| 747 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 835 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 820 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 625 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1876 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 776 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 567 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 799 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1113 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1165 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 768 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 870 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 366 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 229 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 273 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 748 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 11985P | Morohashi |
| 309 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2118 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 740 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 801 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 860 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
611 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 拡充 【カクジュウ】 expansion
- 拡散 【カクサン】 spreading, disseminating, scattering, diffusion (of light, gas)
- 軍拡 【グンカク】 military expansion, arms buildup
Kun reading compounds
- 広がる 【ひろがる】 to spread (out), to extend, to stretch, to reach to, to get around, to fill (e.g. a space)
- 広げる 【ひろげる】 to spread, to extend, to expand, to enlarge, to widen, to broaden, to unfold, to open, to unroll, to unwrap, to scatter about, to spread around, to make flourish, to cause to prosper
Readings
- Korean:
- hwag, gwang
Spanish
- ensanchar
- expandir
- extender
- aumentar
- ampliar
Portuguese
- alargar
- extender
- expandir
French
- élargir
- étendre
- développer
- agrandir
| 1371 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c5.25 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 5003.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 62e1 | 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 |