| 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
1065 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 歓 【カン】 joy, enjoyment, delight, pleasure
- 歓喜 【カンキ】 delight, great joy
- 哀歓 【アイカン】 joys and sorrows, happiness and sadness
- 交歓 【コウカン】 exchange of courtesies (cordialities), fraternization, fraternisation
Kun reading compounds
- 喜ぶ 【よろこぶ】 to be delighted, to be glad, to be pleased, to rejoice, to congratulate, to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.), to take kindly to, to do with pleasure, to do gladly, to be happy (to do)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぶ
- Korean:
- hwan
Spanish
- alegría
- felicidad
- deleite
- diversión
Portuguese
- deleite
- prazer
French
- joie
- plaisir
- ravissement
| 753 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 639 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1030 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2425 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 652 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1450 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2352 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1052 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1095 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1132 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1126 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2342 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1206 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1650 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 577 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 16197 | Morohashi |
| 1867 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2948 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 570 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 612 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1776 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2362 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4j11.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-11-4 | SKIP code |
| 8728.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6b53 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
625 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 迎賓館 【ゲイヒンカン】 reception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries), guest house, State Guest House (esp. Akasaka palace, also guest house in Kyoto)
- 迎撃 【ゲイゲキ】 intercept, interception, counter-attack
- 奉迎 【ホウゲイ】 welcome
- 盛んな歓迎 【サカンナカンゲイ】 cordial reception
Kun reading compounds
- 迎える 【むかえる】 to go out to meet, to receive, to welcome, to greet, to salute, to hail, to call for, to summon, to invite, to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family), to take (e.g. a wife), to reach (a certain time, a point in one's life, etc.), to enter (a new phase, new era, etc.), to approach (e.g. death)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- むかえ
- Korean:
- yeong
Spanish
- bienvenida
- recibir
- ir a recibir
Portuguese
- receber bem
- reunião
- saudar
French
- accueil
- rencontrer
- saluer
| 1207 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 726 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4669 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1062 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 949 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 746 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1055 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1098 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1133 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 680 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3796 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1939 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2632 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1717 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38748P | Morohashi |
| 3059 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6019 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1702 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1837 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1145 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2644 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 3730.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-62 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8fce | Unicode hex code |