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大

Kanji 大: meaning "large, big", readings, stroke order

The kanji 大 means "large, big". On'yomi: ダイ、タイ; kun'yomi: おお、おおきい、おおいに. JLPT N5 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
large, big
On'yomi
ダイタイ
Kun'yomi
おおおおきいおおいに
Strokes
3
Level
JLPT N5
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 大

  • 大きい おおきい — Big / large
  • 大人 おとな — Adult
  • 大きな おおきな — big
  • 大勢 おおぜい — great number of people
  • 大学 だいがく — college; university
  • 大使館 たいしかん — embassy
  • 大丈夫 だいじょうぶ — It's ok (all right); No need to worry; Everything is under control
  • 大好き だいすき — very like-able, like very much
  • 大切 たいせつ — Important
  • 大変 たいへん — Terrible / very
  • 大抵 たいてい — generally, usually
  • 大学生 だいがくせい — college student, university student

Stroke order · 3 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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