| 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 |
幻
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1564 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 幻想 【ゲンソウ】 fantasy, illusion, vision, dream
- 幻覚 【ゲンカク】 hallucination, illusion
- 変幻 【ヘンゲン】 transformation
- 夢幻 【ムゲン】 dreams, fantasy, visions
Kun reading compounds
- 幻 【まぼろし】 phantom, vision, illusion, apparition, something fleeting, short-lived dream, fabled item, mythical thing, very rare thing
- 幻を追う 【まぼろしをおう】 to pursue an illusion, to pursue a fantasy, to pursue phantoms
- 夢幻 【むげん】 dreams, fantasy, visions
Readings
- Korean:
- hwan
Spanish
- visión
- espejismo
- ilusión
- aparición
Portuguese
- fantasma
- visão
- sonho
- ilusão
- aparição
French
- chimère
- fantôme
- fantasme
- vision
- rêve
- illusion
- apparition
| 1226 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1550 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1494 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1691 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1255 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 261 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1227 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1291 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1814 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 577 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 206 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 132 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 159 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1880 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9190 | Morohashi |
| 180 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1598 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1862 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2006 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1030 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2753 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a4.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 2772.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-24 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5e7b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
464 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 影響 【エイキョウ】 influence, effect, impact
- 影響力 【エイキョウリョク】 influence, clout, leverage
- 遺影 【イエイ】 portrait of a deceased person
- 投影 【トウエイ】 projection
Kun reading compounds
- 影 【かげ】 shadow, silhouette, figure, shape, reflection, image, ominous sign, light (stars, moon), trace, shadow (of one's former self), behind, background, other side
- 陰口 【かげぐち】 malicious gossip, backbiting, speaking ill behind someone's back
- 山陰 【やまかげ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
- 夕影 【ゆうかげ】 light of the setting sun, figure lit by the evening sun
Readings
- Korean:
- yeong
Spanish
- sombra
- silueta
- forma
- parte contraria
- reverso
Portuguese
- sombra
- silhueta
- fantasma
French
- ombre portée
- silhouette
- fantôme
| 1017 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 630 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1594 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 929 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1276 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2357 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 854 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 873 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1022 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 619 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2381 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1216 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1671 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1728 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10019 | Morohashi |
| 1889 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1722 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1712 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1848 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 494 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 1758 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3860 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3j12.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-12-3 | SKIP code |
| 6292.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-38 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5f71 | Unicode hex code |