| 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
1440 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 錦衣 【キンイ】 fine clothes, beautiful kimono, Japanese brocade
- 錦衣玉食 【キンイギョクショク】 beautiful clothes and fine food, life of luxury
- 蜀錦 【ショッキン】 type of brocade
Kun reading compounds
- 錦 【にしき】 brocade, fine dress, fine clothes
- 錦絵 【にしきえ】 nishiki-e, multi-colour woodblock print
- 蜀江の錦 【しょっこうのにしき】 type of red brocade originally from the ancient Chinese country of Shu and passed on in Japan, type of brocade made in Sichuan during the Ming period
- 綾錦 【あやにしき】 twill damask and brocade
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かね、 あや、 にし
- Korean:
- geum
Spanish
- brocado
- vestido fino
- bello
Portuguese
French
- brocart
- belle robe
- honneurs
| 1512 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4882 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1926 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2525 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2256 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1252 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2181 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1144 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1549 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 418 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 40569 | Morohashi |
| 1738 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6301 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 411 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 439 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 8a8.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-8 | SKIP code |
| 8612.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-51 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9326 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
2400 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 卯 【ウ】 the Rabbit (fourth sign of the Chinese zodiac), the Hare, hour of the Rabbit (around 6am, 5-7am, or 6-8am), east, second month in the lunar calendar
- 丁卯 【ヒノトウ】 Fire Rabbit (4th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1927, 1987, 2047)
- 己卯 【ツチノトウ】 Earth Rabbit (16th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1939, 1999, 2059)
Kun reading compounds
- 卯 【う】 the Rabbit (fourth sign of the Chinese zodiac), the Hare, hour of the Rabbit (around 6am, 5-7am, or 6-8am), east, second month in the lunar calendar
- 卯年 【うさぎどし】 year of the Hare, year of the Rabbit
- なか卯 【なかう】 Nakau (restaurant chain)
- 辛卯 【かのとう】 Metal Rabbit (28th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1951, 2011, 2071)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あきら、 しげる、 い
- Korean:
- myo
Spanish
- signo de la liebre
- cuarto signo del zodíaco
- conejo
Portuguese
French
- signe de la 4ème branche terrestre
- signe du Lapin (zodiaque)
- 5 à 7 heures du matin
- Est (90°)
| 2052 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 806 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1983 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 259 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2031 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 231 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 148 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 177 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2062 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2847 | Morohashi |
| 199 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 628 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2041 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2199 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 2e3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 7772.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 536f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
2 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 一 【イチ】 one, 1, best, first, foremost, beginning, start, a (single), one (of many), ace, bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
- 一位 【イチイ】 first place, first rank, units position (of a number)
- 十一 【ジュウイチ】 eleven, 11, jack
- １対１ 【イチタイイチ】 one-to-one, one-on-one
- 一 【イツ】 one, same (mind, path, etc.)
- 一に 【イツニ】 solely, entirely, only, or
- 均一 【キンイツ】 uniformity, equality
- 画一 【カクイツ】 uniformity, standardization, standardisation
Kun reading compounds
- 一つ 【ひとつ】 one, for one thing, only, (not) even, just (e.g. "just try it"), some kind of, one type of
- 一つ一つ 【ひとつひとつ】 one-by-one, separately, in detail
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かず、 い、 いっ、 いる、 かつ、 かづ、 てん、 はじめ、 ひ、 ひとつ、 まこと
- Korean:
- il
Spanish
- uno
- 1
Portuguese
- um
French
- un
- radical un (no. 1)
| 1 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 1 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 1 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 4 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 3 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
| 2 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4148 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2105 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2850 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1 | Morohashi |
| 3341 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 1 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3072 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-1-4 | SKIP code |
| 1000.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e00 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
569 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 郎 【ロウ】 nth son, lang, official title in ancient China, man, young man, my husband, my lover, nth child (male and female)
- 郎君 【ロウクン】 young man, boy, son (of one's master, employer, etc.), husband, (male) lover, dear, darling
- 新郎 【シンロウ】 bridegroom
- 女郎 【ジョロウ】 prostitute (esp. Edo period)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いら、 お、 とう、 もん、 ろ、 ろお
- Korean:
- rang
Spanish
- hombre
- hijo
- sirviente
Portuguese
- filho
- sufixo para contagem de filhos
French
- fils (enfant)
- compteur de fils
| 1936 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 237 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4762 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 955 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1827 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1145 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 980 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1014 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 546 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 757 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1641 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 867 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1184 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1868 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 39405P | Morohashi |
| 1289 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6138 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1851 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1995 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 264 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 1300 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 844 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2d6.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-3 | SKIP code |
| 1-6-2 | SKIP code |
| 3772.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-47-26 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 90ce | Unicode hex code |