| 536 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 1394 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 215 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2212 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 884 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1419 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 869 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 696 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 709 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 970 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1075 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1075 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 580 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 769 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 793 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14516 | Morohashi |
| 864 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2592 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 785 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 848 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 483 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 508 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
471 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 松竹梅 【ショウチクバイ】 pine, bamboo and plum (an auspicious grouping), high, middle and low (ranking), top, middle and bottom, upper, medium, lower, first, second and third (class)
- 鰹 【カツオ】 skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis), oceanic bonito, victorfish
- 老松 【ロウショウ】 old pine tree
- 翠松 【スイショウ】 verdant pine, green pine
Kun reading compounds
- 松 【まつ】 pine tree (Pinus spp.), highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
- 松下電工 【まつしたでんこう】 Matsushita Electric Works
- 赤松 【あかまつ】 Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora), Japanese umbrella pine, tanyosho pine
- 浜松 【はままつ】 Hamamatsu (city)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おお、 しょ、 ま、 まっ
- Korean:
- song
Spanish
- pino
Portuguese
- pinheiro
French
- pin
| 1871 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a4.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 4893.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 677e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
977 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 海浦 【カイホ】 seaside
- 曲浦 【キョクホ】 winding coast (beach)
Kun reading compounds
- 浦 【うら】 inlet, seashore, beach
- 浦内笛鯛 【うらうちふえだい】 Papuan black snapper (Lutjanus goldiei)
- 津々浦々 【つつうらうら】 all over the country, throughout the land, every nook and cranny of the land, far and wide, (in) every port and harbor
Readings
- Korean:
- po
Spanish
- bahía
- ensenada
- golfo
Portuguese
- baía
- riacho
- pequena baía
- golfo
- praia
- costa
French
- baie
- crique
- anse
- golfe
- rivage
- côte
- plage
| 1785 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 856 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2571 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1015 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1474 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1067 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1442 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1534 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1846 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1198 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 524 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 321 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 395 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1854 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17475 | Morohashi |
| 437 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3156 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1837 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1980 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1360 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 353 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 3312.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-26 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6d66 | Unicode hex code |
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
| 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) |
| 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
1411 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 悟性 【ゴセイ】 wisdom, understanding
- 悟達 【ゴタツ】 attaining enlightenment
- 大悟 【タイゴ】 enlightenment, great wisdom
- 穎悟 【エイゴ】 intelligent, shrewd
Kun reading compounds
- 悟る 【さとる】 to perceive, to sense, to become aware, to notice, to detect, to discern, to understand, to comprehend, to realize, to attain enlightenment
Readings
- Korean:
- o
Spanish
- percibir
- discernir
- percatarse
- darse cuenta
Portuguese
- Iluminação (budismo)
- perceber
- discernir
- compreender
- compreende
French
- illumination
- Eveil
- percevoir
- discerner
- réaliser
- comprendre
| 1239 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1479 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1700 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1104 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1297 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1053 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1438 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1528 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1454 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 816 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 502 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 312 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 379 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 629 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10680 | Morohashi |
| 419 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1870 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 622 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 669 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1335 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1177 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4k7.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 9106.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 609f | Unicode hex code |