| 3174 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 23995 | Morohashi |
| 3983 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 矮小 【ワイショウ】 diminutive, dwarfish, pygmy, stunted, undersized, narrow (e.g. thinking), small
- わい化 【ワイカ】 dwarfing, stunting
Readings
- Korean:
- wae
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 5d8.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-8 | SKIP code |
| 8244.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-66-68 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 77ee | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1901 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鶏肉 【トリニク】 chicken meat, fowl, poultry, bird meat
- 鶏卵 【ケイラン】 hen's egg
- 養鶏 【ヨウケイ】 poultry raising, poultry farming, chicken farming
- 成鶏 【セイケイ】 adult chicken, mature fowl
Kun reading compounds
- 鶏 【にわとり】 chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus), domestic chicken, chicken meat
- 鶏小屋 【にわとりごや】 henhouse, chicken coop
- 鳥 【とり】 bird, bird meat (esp. chicken meat), fowl, poultry
- 鶏 【にわとり】 chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus), domestic chicken, chicken meat
- 焼き鳥 【やきとり】 yakitori, chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer, grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow), failing to win a single hand during a half-game
- 花鶏 【あとり】 brambling (bird) (Fringilla montifringilla)
Readings
- Korean:
- gye
Spanish
- pollo
- gallo
- ave de corral
Portuguese
- Frango
- galinha
French
- poule
| 1206 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1669 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5359 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1548 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1922 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2821 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 926 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 949 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1863 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1936 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2221 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1158 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1577 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1966 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 47074P | Morohashi |
| 1768 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6980 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1947 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2097 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1928 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2050 | 2001 Kanji |
| 11b8.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-11 | SKIP code |
| 2752.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-60 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9d8f | 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
On reading compounds
- 戟 【ゲキ】 ji (ancient Chinese halberd)
- 矮鶏大戟 【チャボタイゲキ】 petty spurge (Euphorbia peplus)
- 三叉戟 【サンサゲキ】 trident
Kun reading compounds
- 矛 【ほこ】 long-handled Chinese spear, lance, pike, weapon, arms, grip of a bow, parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
Readings
- Korean:
- geug
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 1806 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2131 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1514 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 11606 | Morohashi |
| 1696 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2035 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 4n8.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-4 | SKIP code |
| 4345.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 621f | Unicode hex code |