| 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
910 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 還元 【カンゲン】 restoration, return, reduction, resolution, deoxidization, deoxidation
- 環境 【カンキョウ】 environment, surroundings, circumstances
- 奪還 【ダッカン】 recapture, retaking, recovery, taking back
- 送還 【ソウカン】 sending home, repatriation, deportation
Kun reading compounds
- 帰る 【かえる】 to return, to come home, to go home, to go back, to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.), to get home, to get to home plate
Readings
- Korean:
- hwan, seon
Spanish
- volver
- regresar
- devolver
Portuguese
- devolver
- voltar
French
- renvoyer
- retour
| 1114 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1139 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4750 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1557 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1823 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2588 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 866 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 885 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1215 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 723 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3945 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2032 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2743 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 845 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 39174P | Morohashi |
| 3180 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6121 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 837 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 900 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1856 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3665 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q13.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-13 | SKIP code |
| 3630.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9084 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1765 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 暦 【コヨミ】 calendar, almanac
- 暦年 【レキネン】 calendar year, civil year, time, year after year
- 還暦 【カンレキ】 kanreki, one's 60th birthday (or 61st in the traditional age reckoning system) when one has lived through a full sexagenary cycle
- 改暦 【カイレキ】 calendar reform, adoption of a new calendar system, new calendar (for a new year), new year
- 暦応 【リャクオウ】 Ryakuō era (of the Northern Court; 1338.8.28-1342.4.27), Rekiō era
- 暦仁 【リャクニン】 Ryakunin era (1238.11.23-1239.2.7)
- 永暦 【エイリャク】 Eiryaku era (1160.1.10-1161.9.4)
- 康暦 【コウリャク】 Kōryaku era (of the Northern Court; 1379.3.22-1381.2.24)
Kun reading compounds
- 暦 【こよみ】 calendar, almanac
- 暦改正 【こよみかいせい】 calendar reform
Readings
- Korean:
- ryeog
Spanish
- calendario
- almanaque
Portuguese
- calendário
- almanaque
French
- calendrier
- almanach
| 1927 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1793 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 833 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1383 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1411 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2235 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1534 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1635 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1720 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 980 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3747 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1912 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2599 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 217 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14111P | Morohashi |
| 3018 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2507 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 213 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 226 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1707 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3378 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2p12.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-12 | SKIP code |
| 7126.9 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 66a6 | Unicode hex code |