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JLPT N5 SL1 3 strokes Frequency: #6

Meanings

large, big

Radicals

Decomposition

⿻一人

Etymology

Ideographic: A man 人 with outstretched arms

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 3

Stroke Order

1 horizontal bottom-to-top
2 diagonal top-to-bottom
3 diagonal bottom-right-to-top-left
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
ダイ dai

Used in compound words

タイ tai

Alternative reading

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
おお oo

Prefix for big/large

Words Using This Kanji

3214 words total
Other (20 words)
横綱大関 よこづなおおぜき

grand champion filling the rank of champion to keep their number at 2

大金星 だいきんぼし

surprise victory

新大関 しんおおぜき

wrestler newly promoted to ozeki rank

大横綱 だいよこづな

grand champion considered to be truly great, usually with over 10 makuuchi tournament wins

返り大関 かえりおおぜき

former ozeki-ranked wrestler returning to that rank

看板大関 かんばんおおぜき

physically exceptional wrestler promoted straight to champion rank during Edo period

結構大変 けっこうたいへん

quite a chore

大きな顔をする おおきなかおをする

to look as if one is important

気宇壮大 きうそうだい

magnanimous in one's attitude of mind

寛仁大度 かんじんたいど

being generous, benevolent and magnanimous in disposition

大山鳴動 たいざんめいどう

big fuss over nothing

大兵肥満 だいひょうひまん

big portly man

破顔大笑 はがんたいしょう

breaking into a hearty laugh

胆大心小 たんだいしんしょう

being bold and courageous, but also careful and meticulous

着眼大局 ちゃくがんたいきょく

having an eye to the big picture

大喝一声 だいかついっせい

shouting in a thunderous voice

大津波 おおつなみ

giant tsunami (over 3m in height according to the JMA definition)

大建築 だいけんちく

edifice

大辞林 だいじりん

Daijirin (Japanese dictionary published by Sanseido)

巨大分子 きょだいぶんし

macromolecule