| 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
1409 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 玄米 【ゲンマイ】 unpolished rice, unmilled rice, brown rice
- 玄関 【ゲンカン】 entrance, front door, entryway, entranceway, entry hall, vestibule, porch, foyer, mud room
- 幽玄 【ユウゲン】 mysterious profundity, quiet beauty, the subtle and profound, yūgen
Kun reading compounds
- 玄人 【くろうと】 expert, professional, master, connoisseur, woman in the nightlife business, demimondaine, geisha and prostitutes
- 玄人気質 【くろうとかたぎ】 professionalism, the temperament of a professional
Readings
- Japanese names:
- けん、 はる、 はるか
- Korean:
- hyeon
Spanish
- misterioso
- oculto
- oscuro
- negro
Portuguese
- misterioso
- oculto
French
- mystérieux
- occulte
- sombre
| 1227 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1514 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2918 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1113 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1533 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 522 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1225 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1289 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1276 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1311 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2485 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1256 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1722 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1395 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 20814 | Morohashi |
| 1991 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3616 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1383 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1484 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1051 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 471 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2j3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-3 | SKIP code |
| 0073.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-28 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7384 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2095 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 錫 【シャク】 bishop's staff, khakkhara
- 錫杖 【シャクジョウ】 khakkhara (staff topped with metal rings traditionally carried by monks), pewter staff
- 脱錫 【ダッシャク】 detinning, removal of tin and copper
- 巡錫 【ジュンシャク】 preaching tour
Kun reading compounds
- 錫 【すず】 tin (Sn)
- 錫石 【すずいし】 cassiterite
- 塩化錫 【えんかすず】 tin chloride
- 酸化錫 【さんかすず】 stannous oxide (SnO), stannic oxide (SnO2)
Readings
- Korean:
- seog
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 4873 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2524 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2189 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1557 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 40573 | Morohashi |
| 6292 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2764 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2786 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 8a8.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-8 | SKIP code |
| 8612.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-66 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 932b | Unicode hex code |