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大 – large, big
3 strokesTaught in grade 1#7 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary
The kanji 大 means large, big. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ダイ、タイ (dai, tai); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is おお-、おお.きい、-おお.いに (oo, ookii, ooini). It is written with 3 strokes, under radical 大 (no. 37).
Stroke order
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Readings
| Type | Reading | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| On’yomi | ダイ | dai |
| On’yomi | タイ | tai |
| Kun’yomi | おお- | oo |
| Kun’yomi | おお.きい | ookii |
| Kun’yomi | -おお.いに | ooini |
A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.
Radical and components
Radical: 大 (Kangxi radical 37).
Words using 大
大勢おおぜいcrowd of people大人おとなadult大学だいがくuniversity大切たいせつimportant大変たいへんvery大きいおおきいbig大きなおおきなbig大使館たいしかんembassy大丈夫だいじょうぶsafe大好きだいすきliking very much大抵たいていmostly大事だいじimportant大体だいたいgenerally大分だいぶconsiderably大学生だいがくせいuniversity student大だいlarge重大じゅうだいserious偉大いだいgreat大家おおやlandlord拡大かくだいexpansion巨大きょだいhuge大会たいかいmass meeting大気たいきatmosphere大使たいしambassador
Example sentences
Kanji with the same radical
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