| 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
1026 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 括約筋 【カツヤクキン】 sphincter, sphincter muscle, constrictor
- 総括 【ソウカツ】 summarization, summary, generalization, review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
- 概括 【ガイカツ】 summary, generalization, generalisation
Kun reading compounds
- 括る 【くくる】 to tie up, to tie together, to bind, to bundle, to fasten, to hang (oneself), to summarize, to put (it all) together, to consolidate, to estimate, to expect, to tie-dye, to detain, to check, to restrain
Readings
- Korean:
- gwal
Spanish
- sujetar
- amarrar
- abrochar
- atar
Portuguese
- fechar
- amarrar
- prisão
- constranger
French
- lier
- attacher
- arrêter
- serrer
| 1085 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1664 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1896 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1474 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1353 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1260 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1332 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1472 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 885 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 449 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 276 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 334 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 668 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 11988 | Morohashi |
| 376 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2143 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 661 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 714 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1257 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1377 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c6.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 5206.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 62ec | Unicode hex code |
arc, arch, bow
- On:
- コ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2371 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 弧 【コ】 arc
- 弧形 【コケイ】 arc
- 円弧 【エンコ】 arc
- 励弧 【レイコ】 excitation
Readings
- Korean:
- ho
Spanish
- arco
- circunferencia
Portuguese
- Arco
French
- arc de cercle
- arc
- arche
| 1230 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1958 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1567 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1729 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1271 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1481 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1578 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1447 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 609 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 430 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 266 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 320 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1896 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9757X | Morohashi |
| 360 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1687 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1878 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2023 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1224 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3562 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3h6.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 1223.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-44 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5f27 | Unicode hex code |