| 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 grade 5
JLPT level N2
683 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 逆 【ギャク】 reverse, opposite, converse (of a hypothesis, etc.), inverse (function)
- 逆効果 【ギャクコウカ】 opposite effect, adverse effect, backfiring
- 反逆 【ハンギャク】 treason, treachery, mutiny, rebellion, insurrection
- 可逆 【カギャク】 reversible, invertible
- 逆旅 【ゲキリョ】 inn
- 逆鱗 【ゲキリン】 one's superior's anger, imperial wrath
- 莫逆 【バクギャク】 cordial relations
- 乱逆 【ランギャク】 rebellion
Kun reading compounds
- 逆 【さか】 inverse, reverse
- 逆さ 【さかさ】 inverted, upside down, reversed, back to front
- 逆さ 【さかさ】 inverted, upside down, reversed, back to front
- 逆さま 【さかさま】 inverted, upside down, reversed, back to front, wrong way round
- 逆らう 【さからう】 to go against, to oppose, to disobey, to defy
Readings
- Korean:
- yeog
Spanish
- reverso
- inverso
- opuesto
- ir en contra
- oponerse
- desobedecer
Portuguese
- invertido
- inverter
- travesso
- contrário
French
- inverse
- contraire
- opposé
- mauvais
| 758 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 675 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 646 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 857 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4685 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 790 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 956 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1235 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 444 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 451 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 386 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 685 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3835 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1966 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2662 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1978 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38849P | Morohashi |
| 3091 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6041 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1959 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2109 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 695 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 960 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q6.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 3830.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-53 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9006 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
327 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 転 【テン】 change in pronunciation or meaning of a word, sound change, word with an altered pronunciation or meaning, turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
- 転移 【テンイ】 moving (location, with the times, etc.), change, transition, metastasis, spread, transition (e.g. phase transition), transfer (of learning), transference (in psychoanalysis)
- 不退転 【フタイテン】 determination, conviction
- 大回転 【ダイカイテン】 giant slalom, big rotation
Kun reading compounds
- 転がる 【ころがる】 to roll, to tumble, to fall over, to roll over, to lie down, to be scattered about, to be lying around, (of a situation or outcome) to change, to turn out, to come easily, to be common, to fall into one's hands, to grow on trees
- 転がる石には苔は付かない 【ころがるいしにはこけはつかない】 a rolling stone gathers no moss
- 転げる 【ころげる】 to roll over, to tumble, to roll about (with laughter)
- 転がす 【ころがす】 to roll, to wheel, to trundle, to drive (a car), to turn over, to tip over, to throw down, to leave, to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
- 転ぶ 【ころぶ】 to fall down, to fall over, to turn out, to play out, to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism), to apostatize, to roll, to tumble, (for a geisha) to prostitute (herself) in secret
- 転ぶ 【ころぶ】 to fall down, to fall over, to turn out, to play out, to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism), to apostatize, to roll, to tumble, (for a geisha) to prostitute (herself) in secret
- 転 【うたた】 more and more, increasingly, all the more
- うたた寝 【うたたね】 doze, nap, snooze
- 眩く 【くるめく】 to feel dizzy, to feel faint, to spin, to revolve, to twirl
Readings
- Korean:
- jeon
Spanish
- cambiar
- girar
- rodar
- caerse
- tropezar
- dar vueltas
- volcarse
- caer
Portuguese
- revolver
- voltar a ser
- mudança
French
- rouler
- tourner
- changer
| 479 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 375 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 354 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 339 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4615 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 515 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 257 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1656 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 433 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 439 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 65 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1773 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1872 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 995 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1346 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 427 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38234P | Morohashi |
| 1480 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5948 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 420 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 449 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 383 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1571 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7c4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-4 | SKIP code |
| 5103.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8ee2 | Unicode hex code |