| 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 |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1995 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 胡散 【ウサン】 suspicious
- 胡散臭い 【ウサンクサイ】 suspicious-looking, shady, questionable, dubious, fishy
- 胡 【コ】 barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China
- 胡椒 【コショウ】 pepper
- 柴胡 【サイコ】 Bupleurum root, Radix Bupleuri
- 京胡 【キョウコ】 jinghu (2-stringed Chinese instrument played with a bow)
- 誤魔化す 【ゴマカス】 to deceive, to cheat, to swindle, to falsify, to misrepresent, to lie about, to tamper with, to doctor, to cook, to evade (a question, taxes, etc.), to dodge, to gloss over (a mistake, fault, etc.), to smooth over, to get one's way out of (a difficult situation), to explain away, to embezzle, to pocket
- 胡麻 【ゴマ】 sesame seeds, sesame (Sesamum indicum)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- えびす、 くる
- Korean:
- ho
Spanish
- bárbaro
- extranjero
Portuguese
French
| 3753 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 879 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2206 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1467 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 623 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1057 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 29400 | Morohashi |
| 4792 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2470 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2537 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 4b5.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 4762.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-53 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 80e1 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1142 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 麻布 【アサヌノ】 hemp cloth, linen
- 麻酔 【マスイ】 anaesthesia, anesthesia
- 大麻 【タイマ】 hemp, cannabis, marijuana, pot, hashish, Shinto paper offerings
- 胡麻 【ゴマ】 sesame seeds, sesame (Sesamum indicum)
- 麻雀 【マージャン】 mahjong, mah-jongg
Kun reading compounds
- 麻 【あさ】 cannabis (Cannabis sativa), hemp (plant), hemp (fiber), linen, flax, jute
- 麻布 【あさぬの】 hemp cloth, linen
- 大麻 【たいま】 hemp, cannabis, marijuana, pot, hashish, Shinto paper offerings
- 絹麻 【きぬあさ】 thin linen polished to appear like silk
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 あざ、 お
- Korean:
- ma
Spanish
- cáñamo
- lino
- entumecerse
Portuguese
- cânhamo
- linho
French
- chanvre
- lin
| 1829 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1118 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5390 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1480 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1924 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1508 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1529 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1630 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1414 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1938 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3878 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1995 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2694 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 600 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 47888 | Morohashi |
| 3125 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 7040 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 593 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 637 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1502 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 564 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3q8.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 0029.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-67 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9ebb | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
2165 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 斑 【ブチ】 spots, speckles, mottles
- 斑晶 【ハンショウ】 phenocryst
- 水斑 【スイハン】 water spot (e.g. dried on a dish after washing)
- 黄斑 【オウハン】 macula, macula lutea, yellow spot
Kun reading compounds
- 斑 【ぶち】 spots, speckles, mottles
- 斑入り 【ふいり】 variegated, spotted
- 胡麻斑 【ごまふ】 black speckles, small black spots (like sprinkled sesame)
- 白斑 【はくはん】 white spot, bright spot, facula, vitiligo, leukoderma, leukoma
- 斑 【まだら】 spots, speckles, mottles, speckled, spotted
- 斑海豚 【まだらいるか】 pantropical spotted dolphin (Stenella attenuata)
- 浅葱斑 【あさぎまだら】 chestnut tiger butterfly (Parantica sita)
- 鹿の子斑 【かのこまだら】 pattern of white spots, dapples
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い
- Korean:
- ban
Spanish
- mancha
- mota
- manchado
- moteado
- abigarrado
- multicolor
Portuguese
French
| 2950 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1609 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1469 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1260 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 911 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 13470 | Morohashi |
| 1000 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2371 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2556 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1865 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 4f8.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-8 | SKIP code |
| 1111.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-35 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6591 | Unicode hex code |
butterfly
- On:
- チョウ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
2011 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 蝶 【チョウ】 butterfly
- 蝶々 【チョウチョウ】 butterfly
- 太陽蝶 【タイヨウチョウ】 sunset morpho (butterfly, Morpho hecuba)
- 猪鹿蝶 【イノシカチョウ】 the boar, deer and butterfly cards (high-scoring meld), inoshikacho (type of hanafuda gambling game)
Readings
- Korean:
- jeob
Spanish
- mariposa
Portuguese
French
- papillon
| 4171 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1970 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2495 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2236 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1772 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 946 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1278 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 527 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 33333 | Morohashi |
| 1401 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5363 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 521 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 560 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 6d9.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-9 | SKIP code |
| 1-6-8 | SKIP code |
| 5419.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-36-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8776 | Unicode hex code |