| 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 4
JLPT level N1
533 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 崎崖 【キガイ】 steepness of a mountain
- 崎嶇 【キク】 steep (mountain), precipitous, hard (life), difficult, troubled
- 川崎 【カワサキ】 Kawasaki (city)
- 長崎 【ナガサキ】 Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
Kun reading compounds
- 崎 【さき】 small peninsula, cape, promontory, headland
- 川崎 【かわさき】 Kawasaki (city)
- 長崎 【ながさき】 Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
- 岬 【みさき】 cape (on coast)
Readings
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- promontorio
- cabo
- espita
Portuguese
- promontorio
- cabo
- ponta
French
- promontoire
- cap
- pointe
| 1297 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 457 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1426 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1898 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1243 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1592 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1362 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1447 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1293 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 545 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 569 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 345 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 428 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 785 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8169 | Morohashi |
| 472 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1485 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 778 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 840 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1424 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1249 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3o8.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 2472.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5d0e | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1629 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 純朴 【ジュンボク】 simple and honest, unsophisticated, simpleminded, naive, unspoiled
- 淳久堂 【ジュンクドウ】 Junkudo (Japanese bookstore chain)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あつ、 あつし、 きよ、 きよし、 まこと、 すなお
- Korean:
- sun
Spanish
- grueso
- espeso
- puro
Portuguese
French
| 2590 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1947 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1337 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2141 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 626 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 378 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 472 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 17690 | Morohashi |
| 514 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3189 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2318 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2410 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 347 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a7.19 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 1-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 3014.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-63 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6df3 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N1
1294 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 矢状 【シジョウ】 sagittal
- 矢状縫合 【シジョウホウゴウ】 sagittal suture
- 弓矢 【ユミヤ】 bow and arrow, weapon, arms
- 嚆矢 【コウシ】 whistling arrow used to signal the start of battle, start (e.g. of a movement), beginning, dawn
Kun reading compounds
- 矢 【や】 arrow, wedge, chock
- 矢先 【やさき】 arrowhead, target of a flying arrow, brunt (of an attack), the very moment (when), the point (of doing)
- 弓矢 【ゆみや】 bow and arrow, weapon, arms
- 洗い矢 【あらいや】 ramrod, cleaning rod
Readings
- Korean:
- si
Spanish
- flecha
Portuguese
- dardo
- flecha
French
- fléchette
- flèche
| 145 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 981 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1092 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3168 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1335 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1566 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 215 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 213 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 213 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 593 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1393 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2502 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1267 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1733 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1228 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 23929 | Morohashi |
| 2009 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3976 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1220 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1305 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 110 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2363 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.19 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-3 | SKIP code |
| 4-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 8043.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-80 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 77e2 | Unicode hex code |