| 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 N3
1087 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 御 【ギョ】 honorific affix, honorific prefix
- 御苑 【ギョエン】 imperial garden
- 自動制御 【ジドウセイギョ】 automatic control
- ファジィ制御 【ファジィセイギョ】 fuzzy control
- 御 【ゴ】 honorific/polite/humble prefix, honorific suffix
- 御所 【ゴショ】 imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace), imperial residence, residence of a shogun, minister, etc., emperor, ex-emperor, empress, imperial prince, shogun, minister
- 甥御 【オイゴ】 (another person's) nephew
- 大御 【オオイゴ】 older lady
Readings
- Japanese names:
- う
- Korean:
- eo, a
Spanish
- prefijo honorífico
- manipular
- gobernar
Portuguese
- honrado
- manipular
- governar
French
- honorable
- diriger
- contrôler
| 1158 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 620 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1628 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 924 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 524 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1572 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 708 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 721 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 919 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 632 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 703 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 422 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 529 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1410 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10157X | Morohashi |
| 577 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1761 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1398 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1500 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 371 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 1530 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2044 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3i9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 2722.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-70 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5fa1 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
1139 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 宝飾 【ホウショク】 jewels and ornaments, jewelry, jewellery
- 宝庫 【ホウコ】 treasury, treasure house, storehouse, repository, treasure trove, rich source (of)
- 人間国宝 【ニンゲンコクホウ】 living national treasure
- 至宝 【シホウ】 greatest treasure, most valuable asset, pride (of)
Kun reading compounds
- 宝 【たから】 treasure
- 宝くじ 【たからくじ】 lottery, lottery ticket
- お宝 【おたから】 treasure, precious article, valuable possession, thing one treasures, picture of a treasure ship, money, cash
- 正直は一生の宝 【しょうじきはいっしょうのたから】 honesty is the best policy
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ほ
- Korean:
- bo
Spanish
- tesoro
- bienes de valor
Portuguese
- tesouro
- riqueza
- valores
French
- trésor
- richesses
- objets de valeur
| 983 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 971 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 661 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1293 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 981 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 465 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 676 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 296 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 296 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 576 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 474 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2764 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1415 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1910 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 263 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7122 | Morohashi |
| 2224 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1320 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 257 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 273 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 874 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 772 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3m5.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 3010.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-85 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5b9d | Unicode hex code |