大

Word usually written using kana alone

northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)

female hawk (or falcon)

Abbreviation

falconry (using a northern goshawk)

sovereign power; the reins of government

Also written as 大頭

large decorative black flagpole tassel made from tail hair (of a yak, horse, ox, etc.) or dyed hemp

emperor's encampment

great scholar; savant; polymath

turbulence; severe quake

well-made; well-done; great success

Intercontinental Ballistic Missile; ICBM

popular literature

calamity; disaster; great misfortune; grand climacteric

gentle; quiet; demure; sober; mild-mannered; meek

Buddhism

Vairocana; Mahavairocana (Bliss Body of the historical Gautama Buddha); Dainichi Buddha; Nyorai Buddha

amnesty; general pardon

Expressions

greater than

Abbreviation; Common noun; From 大なり記号

greater-than mark (>); right angle bracket

leader of a (large) group

large decorative black flagpole tassel made from tail hair (of a yak, horse, ox, etc.) or dyed hemp

Word usually written using kana alone

puffbird (any bird of family Bucconidae)

Sumo

first makushita rikishi listed on the banzuke

grand-scale or long-range plan; farsighted policy

billboard; large signboard

first-rate influential performer (theatre, film, etc.); leading star; draw; attraction

carefully; with (great) care; with caution

greater metropolitan area; megalopolis; conurbation

Food, cooking

ōban-yaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot

Colloquial

attempting to change one's image when one starts university

demonstration board (for Go, Shougi, etc.)

mass culture; pop culture; popular culture; culture of the people (as opposed to the elite)

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

very stormy weather (at sea)

very poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas)

large monk

large, bald man; big baldy

large, bald-headed monster