| 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 3
JLPT level N4
384 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 病 【ビョウ】 disease
- 病院 【ビョウイン】 hospital, clinic, doctor's office, doctor's surgery, infirmary
- 血友病 【ケツユウビョウ】 hemophilia, haemophilia
- 同病 【ドウビョウ】 the same sickness
Kun reading compounds
- 病む 【やむ】 to fall ill, to suffer from (e.g. a disease), to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
- 病 【やまい】 illness, disease, bad habit, weakness, fault
- 病が篤い 【やまいがあつい】 seriously ill
- 恋病 【こいやまい】 lovesickness
- 躁鬱病 【そううつびょう】 manic depression, manic-depressive psychosis, bipolar disorder
Readings
- Korean:
- byeong
Spanish
- enfermedad
- caer enfermo
Portuguese
- mal
- doente
French
- malade
| 310 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 404 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 381 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 441 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3042 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 145 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 224 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1250 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 380 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 381 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 229 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1352 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4062 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2059 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2791 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1698 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 22127 | Morohashi |
| 3277 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3798 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1682 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1813 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 365 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 553 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5i5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-5-5 | SKIP code |
| 0012.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-41-34 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 75c5 | Unicode hex code |
Inst., institution, temple, mansion, school
- On:
- イン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
150 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 院 【イン】 house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.), graduate school, postgraduate school, institution (often medical), institutional building, government office, sub-temple, minor temple building, temple, cloister, imperial palace, title bestowed on empresses, princesses, etc., former (esp. of emperors, daimyos, etc.), late
- 院長 【インチョウ】 director (of a hospital, institution, academy, etc.), superintendent, rector
- 議院 【ギイン】 parliament, congress, diet, house (of parliament, etc.), chamber
- 棋院 【キイン】 go institution, go club, go hall
Readings
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
- institución
- templo
- hospital
Portuguese
- instituição
- templo
- mansão
- escola
French
- temple
- institution
- résidence
- école
- hôpital
| 350 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 249 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 229 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 236 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4991 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 237 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 271 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1055 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 614 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 624 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 230 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 729 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 544 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 331 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 410 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1313 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 41665 | Morohashi |
| 454 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6447 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1304 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1401 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 412 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 350 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3657 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2d7.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 1-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 7321.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9662 | Unicode hex code |