| 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
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 旦過 【タンガ】 staying the night (of an itinerant priest in Zen Buddhism), itinerant priest's lodging, providing a room for an itinerant priest so that he may meditate for a long period of time
- 旦日 【タンジツ】 tomorrow, tomorrow morning
- 歳旦 【サイタン】 New Year's morning, morning of New Year's Day, New Year's Day
- 昧旦 【マイタン】 dawn, daybreak
- 旦那 【ダンナ】 master (of a house, shop, etc.), husband, sir, boss, master, governor, patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess, sugar daddy, alms, almsgiving, almsgiver
- 旦つく 【ダンツク】 husband
- 震旦 【シンタン】 (ancient) China
Readings
- Korean:
- dan
Spanish
- alba
- mañana
- amanecer
Portuguese
French
- aube
- point du jour
- aurore
| 1849 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2098 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1892 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 162 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2085 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2111 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 3041 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1548 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2119 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 30 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13734 | Morohashi |
| 2389 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2411 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 30 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 30 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 4c1.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-1 | SKIP code |
| 6010.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-22 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 65e6 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1621 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 那覇 【ナハ】 Naha (city in Okinawa)
- 那覇港湾空港工事事務所 【ナハコウワンクウコウコウジジムショ】 Naha Harbour and Airport Construction Office
- 刹那 【セツナ】 moment, instant, kshana, duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second), shortest possible interval of time
- 印度支那 【インドシナ】 Indochina
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とも、 やす
- Korean:
- na
Spanish
- abundante
- ¿qué?
Portuguese
French
| 1257 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4757 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 416 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2251 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 826 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1047 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 564 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 748 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 39306X | Morohashi |
| 843 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6129 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2960 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1992 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 2d4.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 1-4-2 | SKIP code |
| 1752.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 90a3 | Unicode hex code |