| 1704 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1379 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1884 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 176 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2029 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 3766 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2610 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 7634 | Morohashi |
| 3032 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1407 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2220 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1134 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
1692 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 後輪 【コウリン】 rear wheel, cantle
- 尻座 【コウザ】 crouching
Kun reading compounds
- 尻 【しり】 buttocks, behind, rump, bottom, hips, undersurface, bottom, last place, end, consequence
- 尻尾 【しっぽ】 tail (of an animal), tail end, tip
- 道の後 【みちのしり】 the part of a province furthest from the capital
- 美尻 【びしり】 beautiful buttocks
Readings
- Japanese names:
- がみ
- Korean:
- go
Spanish
- asentaderas
- trasero
- culo
- parte trasera
Portuguese
French
| 3757 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3r2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 7721.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5c3b | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 棘魚類 【キョクギョルイ】 acanthodians (extinct jawed fishes)
- 棘条 【キョクジョウ】 spiny ray (of a fin)
- 荊棘 【ケイキョク】 wild rose, bramble, briar patch, obstacle, source of difficulty, thorn
- 肩甲棘 【ケンコウキョク】 scapular spine, spine of the scapula, spina scapulae
Kun reading compounds
- 茨 【いばら】 thorny shrub, wild rose, briar, thorn, cusp
- 刺 【とげ】 thorn, spine, prickle, splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh), hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone), biting words
- 【トゲアシガニ】 flat rock crab (Percnon planissimum)
Readings
- Korean:
- geug
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 238 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 14938 | Morohashi |
| 2729 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2938 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2945 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 0a12.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-6 | SKIP code |
| 5599.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-59-89 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 68d8 | Unicode hex code |
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
| 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) |
| 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
- 蜥蜴 【とかげ】 lizard, skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
- 蜥蜴座 【とかげざ】 Lacerta (constellation), the Lizard
Readings
- Korean:
- seog
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 4155 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 33157 | Morohashi |
| 5338 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 6d8.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-8 | SKIP code |
| 5212.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-73-82 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8725 | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
Readings
- Korean:
- cheog
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 4152 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 33190 | Morohashi |
| 5335 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 6d8.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-8 | SKIP code |
| 5612.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-73-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8734 | Unicode hex code |