| 1346 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1720 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 184 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1681 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1415 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 341 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1503 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1602 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1768 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1049 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4344 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2200 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2960 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 226 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14424 | Morohashi |
| 3531 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2546 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 221 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 235 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1081 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1788 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 朱 【シュ】 vermillion (colour), cinnabar, red orange, vermillion (pigment), cinnabar ink stick, correction written in red ink
- 銖 【シュ】 shu, unit of weight, 1/24th of a ryō, shu, Edo-period unit of currency, 1/16th of a ryō
- 堆朱 【ツイシュ】 red lacquerware with patterns carved in relief
- 銀朱 【ギンシュ】 vermilion (pigment)
Kun reading compounds
- 朱 【あけ】 red, vermilion, cinnabar, scarlet
- 朱に染まる 【あけにそまる】 to welter in blood, to be covered in blood
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 あか、 あき、 す
- Korean:
- ju
Spanish
- bermellón
- rojo oscuro
- antigua unidad monetaria
Portuguese
- vermelhão
- zinabre
- escarlate
- vermelho
- ensangüentado
French
- vermillon
- rouge
- écarlate
- sanglant
| 2464 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a6.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-6-3 | SKIP code |
| 2590.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-75 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6731 | 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
400 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 衛星 【エイセイ】 (natural) satellite, moon, (artificial) satellite
- 衛生 【エイセイ】 hygiene, sanitation, health
- 自衛 【ジエイ】 self-defense, self-defence
- 専守防衛 【センシュボウエイ】 nonaggressive defense (policy) (defence)
- 衛星 【エイセイ】 (natural) satellite, moon, (artificial) satellite
- 衛生 【エイセイ】 hygiene, sanitation, health
- 近衛 【コノエ】 Imperial Guards
- 兵衛 【ヒョウエ】 middle palace guard (ritsuryō system)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- もり、 い、 まもる
- Korean:
- wi
Spanish
- defensa
- protección
- guardián
Portuguese
- defesa
- proteção
French
- défense
- protection
| 551 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 646 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 617 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 394 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1639 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 686 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1722 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2452 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 815 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 834 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 780 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1617 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 938 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 526 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 686 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1661 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 34073 | Morohashi |
| 760 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1776 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1646 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1775 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 287 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 813 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2053 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3i13.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-13 | SKIP code |
| 2122.1 | Four corner code |
| 2150.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 885b | Unicode hex code |