| 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 2
JLPT level N4
1208 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 魚類 【ギョルイ】 fish, fishes
- 魚介類 【ギョカイルイ】 marine products, seafood, fish and shellfish
- 鮮魚 【センギョ】 fresh fish
- 稚魚 【チギョ】 fry, juvenile fish, fingerling
Kun reading compounds
- 魚 【さかな】 fish
- 魚市場 【うおいちば】 fish market
- 川魚 【かわうお】 river fish, freshwater fish
- 活魚 【かつぎょ】 live fish and shellfish (kept in a tank in a restaurant)
- 魚 【さかな】 fish
- 魚釣り 【さかなつり】 fishing
- 旬の魚 【しゅんのさかな】 fish in season
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い
- Korean:
- eo
Spanish
- pez
- pescado
Portuguese
- peixe
French
- poisson
| 190 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 109 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 98 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1008 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5281 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 603 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 103 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1485 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 290 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 290 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 485 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1931 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2636 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1345 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1825 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 173 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 45956 | Morohashi |
| 2127 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6845 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 171 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 183 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 200 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2540 | 2001 Kanji |
| 11a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-9 | SKIP code |
| 2-7-4 | SKIP code |
| 2733.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-91 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9b5a | Unicode hex code |
deviate, idleness, leisure, miss the mark, evade, elude, parry, diverge
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1524 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 逸脱 【イツダツ】 deviation, departure, omission
- 逸材 【イツザイ】 outstanding talent, person of exceptional talent, gifted person
- 捕逸 【ホイツ】 passed ball
- 秀逸 【シュウイツ】 excellent, superb, first-rate
Kun reading compounds
- 逸れる 【それる】 to turn away, to bear off, to veer away, to swerve from, to miss (e.g. a target), to deviate (e.g. of a conversation), to digress, to go astray, to wander
- 逸らす 【そらす】 to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.), to avert, to divert (e.g. one's attention), to evade (e.g. a question), to change (e.g. the subject), to displease, to annoy, to offend, to upset, to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
- 逸れる 【はぐれる】 to lose sight of (one's companions), to stray from, to miss (one's chance to ...)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いっ、 はや、 へん
- Korean:
- il
Spanish
- desviar
- eludir
- dejar pasar
- excepcional
- excelente
- desocupación
- ociosidad
Portuguese
- desviar-se
- indolência
- lazer
- perder o ponto
- escapar
- evitar
- desviar um golpe
- divergir
French
- dévier
- oisiveté
- loisirs
- rater
- s'évader
- échapper à
- s'écarter
- parer
- diverger
| 1010 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1581 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4708 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1723 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1812 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1504 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 734 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 747 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1748 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 700 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3872 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1990 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2688 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1992 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38951P | Morohashi |
| 3120 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6071 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1973 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2127 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1490 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2557 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q8.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 3730.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-79 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9038 | Unicode hex code |