| 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 |
versify, singing, recital
- On:
- ギン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1956 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 吟 【ギン】 recitation (of a poem), chanting, singing, composition (of a poem), composed poem, classical Chinese poetry form, stress of sound in noh song
- 吟味 【ギンミ】 close examination, careful investigation, close inspection, careful selection, inquiry, enquiry, scrutiny, testing, investigation of a crime, inquiry into someone's guilt, winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game), reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
- 愛吟 【アイギン】 love of reciting or singing favourite poems or songs
- 詠吟 【エイギン】 reciting poetry
Readings
- Korean:
- um
Spanish
- tararear
- canturrear
- gemir
- quejarse
Portuguese
- declamar
- cantar
- recital
French
- versifier
- réciter
- récital
- chant
| 1182 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1805 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 898 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1043 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1128 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 369 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1250 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1318 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1904 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 299 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 271 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 169 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 203 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1603 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3330 | Morohashi |
| 230 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 740 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1589 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1714 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1104 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3760 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3d4.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 6802.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-67 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 541f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1838 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 醸成 【ジョウセイ】 brewing, fermenting, arousing, causing, creating, fermenting, bringing about
- 醸造 【ジョウゾウ】 brewing
- 銘醸 【メイジョウ】 famous winery, famous brewery
- 佳醸 【カジョウ】 sweet sake, good wine
Kun reading compounds
- 醸す 【かもす】 to brew (sake, etc.), to cause, to bring on, to bring about, to give rise to
Readings
- Korean:
- yang
Spanish
- elaborar
- preparar té
- elaborar cerveza
Portuguese
- fermentar
- causa
French
- brasser
- causer
| 1425 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1777 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4804 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1547 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1840 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1837 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1987 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1651 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1799 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2086 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1090 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1483 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1541 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 40064P | Morohashi |
| 1654 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6197 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1527 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1647 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1934 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3265 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7e13.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-13 | SKIP code |
| 1063.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-90 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 91b8 | Unicode hex code |