| 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 3
JLPT level N3
585 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 号 【ゴウ】 number, edition, make, model, issue, part of that group, sobriquet, pen-name, size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.), suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
- 号車 【ゴウシャ】 suffix for train car numbers
- 二号 【ニゴウ】 number two, mistress, concubine
- 符号 【フゴウ】 sign, mark, symbol, code, sign (e.g. positive, negative)
Readings
- Korean:
- ho
Spanish
- número
Portuguese
- apelido
- número
- item
- título
- pseudonimo
- nome
- chamada
French
- surnom
- numéro
- article
- titre
- pseudonyme
- nom
- appel
| 215 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 297 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 281 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 368 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 882 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 227 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 399 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 272 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 266 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 266 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 442 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 316 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2675 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1361 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1847 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1250 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3256 | Morohashi |
| 2153 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 692 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1242 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1330 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 248 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3752 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3d2.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 6020.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-70 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 53f7 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
1380 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 泣訴 【キュウソ】 imploring with tears in one's eyes
- 号泣 【ゴウキュウ】 crying loudly, bawling, wailing, lamentation, crying one's eyes out (without making noise), breaking into a flood of tears, crying buckets, weeping
- 哀泣 【アイキュウ】 crying with sadness
Kun reading compounds
- 泣く 【なく】 to cry, to weep, to sob, to howl
- 泣く子と地頭には勝てない 【なくことじとうにはかてない】 you cannot win against someone who doesn't listen to reason, you can't fight City Hall
Readings
- Korean:
- eub
Spanish
- llorar
- gemir
- cantar (pájaros)
Portuguese
- choro
- chorar
- lamento
French
- pleurer
- gémir
| 479 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 838 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1192 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2532 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1049 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 678 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 590 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1236 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1300 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 252 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1171 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 396 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 253 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 300 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 439 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17309 | Morohashi |
| 338 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3104 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 432 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 463 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 500 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 373 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 3011.8 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-67 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6ce3 | Unicode hex code |