| 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
1557 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鬼 【オニ】 ogre, demon, oni, spirit of a deceased person, ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.), it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.), Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), very, extremely, super-
- 鬼神 【キシン】 fierce god
- 債鬼 【サイキ】 cruel creditor, bill collector
- 豪鬼 【ゴウキ】 Akuma (Street Fighter)
Kun reading compounds
- 鬼 【おに】 ogre, demon, oni, spirit of a deceased person, ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.), it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.), Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), very, extremely, super-
- 鬼神 【きしん】 fierce god
- 青鬼 【あおおに】 (horned) blue demon, blue ogre
- 赤鬼 【あかおに】 red-horned demon, red ogre
Readings
- Korean:
- gwi
Spanish
- fantasma
- demonio
- ogro
Portuguese
- fantasma
- diabo
- demônio
French
- démon
- monstre
| 1128 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1207 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5276 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1226 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1916 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1527 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1523 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1624 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1752 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1926 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3291 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1702 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2313 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2038 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 45758 | Morohashi |
| 2657 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6833 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2019 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2175 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1405 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 857 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5f5.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 2621.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-20 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9b3c | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1839 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 蓮華 【レンゲ】 lotus flower, Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus), china spoon, lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
- 蓮角 【レンカク】 jacana (esp. the pheasant-tailed jacana, Hydrophasianus chirurgus), lily-trotter
- 睡蓮 【スイレン】 water lily (any plant of genus Nymphaea), pygmy waterlily (Nymphaea tetragona)
- 黄連 【オウレン】 goldthread (Coptis japonica)
Kun reading compounds
- 蓮 【はす】 sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera), Indian lotus, lotus, rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
- 蓮池 【はすいけ】 lotus pond
- 蓮 【はす】 sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera), Indian lotus, lotus, rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
- 蓮の蔤 【はちすのはい】 lotus root
- 木蓮 【きはちす】 rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
Readings
- Korean:
- ryeon
Spanish
- loto
Portuguese
French
| 4731 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2197 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2227 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2940 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1511 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2047 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 31722 | Morohashi |
| 5105 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2360 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2446 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 3k10.31 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-10 | SKIP code |
| 4430.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-47-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 84ee | Unicode hex code |