239 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
155 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
139 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
208 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5186 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
138 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
281 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
920 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
148 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
148 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
393 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1910 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2818 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1452 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1956 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
70 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
44489 | Morohashi |
2265 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6719 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
70 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
74 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
177 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
98 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 首 【シュ】 counter for songs and poems
- 首級 【シュキュウ】 decapitated head of an enemy
- 元首 【ゲンシュ】 sovereign, ruler, head of state
- 百人一首 【ヒャクニンイッシュ】 (Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu, classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets, hyakunin isshu karuta, hyakunin isshu poetry cards, deck of 200 cards, the 100 waka of the Hyakunin Isshu split between them, to be matched together during the game
Kun reading compounds
- 首 【くび】 neck, head, dismissal (from a job), firing, sacking
- 首飾り 【くびかざり】 necklace, choker
- 縛り首 【しばりくび】 (death by) hanging
- 猪首 【いくび】 bull neck
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おびと、 こべ、 す
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- cuello
- principio
Portuguese
- pescoço
French
- cou
- compteur de chansons ou poèmes
979 | 2001 Kanji |
2o7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-6 | SKIP code |
8060.1 | Four corner code |
1-28-83 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9996 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
123 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 都 【ト】 Metropolis (of Tokyo), (Tokyo) Metropolitan District, metropolitan prefecture, counter for cities and towns, capital
- 都営 【トエイ】 (under) metropolitan government management
- 遷都 【セント】 relocation of the capital, transfer of the capital
- 東都 【トウト】 the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo), Yedo, Edo
- 都度 【ツド】 each (every) time, whenever
- 都合 【ツゴウ】 circumstances, condition, convenience, arranging, managing, lending money, raising money, in all, in total, all told
Kun reading compounds
- 都 【みやこ】 capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital), seat of government, capital (of music, fashion, etc.), city (e.g. of light), location of the Imperial Palace
- 都入り 【みやこいり】 arriving in the capital
- 京の都 【きょうのみやこ】 Kyoto
- 花の都 【はなのみやこ】 City of Flowers (nickname for various cities, esp. Paris and Florence)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くに、 ず、 ち、 づめ、 みや
- Korean:
- do
Spanish
- metrópoli
- capital
Portuguese
- metropole
- capital
French
- métropole
- capitale
287 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
376 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
355 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
92 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4769 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
173 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
265 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1419 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
188 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
188 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
338 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
761 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2120 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1106 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1505 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1863 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
39497P | Morohashi |
1686 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6148 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1846 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1989 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
384 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1444 | 2001 Kanji |
2d8.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-8-3 | SKIP code |
1-8-2 | SKIP code |
4762.7 | Four corner code |
1-37-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
90fd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
563 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 師 【シ】 teacher, master, mentor, religious leader, specialist, five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
- 獅子 【シシ】 lion, left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
- 大師 【ダイシ】 great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)
- 歯科医師 【シカイシ】 dentist
Readings
- Japanese names:
- のし、 のり、 もろ、 かず、 つかさ、 みつ、 もと
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- maestro
- profesor
- experto
- técnico
Portuguese
- perito
- professor
- mestre
- exército
- guerra
French
- maître
- expert
- professeur
- exemplaire
- modèle
- armée
- guerre
624 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
720 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
693 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
490 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
113 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
547 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
496 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1130 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
409 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
415 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
967 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
563 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1680 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
892 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1211 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1277 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
8916 | Morohashi |
1326 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1562 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1269 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1361 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
438 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
714 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
844 | 2001 Kanji |
3f7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-4 | SKIP code |
2172.7 | Four corner code |
1-27-53 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5e2b | Unicode hex code |
pattern, example, model
- On:
- ハン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1088 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 範 【ハン】 example, model
- 範囲 【ハンイ】 extent, scope, sphere, range, span
- 師範 【シハン】 instructor, (fencing) teacher, model
- 遺範 【イハン】 good example set by those who came before us
Readings
- Japanese names:
- のり
- Korean:
- beom
Spanish
- patrón
- ejemplo
- modelo
- conclusión
- final
Portuguese
- modelo
- exemplo
French
- modèle
- exemple
1719 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1126 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3424 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1067 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1606 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2384 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1092 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1143 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1061 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1487 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3360 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1740 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2364 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1425 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
26253 | Morohashi |
2709 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4330 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1413 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1516 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1789 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2356 | 2001 Kanji |
6f9.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-6-9 | SKIP code |
8851.2 | Four corner code |
1-40-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7bc4 | 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 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 two or three year post-secondary education institution
- 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 |