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
773 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 迫撃 【ハクゲキ】 close attack
- 迫害 【ハクガイ】 persecution, oppression
- 肉薄 【ニクハク】 closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.), coming close to, pressing hard, pressing hard (e.g. with a question), taking to task, grilling
- 威迫 【イハク】 menace, threat, intimidation
Kun reading compounds
- 迫る 【せまる】 to approach, to draw near, to be imminent, to press (someone for something), to urge, to compel
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さこ、 せ、 せこ、 はさ、 はさま、 はざま
- Korean:
- bag
Spanish
- estrechar
- acercarse
- atormentar
- acosar
- presionar
Portuguese
- Urgir
- forçar
- esporear
French
- pousser
- forcer
- harceler
- imminent
- éperonner
1697 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
842 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4676 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1411 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1805 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
747 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1175 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1233 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
964 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
684 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3815 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1953 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2647 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
288 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
38797P | Morohashi |
3074 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6031 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
282 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
300 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1218 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
878 | 2001 Kanji |
2q5.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-5 | SKIP code |
3630.0 | Four corner code |
1-39-87 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8feb | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1926 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 傑 【ケツ】 the top (e.g. top ten), the best
- 傑人 【ケツジン】 outstanding person, distinguished person, person of high caliber
- 豪傑 【ゴウケツ】 hero, bold person, daring person, great person, extraordinary person
- 英傑 【エイケツ】 great person, hero, mastermind, extraordinary person
Kun reading compounds
- 優れる 【すぐれる】 to surpass, to outstrip, to excel
Readings
- Japanese names:
- すぐ、 たけ、 まさ
- Korean:
- geol
Spanish
- grandeza
- excelencia
- excelente
Portuguese
- grandeza
- excelência
French
- grandeur
- excellence
1211 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
1601 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
517 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1208 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1063 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1827 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1731 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1849 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1431 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
127 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
175 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
115 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
133 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1008 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
955 | Morohashi |
155 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
293 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
999 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1074 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
1606 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2164 | 2001 Kanji |
2a11.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-2-11 | SKIP code |
2529.4 | Four corner code |
1-23-70 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5091 | Unicode hex code |