| 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 2
JLPT level N1
1794 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 刀 【カタナ】 sword (esp. Japanese single-edged), katana, scalpel, chisel, burin, graver, knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
- 刀剣 【トウケン】 sword, dagger, knife, bayonet
- 小刀 【コガタナ】 (small) knife, short sword, small sword
- 太刀 【タチ】 long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai), large sword, straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier), guandao, Chinese glaive
Kun reading compounds
- 刀 【かたな】 sword (esp. Japanese single-edged), katana, scalpel, chisel, burin, graver, knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
- 刀折れ矢尽きて 【かたなおれやつきて】 having exhausted every available means, having broken one's sword and exhausted one's arrows
- 一刀 【いっとう】 sword, blade, single stroke
- 返す刀 【かえすかたな】 attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
- 剃刀 【かみそり】 razor
- オッカムの剃刀 【オッカムのかみそり】 Occam's razor, Ockham's razor
Readings
- Japanese names:
- き、 ち、 と、 わき
- Korean:
- do
Spanish
- espada
Portuguese
- espada
- sabre
- faca
French
- épée
- sabre
- couteau
| 289 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 198 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 181 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1494 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 665 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 34 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1088 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 12 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 37 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 37 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 441 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 177 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3642 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1857 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2534 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 84 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1845 | Morohashi |
| 2926 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 448 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 83 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 87 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 81 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3545 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2f0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-1-1 | SKIP code |
| 4-2-1 | SKIP code |
| 1722.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5200 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
1168 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 洗 【セン】 washing machine, (clothes) washer
- 洗剤 【センザイ】 detergent, cleanser, cleaning agent, washing material
- 水洗 【スイセン】 washing with water, rinsing, flushing
- 杯洗 【ハイセン】 small vessel or bowl in which sake cups are rinsed
Kun reading compounds
- 洗う 【あらう】 to wash, to cleanse, to rinse, to inquire into, to investigate, to purify (one's heart), to lave (e.g. shore), to wash over (e.g. deck), to sweep
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あらい、 らい
- Korean:
- se, seon
Spanish
- lavar
- limpiar
- aclarar
- investigar
- indagar
Portuguese
- lavar
- indagar
- sondar
French
- laver
- fouiller
- examiner
| 927 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 916 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 626 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2551 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 925 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 210 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 817 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.17 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 692 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 705 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 198 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1189 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 465 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 288 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 350 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 255 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17379 | Morohashi |
| 388 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3131 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 249 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 264 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 888 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 357 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a6.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 3411.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-86 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6d17 | 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 |