| 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 |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
2181 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 欽仰 【キンギョウ】 reverence, adoration, veneration
- 欽定 【キンテイ】 authorized (by imperial or royal order), authorised, appointed, enacted, established
Readings
- Japanese names:
- よし、 ひとし
- Korean:
- heum
Spanish
- respetar
- reverenciar
- venerar
Portuguese
French
| 4829 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1925 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1678 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2130 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2124 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1109 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1508 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 16104 | Morohashi |
| 1690 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2940 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 3004 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 8a4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-4 | SKIP code |
| 8718.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-54 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6b3d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1188 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 茂林 【モリン】 luxuriant (dense) forest
- 繁茂 【ハンモ】 flourishing (of plants), thriving, luxuriant growth, growing lushly, rankness (of weeds)
Kun reading compounds
- 茂る 【しげる】 to grow thickly, to be in full leaf, to be rampant, to luxuriate, to be luxurious
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うむさ、 き、 し、 つとむ、 む、 もて
- Korean:
- mu
Spanish
- frondoso
- exuberante
- tupido
- engordar
- crecer (plantas)
- ser lujoso
- hacerse frondoso
- hacerse tupido
Portuguese
- Coberto de plantas
- cresce forte
- luxuriante
French
- pousser dru
- s'épaissir
- luxuriant
| 1850 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1166 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3915 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1799 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1699 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 691 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1467 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1563 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1840 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 650 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2791 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1435 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1934 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 366 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 30833P | Morohashi |
| 2245 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4998 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 360 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 384 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1216 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1959 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k5.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 4425.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-48 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8302 | Unicode hex code |