| 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
1192 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 雅 【ガ】 elegance, grace, festal song (genre of the Shi Jing)
- 雅致 【ガチ】 artistry, good taste, elegance, grace
- 清雅 【セイガ】 graceful, elegant
- 大雅 【タイガ】 major festal song (subgenre of the Shi Jing)
Kun reading compounds
- 雅 【みやび】 refinement, elegance, grace
- 雅び男 【みやびお】 elegant and refined man
Readings
- Japanese names:
- う、 お、 か、 ただし、 のり、 まさ、 まさし、 よし
- Korean:
- a
Spanish
- elegante
- refinado
- gracioso
Portuguese
- elegante
- benévolo
- gracioso
- refinado
French
- bon goût
- élégant
- gracieux
- raffiné
| 1057 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1271 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2850 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1211 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1885 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1913 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1456 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1550 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1638 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1853 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1532 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 811 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1106 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1926 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 41973 | Morohashi |
| 1197 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6505 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1907 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2056 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1684 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3275 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8c5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-8 | SKIP code |
| 1021.4 | Four corner code |
| 7021.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-77 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 96c5 | 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 |