| 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 4
JLPT level N1
339 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 井 【セイ】 well curb, Chinese "Well" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
- 整然 【セイゼン】 orderly, regular, systematic, well-organized, well-organised, trim, tidy, accurate
- 市井 【シセイ】 the street, the town
- 整々 【セイセイ】 well-ordered, in good order, orderly
Kun reading compounds
- 井 【い】 well
- 堰 【せき】 dam, weir, barrier, sluice
- 筒井 【つつい】 round well
- 市井 【しせい】 the street, the town
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いの、 さい、 ひ
- Korean:
- jeong
Spanish
- pozo
- ciudad
Portuguese
- poço
French
- puits
- margelle
- ville
- communauté
| 1470 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 252 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 165 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 916 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1031 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 103 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1193 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1255 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1064 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 34 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4265 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2153 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2905 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1824 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 258 | Morohashi |
| 3454 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 76 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1806 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1946 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1019 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1955 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a4.46 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 5500.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-70 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e95 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
292 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 町 【チョウ】 town, block, neighbourhood, neighborhood, street, chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m), chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
- 町議会 【チョウギカイ】 town council
- 同町 【ドウチョウ】 the same town, that town
- 門前町 【モンゼンマチ】 town originally built around a temple or shrine
Kun reading compounds
- 町 【まち】 town, block, neighbourhood, neighborhood, downtown, main street, street, road
- 街角 【まちかど】 street corner
- 室町 【むろまち】 Muromachi period (1336-1573)
- 門前町 【もんぜんまち】 town originally built around a temple or shrine
Readings
- Korean:
- jeong
Spanish
- pueblo
- ciudad
- bloque
- calle
Portuguese
- aldeia
- cidade
- bloco
- rua
French
- quartier
- ville
- village
- rue
| 115 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 61 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 57 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 114 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2995 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 167 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 221 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 426 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 182 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 182 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 549 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1335 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1430 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 756 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1028 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 93 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 21735 | Morohashi |
| 1113 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3729 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 92 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 96 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 63 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3653 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5f2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 6102.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-36-14 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 753a | Unicode hex code |