| 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 grade 2
JLPT level N4
200 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 海運 【カイウン】 maritime transport, shipping
- 海域 【カイイキ】 area of ocean
- 公海 【コウカイ】 high seas, international waters
- 内海 【ナイカイ】 inland sea, inlet, gulf, bay, lake
Kun reading compounds
- 海 【うみ】 sea, ocean, waters
- 海辺 【うみべ】 beach, seashore, seaside, coast
- 内海 【ないかい】 inland sea, inlet, gulf, bay, lake
- 血の海 【ちのうみ】 sea of blood, pool of blood
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 あま、 うな、 うん、 え、 か、 た、 ひろ、 ひろし、 ぶ、 まち、 まま、 み、 め、 わたる
- Korean:
- hae
Spanish
- mar
- océano
- playa
Portuguese
- oceano
- mar
French
- mer
- océan
| 55 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 94 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 88 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 158 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2553 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 99 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 211 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1071 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 117 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 117 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 454 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1184 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 459 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 284 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 344 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 471 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17450 | Morohashi |
| 384 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3133 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 461 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 500 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 206 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 171 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 347 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a6.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 3815.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6d77 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
639 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 馬車 【バシャ】 coach (horse-drawn), carriage, wagon, cart
- 馬券 【バケン】 betting ticket, betting slip
- 白馬 【ハクバ】 white horse, unrefined sake
- 騎馬 【キバ】 horse riding, horseback riding, horseback rider
Kun reading compounds
- 馬 【うま】 horse, horse racing, promoted bishop, knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
- 馬車 【ばしゃ】 coach (horse-drawn), carriage, wagon, cart
- 白馬 【はくば】 white horse, unrefined sake
- 竹馬 【たけうま】 stilts (for walking), hobby horse
- 馬克 【マルク】 mark (former currency of Germany)
- 馬尼剌 【マニラ】 Manila (Philippines)
- 白馬 【はくば】 white horse, unrefined sake
- 竹馬 【たけうま】 stilts (for walking), hobby horse
Readings
- Japanese names:
- た、 ばん、 め、 も
- Korean:
- ma
Spanish
- caballo
Portuguese
- Cavalo
French
- cheval
| 127 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 210 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 191 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 512 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5191 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 142 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1015 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1257 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 283 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 283 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 484 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1912 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4086 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2073 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2809 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1997 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 44572 | Morohashi |
| 3296 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6725 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1978 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2132 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 199 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3450 | 2001 Kanji |
| 10a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 4-10-1 | SKIP code |
| 7132.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 99ac | Unicode hex code |