| 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.)
- 負荷増大 【フカゾウタイ】 load increase
- 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 |
ancestor, pioneer, founder
- On:
- ソ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
1226 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 祖 【ソ】 ancestor, forefather, progenitor, originator, pioneer, inventor, founder, grandfather
- 祖国 【ソコク】 homeland, motherland, fatherland, native country
- 元祖 【ガンソ】 originator, pioneer, inventor, founder, progenitor, primogenitor, founder of a family line
- 教祖 【キョウソ】 founder of a religious sect
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い
- Korean:
- jo
Spanish
- antepasado
- pionero
- fundador
Portuguese
- antecessor
- pioneiro
- fundador
French
- ancêtre
- pionnier
- fondateur
| 657 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 758 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 736 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1325 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3243 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 540 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 772 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 850 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 622 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 632 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 824 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1423 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1145 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 617 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 823 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1795 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 24664P | Morohashi |
| 914 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4083 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1779 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1918 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 701 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 673 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4e5.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 3721.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-36 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7956 | Unicode hex code |
父
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
646 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 父母 【フボ】 father and mother, parents
- 父子 【フシ】 father and child, father and son, father and daughter
- 義父 【ギフ】 father-in-law, foster father, stepfather
- 養父 【ヨウフ】 foster father, adoptive father
Kun reading compounds
- 父 【ちち】 father
- 父親 【ちちおや】 father
- 亡き父 【なきちち】 (one's) late father
- 建国の父 【けんこくのちち】 founding father
Readings
- Korean:
- bu, bo
Spanish
- padre
Portuguese
- pai
French
- père
| 131 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 216 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 197 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 742 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2832 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 90 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 70 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 65 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 113 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 113 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 73 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1286 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2467 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1248 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1714 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1282 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 19721 | Morohashi |
| 1973 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3516 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1274 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1366 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 226 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 100 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2066 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2o2.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 8040.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-41-67 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7236 | Unicode hex code |