| 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 5
JLPT level N1
734 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 興行 【コウギョウ】 show, performance, act, entertainment industry, show business
- 興業 【コウギョウ】 promotion of industry, inauguration of a new industrial enterprise
- 新興 【シンコウ】 rising, developing, emergent, burgeoning, new
- 再興 【サイコウ】 revival, restoration, resuscitation
- 興 【キョウ】 interest, entertainment, pleasure, implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
- 興味 【キョウミ】 interest (in something), curiosity (about something), zest (for)
- 一興 【イッキョウ】 amusement, fun, brief entertainment
- 遊興 【ユウキョウ】 merrymaking (esp. wine and women), pleasures
Kun reading compounds
- 興る 【おこる】 to rise, to flourish
- 興す 【おこす】 to vitalize (e.g. an industry), to invigorate, to energize, to revive, to promote, to make prosperous, to establish (e.g. a company), to build up, to set up, to launch, to commence
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おき、 おこっ、 とも
- Korean:
- heung
Spanish
- popularizarse
- popularizar
- interés
- prosperar
- poner en marcha
- promover
Portuguese
- entreter
- reviver
- recuperar
- interesse
- prazer
French
- intérêt
- divertir
- ranimer
- rétablir (fortune)
- plaisir
- prospérer
| 589 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 702 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 652 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 695 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 615 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 338 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1687 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2586 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 368 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 369 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 631 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 158 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3622 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1852 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2525 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1438 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 30226 | Morohashi |
| 2909 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4913 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1426 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1533 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 490 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 814 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2661 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2o14.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-14-2 | SKIP code |
| 7780.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-29 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8208 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
137 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 区 【ク】 ward, borough, city (in Tokyo), district (e.g. electoral), section, zone (e.g. postal)
- 区域 【クイキ】 area, zone, district, quarter, section, limits, boundary
- 学区 【ガック】 school district, school area
- 鉱区 【コウク】 mining area, mine lot
Readings
- Korean:
- gu, u
Spanish
- barrio
- distrito
- sección
Portuguese
- waº
- distrito
French
- circonscription
- arrondissement
| 591 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 282 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 465 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 67 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 757 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 168 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 131 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 183 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 183 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 548 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 233 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3681 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1879 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2559 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1712 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2674 | Morohashi |
| 2963 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 585 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1696 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1831 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 243 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3475 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2t2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 7171.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 533a | Unicode hex code |