| 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 |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
2323 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 伽耶 【カヤ】 Kaya (ancient Korean confederacy), Karak
- 伽耶琴 【カヤグム】 gayageum (12-stringed Korean zither)
- 閼伽 【アカ】 water offering to Buddha, holy water
- 真那伽 【マナカ】 incense variety used in kōdō (orig. from Malacca)
- 伽藍 【ガラン】 temple (esp. large one), monastery, temple building
- 伽藍鳥 【ガランチョウ】 pelican
- 瑜伽 【ユガ】 yoga
- 迦陵頻伽 【カリョウビンガ】 kalavinka, imaginary bird in paradise that sings sweet notes, person or creature with a beautiful voice
- 伽羅 【キャラ】 aloes wood (Taxus cuspidata var. nana), aloes-wood perfume, aloes-wood incense
- 伽羅蕗 【キャラブキ】 stalks of butterbur boiled in soy sauce
- 僧伽 【ソウギャ】 sangha (the Buddhist community)
Kun reading compounds
- 伽 【とぎ】 nursing, nurse, attending, attendant, entertainer
- 伽芝居 【とぎしばい】 fairy play, pantomime
- 御伽 【おとぎ】 attending (upon), keeping another company
- 夜伽 【よとぎ】 attending someone through the night (of a guard, nurse), sleeping with a man (at his bidding), overnight vigil before burial
Readings
- Korean:
- ga
Spanish
- asistencia
- cuidado
- atención
Portuguese
French
| 398 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 357 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2014 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 74 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 46 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 49 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 486 | Morohashi |
| 159 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2115 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2251 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 2a5.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-5 | SKIP code |
| 2620.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4f3d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2043 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 藍綬褒章 【ランジュホウショウ】 Medal with Blue Ribbon
- 藍衣社員 【ランイシャイン】 blue-collar, blue-collar worker (employee)
- 伽藍 【ガラン】 temple (esp. large one), monastery, temple building
- 芥藍 【カイラン】 kai-lan, gai-lan, Chinese broccoli
Kun reading compounds
- 藍 【あい】 dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye), indigo (dye), indigo (colour)
- 藍色 【あいいろ】 indigo blue
- 人造藍 【じんぞうあい】 synthetic indigo
- 琉球藍 【りゅうきゅうあい】 Assam indigo (Strobilanthes cusia)
Readings
- Korean:
- ram
Spanish
- índigo
Portuguese
French
| 4082 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2772 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2232 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2133 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 3024 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1543 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2108 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 32258X | Morohashi |
| 2381 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5233 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2371 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1565 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 3k15.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-15 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-14 | SKIP code |
| 4410.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-85 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 85cd | Unicode hex code |