| 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
1449 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 肝 【キモ】 liver, innards, courage, spirit, pluck, guts, crux, essential point, key
- 胆石 【タンセキ】 gallstone
- 魂胆 【コンタン】 ulterior motive, plot, scheme, complicated circumstances, intricacies
- 豪胆 【ゴウタン】 bold, daring, dauntless, intrepid, stout-hearted
Kun reading compounds
- 肝 【きも】 liver, innards, courage, spirit, pluck, guts, crux, essential point, key
- 肝いり 【きもいり】 good offices, auspices, sponsorship, help, assistance, village official (during the Edo period)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 まこと
- Korean:
- dan
Spanish
- vesícula biliar
- valor
- espíritu
- nervio
Portuguese
- Bexiga irritadaa
- coragem
- orgãos internos
- nervos
French
- vésicule biliaire
- courage
- cran
| 1564 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1660 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3751 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1466 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1671 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 845 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1273 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1347 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1344 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1027 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1150 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 622 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 828 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 31 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 29354 | Morohashi |
| 919 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4790 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 31 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 31 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1265 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3972 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4b5.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 7621.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 80c6 | Unicode hex code |