| 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 |
Stroke order
Kun reading compounds
- 鷲 【わし】 eagle (Accipitridae family)
- 鷲座 【わしざ】 Aquila (constellation), the Eagle
- 蛇食鷲 【へびくいわし】 secretarybird (Sagittarius serpentarius), secretary bird
- 白頭鷲 【はくとうわし】 bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- す、 わ、 わせ
- Korean:
- chwi
Spanish
- águila
Portuguese
French
| 5368 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2980 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3598 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2514 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 47345 | Morohashi |
| 7004 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2834 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2849 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 11b12.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-12-11 | SKIP code |
| 0332.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-47-41 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9df2 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1035 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 透明 【トウメイ】 transparent, clear
- 透析 【トウセキ】 dialysis
- 失透 【シットウ】 devitrification
- 市場浸透 【シジョウシントウ】 market penetration
Kun reading compounds
- 透く 【すく】 to be transparent, to leave a gap
- 透かす 【すかす】 to look through, to hold up to the light, to make an opening, to leave space, to space (lines), to prune (trees), to fart without making a sound
- 透ける 【すける】 to be transparent, to show through
- 透水 【とうすい】 permeation (e.g. of water), percolation, seepage
- 透水性 【とうすいせい】 permeability
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とおる
- Korean:
- tu
Spanish
- permear
- penetrar
- filtrar
Portuguese
- transparente
- permeear
- filtrar
- penetrar
French
- transparent
- s'infiltrer
- pénétrer
| 1647 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1592 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4699 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1152 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1807 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1685 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1800 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1746 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 698 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3854 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1981 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2677 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 924 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38876P | Morohashi |
| 3108 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6059 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 915 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 981 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1399 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2245 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q7.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 3-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 3230.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 900f | Unicode hex code |