | Four corner code |
1-31-35 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
81e3 | Unicode hex code |