| 2472 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 3453 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2420 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 21080 | Morohashi |
| 3653 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2912 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2921 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
1965 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 琵琶 【ビワ】 biwa (Japanese lute)
- 琵琶湖 【ビワコ】 Lake Biwa, Biwako
Readings
- Korean:
- bi
Spanish
- laúd
Portuguese
French
| 4f8.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-8-4 | SKIP code |
| 1171.1 | Four corner code |
| 1111.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-92 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7435 | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 琵琶 【ビワ】 biwa (Japanese lute)
- 楽琵琶 【ガクビワ】 large 4-stringed biwa used in gagaku
Readings
- Korean:
- pa
Spanish
- laúd
Portuguese
French
| 2945 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 3454 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2421 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 21081 | Morohashi |
| 3649 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2913 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2922 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 4f8.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-8-4 | SKIP code |
| 1171.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-42 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7436 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
1344 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 湖 【コ】 lake (in place names)
- 湖沼 【コショウ】 lake, marsh, wetland, inland waters
- 汽水湖 【キスイコ】 brackish lake
- 塩水湖 【エンスイコ】 saltwater or saline lake
Kun reading compounds
- 湖 【みずうみ】 lake
- 白鳥の湖 【はくちょうのみずうみ】 Swan Lake (ballet)
- 白鳥の湖 【はくちょうのみずうみ】 Swan Lake (ballet)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うみ、 み
- Korean:
- ho
Spanish
- lago
Portuguese
- lago
French
- lac
| 394 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 293 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 276 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1086 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2628 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 573 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 699 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1584 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 467 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 475 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 453 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1220 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 736 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 439 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 551 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 150 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17836 | Morohashi |
| 604 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3240 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 148 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 159 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 396 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 346 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a9.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 3712.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-48 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6e56 | 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
- 鯰 【なまず】 catfish (esp. the Amur catfish, Silurus asotus), earthquake
- 鯰絵 【なまずえ】 woodblock print depicting a giant catfish (popular in Edo after the 1855 earthquake)
- 大ナマズ 【だいナマズ】 giant catfish (mythological being thought to cause earthquakes)
- 琵琶湖大鯰 【びわこおおなまず】 Lake Biwa catfish (Silurus biwaensis)
Readings
- Korean:
- yeom
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 5300 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2829 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 46285 | Morohashi |
| 6879 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 11a8.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-11-8 | SKIP code |
| 2833.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-82-48 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9bf0 | Unicode hex code |