| 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 6
JLPT level N1
1807 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 腸 【チョウ】 guts, bowels, intestines
- 腸炎 【チョウエン】 enteritis
- 大腸 【ダイチョウ】 large intestine, large bowel, colon
- 胃腸 【イチョウ】 stomach and intestines, gastrointestinal tract, digestive organs
Kun reading compounds
- 腸 【ちょう】 guts, bowels, intestines
- はらわたが煮えくり返る 【はらわたがにえくりかえる】 to be furious, to seethe with anger, to have one's blood boiling
- 腸 【ちょう】 guts, bowels, intestines
- 腸香 【わたか】 Ischikauia steenackeri (species of cyprinid fish)
- 大腸 【だいちょう】 large intestine, large bowel, colon
- 背わた 【せわた】 vein of a shrimp (prawn), digestive tract of a shrimp, sand vein
Readings
- Korean:
- jang
Spanish
- intestinos
- vísceras
Portuguese
- intestinos
- abdomen
- tripas
- vísceras
French
- intestin
- entrailles
- viscères
| 676 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 574 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 547 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1087 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3798 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 810 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1680 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1270 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1344 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1106 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1039 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1307 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 709 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 948 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 550 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 29721 | Morohashi |
| 1033 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4849 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 544 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 583 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 611 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3951 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4b9.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-9 | SKIP code |
| 7622.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-36-18 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8178 | Unicode hex code |
germ, fungus, bacteria
- On:
- キン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1586 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 菌 【キン】 fungus, germ, bacterium, bacillus
- 菌類 【キンルイ】 fungus, fungi
- 球菌 【キュウキン】 coccus
- 抗菌 【コウキン】 antibacterial, antimicrobial
Readings
- Korean:
- gyun
Spanish
- germen
- hongo
- bacteria
Portuguese
- germe
- fungo
- bactérias
French
- germe (microbien)
- champignon
- bactérie
| 1177 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1016 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3976 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1651 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1703 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1441 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1222 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1285 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1368 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 659 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2876 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1484 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2000 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 927 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 31156P | Morohashi |
| 2304 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5091 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 918 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 985 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1480 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1964 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k8.32 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 4460.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 83cc | Unicode hex code |