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I tried a quick search among similar questions but could not find exactly what
I would like to know.

In Chinese, there is a huge dictionary called
[汉语大词典](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanyu_Da_Cidian) that covers more than
54600 characters (at least an edition printed in the '90s). Basically the
whole set of existing Chinese characters, or at least a close approximation.

I was wondering, does something like that exist in Japanese as well? I am not
talking about a list of 常用漢字 or something similar. I am wondering if there
exists a comprehensive dictionary that, whether they are common or not, covers
all the Chinese characters that have a Japanese reading and at least
potentially could be used in Japanese as well.

I am sure the list is huge, and would be interesting to have such a reference
(just think of all the kanji of animals, plants, and so on).

EDIT: After some comments I decided to edit the title. I know that there is no
such thing as a "complete" kanji dictionary (neither in Chinese nor Japanese)
since kanji are constantly evolving and new ones may be created. I was asking
just for the "most comprehensive" source out there.
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kanji dictionary
What is the most "comprehensive" kanji dictionary?
The English Wikipedia page on
[kanji](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanji#Total_number_of_kanji) claims that
the [**Dai Kan-wa Jiten** (大漢和辞典) (Wikipedia
link)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dai_Kan-Wa_Jiten) is "considered to be
comprehensive in Japan" and "contains about 50,000 characters". (Side note: It
also mentions an even bigger Chinese dictionary.)
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There is a publication in Japanese called 漢字源{かんじげん} which may have the
information you're looking for.

There is also a website that seems to be based on it
[here](http://jigen.net/kanji/20307) which has over 95,000 entries.

以下はハッタリ話。。。

More to the root of your question though, since Kanji is really a _system_ of
writing and not just a list of characters, I think you would need software to
produce all possible Kanji.

Because it's a system, you can make new characters any time so long as they
follow the rules of the system. And even then, if someone ever makes a new 部首
or something, it would just grow exponentially.

Now, if you wanted a list of all Kanji that actually _have been used_... I
mean dag yo, that would be so big it would **melt your face**.
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I don't think there exist a 漢和辞典 to be called "COMPLETE" in Japan.
Dictionaries evolve day by day. Perhaps you know that even the editing team of
the Oxford English Dictionary has been adding **50 new words every day** to
the dictionary.

We don't need a egregiously voluminous dictionary for practical purpose, and I
don't think you need to be versed with the meanings and usages of more than
54,600 characters unless you are a scholar of Chinese characters.

When I look for the meaning of 漢語, I'm used to consult "字源" compiled by a
famous Chinese classicist and linguist, 簡野道明, and published by Hokushinkan in
1923. It's a long-selling 漢語辞典.

"字源" covers 10,681 basic Chinese characters and 73,369 漢語-derived idioms. The
book (used one) is available for ￥6,480 through Amazon.

The other recommendation, though I don't own it by myself, is "字通" compiled by
Dr.白河静 and published by Heibon-sha, which is also available for ￥10,800（new
one) or ￥23,657 (big size) from Amazon.
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All info about <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_characters> I own a
Taiwanese version of 中華字海 which is similar in character number to
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhonghua_Zihai>

(85,568)

But Morohashi Japanese Edition and its Taiwanese translation (10 volume set)
is the most comprehensive and correct when definitions matter.
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