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 |
superintend, manager, rule
- On:
- サイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1597 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 宰相 【サイショウ】 prime minister, premier, chancellor
- 宰領 【サイリョウ】 supervision, superintendence, management, supervisor
- 厨宰 【チュウサイ】 chef, head cook
- 冢宰 【チョウサイ】 Minister of State (Zhou dynasty China)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ただ
- Korean:
- jae
Spanish
- supervisar
- dirigir
- administrar
Portuguese
- supervisionar
- administrador
- regra
French
- directeur
- diriger
- superviseur
- premier ministre
1288 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1826 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1303 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1614 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1210 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1180 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1488 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1586 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1659 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
483 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2829 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1460 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1965 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1513 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
7160 | Morohashi |
2275 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1330 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1499 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1615 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1325 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
755 | 2001 Kanji |
3m7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-7 | SKIP code |
3040.1 | Four corner code |
1-26-43 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5bb0 | Unicode hex code |
commander, leading troops, governor
- On:
- スイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2016 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 元帥 【ゲンスイ】 (field) marshal, (fleet) admiral, general of the army
- 総帥 【ソウスイ】 commander-in-chief, leader, head of a group of companies
Readings
- Korean:
- sol, su
Spanish
- dirigir las tropas
- mandar un ejército
Portuguese
- comandante
- tropas líder
- governador
French
- commandant
- mener des troupes
- gouverneur
1454 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
2025 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
109 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1741 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
883 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1935 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
2120 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1894 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
560 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1642 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
868 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1185 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1278 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
8886 | Morohashi |
1290 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1559 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1270 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1362 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1249 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
844 | 2001 Kanji |
3f6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-6-3 | SKIP code |
2472.7 | Four corner code |
1-31-67 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5e25 | Unicode hex code |