| 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 N2
1255 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 掃除 【ソウジ】 cleaning, sweeping, dusting, scrubbing
- 掃海 【ソウカイ】 sweeping the sea for mines, dragging for mines
- 特殊清掃 【トクシュセイソウ】 special cleaning and disinfection (esp. after an accident or death), biohazard cleanup, crime scene cleanup
Kun reading compounds
- 掃く 【はく】 to sweep, to brush, to clean, to gather silkworms
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か
- Korean:
- so
Spanish
- cepillo
- barrer
- arrastrar con todo
Portuguese
- varrer
- escovar
French
- balayer
- brosser
- nettoyer
| 1519 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1235 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1945 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 947 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 574 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1319 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1080 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1128 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 957 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 907 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 611 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 372 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 464 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1160 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 12237P | Morohashi |
| 503 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2207 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1152 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1235 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1442 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1344 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c8.22 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 5702.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6383 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
594 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 除 【ジョ】 division
- 除外 【ジョガイ】 exception, exclusion
- 切除 【セツジョ】 cut off, cut out, ablation, resection, surgical removal
- 防除 【ボウジョ】 prevention (of plant disease and insect damage), (pest) control, extermination (of harmful insects), protection (against natural disasters)
- 除 【ジョ】 division
- 除外 【ジョガイ】 exception, exclusion
- 分解掃除 【ブンカイソウジ】 overhaul, taking apart and cleaning
- 掃き掃除 【ハキソウジ】 sweeping and cleaning
Kun reading compounds
- 除く 【のぞく】 to remove, to eliminate, to eradicate, to exclude, to except
Readings
- Korean:
- je
Spanish
- eliminar
- quitar
- excluir
- dividir
Portuguese
- excluir
- divisão (mat.)
- remover
- abolir
- cancelar
- exceto
French
- exclure
- division (opération)
- enlever
- abolir
- annuler
| 813 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 910 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 711 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 688 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4993 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 530 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 986 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1059 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1065 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1112 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 958 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 732 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 546 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 333 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 412 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1674 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 41669 | Morohashi |
| 456 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6449 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1658 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1787 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 905 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3641 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2d7.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 7829.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-92 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9664 | Unicode hex code |