| 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
1273 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 祥 【ショウ】 omen (usu. good), (auspicious) sign, first two anniversaries of a person's death
- 祥雲 【ショウウン】 auspicious cloud
- 瑞祥 【ズイショウ】 auspicious sign, good omen
- 清祥 【セイショウ】 happiness and health
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 さか、 さち、 ひろ、 まさ、 やす、 ゆき、 よし、 あきら、 さき、 さむ、 ただ、 なか、 なが
- Korean:
- sang
Spanish
- suerte
- buen augurio
Portuguese
- auspicioso
- felicidade
- bons auspícios
French
- bon présage
- prometteur
- bonheur
| 1398 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1549 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3246 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1562 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1578 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1074 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1576 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1682 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1542 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1424 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1184 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 644 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 855 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1097 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 24689P | Morohashi |
| 948 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4090 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1088 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1169 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1373 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 655 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4e6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-6 | SKIP code |
| 3825.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-45 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7965 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1882 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 忌 【キ】 mourning, mourning period, anniversary of one's death
- 忌避 【キヒ】 evasion, avoidance, shirking, recusation (of a judge), taking exception (to a judge), challenge
- 回忌 【カイキ】 death anniversary, anniversary of a person's death
- 七回忌 【シチカイキ】 sixth anniversary of a death
Kun reading compounds
- 忌む 【いむ】 to avoid, to refrain from, to shun, to detest
- 忌むべき 【いむべき】 abominable, detestable
- 忌み 【いみ】 mourning, abstinence, taboo, religious purification, pure, holy
- 忌み明け 【いみあけ】 end of mourning
- 子忌み 【ねいみ】 collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first day of the Rat of the New Year)
- 物忌み 【ものいみ】 purification through fasting and abstinence, confinement to one's house on inauspicious days to avoid misfortune (Onmyōdō practice)
- 忌まわしい 【いまわしい】 abhorrent, abominable, detestable, disgusting, horrid, repugnant, ominous, inauspicious, unlucky
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いまわ
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- aborrecer
- detestar
- luto
Portuguese
- luto
- odiar
- detestável
- aniversário de morte
French
- deuil
- détester
- répugnant
- anniversaire du décès
| 1122 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1819 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1463 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1522 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1287 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 462 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1797 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1935 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1697 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 769 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2735 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1401 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1889 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 606 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10310 | Morohashi |
| 2207 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1786 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 599 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 644 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1121 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3558 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4k3.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 1733.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-87 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5fcc | Unicode hex code |