| 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 |
舟
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1786 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 舟艇 【シュウテイ】 boat, watercraft
- 舟橋 【フナバシ】 pontoon bridge
- 軽舟 【ケイシュウ】 light boat, skiff
- 同舟 【ドウシュウ】 shipmates, fellow passengers
Kun reading compounds
- 船 【ふね】 ship, boat, watercraft, vessel, seaplane, tank, tub, vat, trough, counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
- 船貝 【ふねがい】 Arca avellana (species of ark shell)
- 釣り船 【つりぶね】 fishing boat, boat-shaped hanging flower vase
- 浮舟 【うきふね】 floating boat
Readings
- Korean:
- ju
Spanish
- bote
- barco
Portuguese
- barco
- nave
- navio
French
- bateau
- vaisseau
| 1354 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1334 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3863 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 968 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 857 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 339 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1094 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1145 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 646 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1592 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4353 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2203 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2965 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1886 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 30350 | Morohashi |
| 3538 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4927 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1868 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2012 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1087 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 848 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 2744.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-14 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 821f | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
1797 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
Kun reading compounds
- 鴨 【かも】 duck, easy mark, sucker, sitting duck
- 鴨居 【かもい】 lintel (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors)
- いい鴨 【いいかも】 desirable prey, easy game, easy mark, easy prey, easy target
Readings
- Korean:
- ab
Spanish
- pato salvaje
Portuguese
French
| 1570 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 121 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2489 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1582 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1143 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 46823 | Morohashi |
| 6955 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2835 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2850 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 11b5.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-11 | SKIP code |
| 6752.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-91 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9d28 | Unicode hex code |