| 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
1811 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 慈善 【ジゼン】 charity, benevolence, philanthropy
- 慈悲 【ジヒ】 mercy, compassion, clemency, pity, charity, benevolence, rufous hawk-cuckoo, northern hawk-cuckoo
- 具慈 【グジ】 tilefish (Branchiostegus spp.), blanquillo, horse-head fish
- 仁慈 【ジンジ】 kind-hearted, benevolence
Kun reading compounds
- 慈しむ 【いつくしむ】 to love (someone weaker than oneself), to be affectionate towards, to treat with tender loving care
Readings
- Japanese names:
- しげ、 ちか、 めぐみ、 よし
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- amar
- encariñarse
- misericordia
- tener misericordia
Portuguese
- misericórdia
French
- miséricorde
- pitié
- affection
| 1328 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1829 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 612 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1194 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1309 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2701 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1547 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1649 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1778 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 794 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2949 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1515 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2053 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1401 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10980P | Morohashi |
| 2339 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1924 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1389 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1490 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1624 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 958 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2o11.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-10 | SKIP code |
| 2-9-4 | SKIP code |
| 8033.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-92 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6148 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
1014 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 悲 【ヒ】 karuna (compassion)
- 悲哀 【ヒアイ】 sorrow, grief, sadness
- 大慈大悲 【ダイジダイヒ】 great compassion and mercy
- 無慈悲 【ムジヒ】 merciless, ruthless, pitiless, unfeeling
Kun reading compounds
- 悲しい 【かなしい】 sad, miserable, unhappy, sorrowful, sad, lamentable, deplorable, grievous
- 悲しいかな 【かなしいかな】 sad to say, how sad, alas
- 悲しむ 【かなしむ】 to be sad, to mourn for, to regret
- 悲しむべき境遇 【かなしむべききょうぐう】 pitiable condition
Readings
- Korean:
- bi
Spanish
- tristeza
- compasión
- triste
- estar triste
Portuguese
- célula de cadeia
- enlutar
- triste
- deplorar
- lamentar
French
- triste
- peine
- déplorer
- regret
| 494 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 397 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 375 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1032 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5082 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 822 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 542 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1782 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1034 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1075 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 341 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 788 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3448 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1775 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2416 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1650 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10720 | Morohashi |
| 2775 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1897 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1635 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1763 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 409 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1258 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4k8.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-8-4 | SKIP code |
| 1133.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 60b2 | Unicode hex code |