| 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 junior high
JLPT level N1
1537 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 巧 【コウ】 skilfulness, skillfulness, cleverness
- 巧妙 【コウミョウ】 ingenious, skillful, clever, deft
- 不精巧 【フセイコウ】 clumsy, bungling
- 大巧 【タイコウ】 great talent
Kun reading compounds
- 巧み 【たくみ】 skillful, adroit, dexterous, masterful, clever, ingenious, cunning, craft, craftsmanship, skill, dexterity, design, plot, scheme, artifice, trick
- 巧む 【たくむ】 to devise, to plot, to plan
- 上手い 【うまい】 skillful, skilful, skilled, good, expert, clever (expression, trick, etc.), apt, appropriate, delicious, tasty, good, nice, good (deal, idea, etc.), profitable, promising, lucky, fortunate, successful, satisfactory, splendid
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かつ、 たくみ、 よし
- Korean:
- gyo
Spanish
- habilidad
- destreza
- ingenio
- diestro
- hábil
- ingenioso
Portuguese
- hábil
- engenhoso
French
- adroit
- habile
- ingénieux
| 1242 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1444 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1453 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1363 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1247 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 238 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1627 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1737 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1786 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 551 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 219 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 137 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 166 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1249 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8721 | Morohashi |
| 188 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1533 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1241 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1329 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1047 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3152 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 1-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 1112.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-10 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5de7 | Unicode hex code |