| 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) |
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
| 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 N1
1539 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 垣牆 【エンショウ】 hedge, fence
- 紫微垣 【シビエン】 Purple Forbidden Enclosure (group of constellations in the northern sky associated with the emperor)
Kun reading compounds
- 垣 【かき】 fence, hedge, barrier, wall, railing
- 垣根 【かきね】 hedge, fence, border, limit
- 築垣 【ついがき】 mud wall with a roof
- 岩垣 【いわかき】 stone wall, natural stone wall
Readings
- Japanese names:
- がい
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
- cerco
- valla
- muro
- seto
Portuguese
- barreira
- cerca
- parede
French
- haie
- clôture
- mur
| 1073 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1272 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1075 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1151 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 795 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1276 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1350 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1784 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 373 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 416 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 260 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 311 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 156 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5060 | Morohashi |
| 351 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1009 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 154 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 165 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1241 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1472 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3b6.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 4111.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 57a3 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
701 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 宿 【シュク】 lodging, relay station, post town, constellation, mansion (in Chinese astronomy)
- 夙 【シュク】 outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period
- 寄宿 【キシュク】 lodging, boarding, room and board, board and lodging, boarding house, residence hall, dormitory
- 奎宿 【トカキボシ】 Chinese "Legs" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Kun reading compounds
- 宿 【やど】 lodging, inn, hotel, house, home, dwelling, home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
- 宿屋 【やどや】 inn
- 連れ込み宿 【つれこみやど】 hotel catering for lovers, hotel that rents rooms by the hour
- 相宿 【あいやど】 staying in the same inn or hotel, rooming together
- 宿る 【やどる】 to dwell, to live, to remain, to stay at, to take shelter at, to stop at, to lodge at, to be pregnant, to be part of a constellation, to be a parasite (bugs, plants, etc.)
- 宿す 【やどす】 to house, to contain, to harbour (a feeling), to hold (e.g. dew on leaves), to carry (a baby), to be pregnant, to give lodging to, to accommodate
Readings
- Japanese names:
- すく、 ぶすき、 やけ
- Korean:
- sug, su
Spanish
- posada
- alojamiento
- hostal
- hospedar
- concebir un hijo
Portuguese
- pousada
- alojamento
- estação de retransmissor
- moradia
- estar grávida
- casa
- residência
French
- auberge
- logement
- séjourner
- relais (de poste, station)
- porter en soi (virus, enfant)
- être enceinte
- habiter
- habitation
| 634 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 327 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 505 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 406 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1317 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 549 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 470 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1438 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 179 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 179 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 326 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 488 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2858 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1475 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1985 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1004 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7195 | Morohashi |
| 2293 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1344 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 995 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1070 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 374 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 778 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3m8.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 3026.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-41 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5bbf | Unicode hex code |