| 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 5
JLPT level N1
976 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 災害 【サイガイ】 calamity, disaster, misfortune
- 災難 【サイナン】 calamity, misfortune, disaster
- 労災 【ロウサイ】 work-related injury, work-related illness, work-related death, on-the-job accident, workers' compensation insurance
- 防災 【ボウサイ】 disaster preparedness, prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster, protection against disaster
Kun reading compounds
- 災い 【わざわい】 disaster, calamity, misfortune, trouble, woes
- 災いする 【わざわいする】 to be one's ruin, to do harm, to cause trouble, to have negative consequences, to bring about a bad outcome
Readings
- Korean:
- jae
Spanish
- desastre
- calamidad
- catástrofe
Portuguese
- desastre
- calamidade
- desgraça
- maldição
- mau
French
- désastre
- catastrophe
- calamité
- malheur
| 789 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 707 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 680 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1061 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1448 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 788 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1510 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1335 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1418 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 873 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1263 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2734 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1400 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1888 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 169 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 18879 | Morohashi |
| 2206 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3400 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 167 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 179 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 667 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2762 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4d3.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 2280.9 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 707d | Unicode hex code |
harm, injury
- On:
- ガイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
358 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 害 【ガイ】 injury, harm, evil influence, damage
- 害虫 【ガイチュウ】 harmful insect, noxious insect, vermin, pest
- 薬害 【ヤクガイ】 harmful side effects of a medicine or drug
- 傷害 【ショウガイ】 injury, inflicting bodily injury
Readings
- Korean:
- hae, hal
Spanish
- desastre
- obstáculo
- daño
- lesión
Portuguese
- dano
- injúria
French
- tort
- mal
- blessure
| 362 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 460 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 437 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 425 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1306 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 450 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 468 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1181 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 518 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 527 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 785 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 481 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2826 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1457 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1962 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1565 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7165 | Morohashi |
| 2272 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1333 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1551 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1671 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 428 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 538 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 777 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3m7.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 3060.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-18 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5bb3 | Unicode hex code |