| 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 1
JLPT level N5
63 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 学 【ガク】 learning, scholarship, study, erudition, knowledge, education, study of ..., -ology, -ics
- 学位 【ガクイ】 (academic) degree
- 短期大学 【タンキダイガク】 junior college, vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
- 法医学 【ホウイガク】 forensic medicine, forensic pathology, medical jurisprudence, legal medicine
Kun reading compounds
- 学ぶ 【まなぶ】 to learn, to study, to take lessons in
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たか、 のり
- Korean:
- hag
Spanish
- estudio
- aprendizaje
- ciencia
- estudiar
Portuguese
- estudo
- aprendizagem
- ciência
French
- étudier
- apprendre
- science
| 57 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 45 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 10 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 33 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1271 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 66 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 44 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 719 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.9 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 109 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 109 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 50 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 460 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3162 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1625 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2211 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 330 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 6974 | Morohashi |
| 2555 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1294 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 324 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 346 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 15 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 71 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 947 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3n4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-3 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 2-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 3240.7 | Four corner code |
| 9040.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5b66 | Unicode hex code |
dormitory, hostel, villa, tea pavillion
- On:
- リョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1705 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 寮 【リョウ】 hostel, dormitory, bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system), tea-ceremony room, villa
- 寮生 【リョウセイ】 boarder, boarding student
- 大炊寮 【オオイリョウ】 Bureau of the Imperial Palace Kitchens (under the ritsuryō system)
- 女男性寮 【メオセイリョウ】 co-ed dormitory, mixed student accommodation
Readings
- Korean:
- ryo
Spanish
- dormitorio
- hostal
- residencia
- internado
Portuguese
- dormitório
- hospedaria
- palacete
- casa de chá
French
- dortoir
- foyer
- pavillon
- pavillon de thé
| 1910 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1462 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1340 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1459 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1219 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2364 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1323 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1405 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1183 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 498 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2984 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1526 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2079 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1724 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7325 | Morohashi |
| 2359 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1366 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1708 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1844 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1754 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 741 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3m12.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-12 | SKIP code |
| 3090.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5bee | Unicode hex code |