Info on the Kanji 大

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What is this? "大"

Meaning(s)

large, big

Reading(s)

onyomi DAI, TAI
kunyomi oo, oo-kii, oo-ini

Other

stroke count 3
grade 1
jlpt level N5
Example words with 大
WordMeaning
だい
dai
big / large
いちだい
ichidai
one large ... / a great ...
がいだい
gaidai
university of foreign studies / university specializing in foreign languages
ごだい
go dai
the five elements / five great wisdom kings
たかだい
taka dai
lofty / grand / impressive / high school and university
こくだい
kokudai
national university
さんだい
sandai
the big three ...
よんだい
yondai
the four elements / the human body / tao, heaven, earth and king
おおい
ooi
greater / upper / senior / a great deal / very much
おおき
ooki
great / grand / large / greater / upper / senior / a great deal / very much
だいの
dai no
large / big / grown / great / huge
おおあめ
ooame
heavy rain
だいえん
daien
large circle / great circle
たいか
taika
large fire
だいがく
daigaku
post-secondary education institution, incl. university, college, etc. / former central university of kyoto / the great learning - one of the four books
たいき
taiki
atmosphere
たいきん
taikin
large amount of money / great cost
だいぎょう
dai gyou
great enterprise / great task
たいこく
taikoku
large country / major powers
おおやま
ooyama
great mountain
たいしょ
taisho
writing in large letters
だいおんな
dai onna
huge woman
だいしょう
daishou
sizes / large and small / daisho / large and small drums / long months and short months
たいしょく
taishoku
gluttony
おとな
otona
adult
おおみず
oomizu
flood
だいなま
dai nama
college student
おおかわ
ookawa
big river
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Example Sentences with 大
小規模の森林火災はみるみる広がり火災となった。

抵の人は僕を気違いだと思っている。

きくなったら王様になりたい。

人ごみは嫌い。



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