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大

Big
Stroke count: 3

Readings

On readingダイ、タイ
Kun readingおお、おお.きい
JLPT level: N5JōyōGrade 1Level 1

Verbs with «大»

拡大する増大する大別する

Meanings

  1. big
  2. largeRtK
    彼は太っていると言えないまでも大柄だった。He was large, not to say fat.tatoeba
    兜の吹返しも大きい。The fukikaeshi (left and right flips) of the helmet were also large.wiki
  1. great
  2. major
  3. important

Synonyms

大学

Homonyms

ⓘ
Same reading (だい)
台 · stand第 · prefix for forming ordinal numbers題 · title

Popular Usage

大勢大人大学大切大きい大きな大使館大丈夫大好き大事大体大分

Radicals and components

Radical大big

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

St. Bernard (犬)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 112

Compound words

大学だいがく
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
大人おとな
adult; grown-up
大勢おおぜい
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
大切たいせつ
important; significant; serious; crucial; precious
大きなおおきな
big; large; great
大好きだいすき
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
大使館たいしかん
embassy
大丈夫だいじょうぶ
safe; secure; sound; problem-free; without fear
大きいおおきい
big; large; great; loud; extensive
大事だいじ
important; serious; crucial; valuable; precious
大体だいたい
generally; on the whole; mostly; almost; nearly
大分だいぶ
considerably; greatly; a lot
大学生だいがくせい
university student; college student
偉大いだい
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
拡大かくだい
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation
巨大きょだい
huge; gigantic; enormous
重大じゅうだい
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
大家おおや
landlord; landlady
大いにおおいに
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly
増大ぞうだい
enlargement; increase
大工だいく
carpenter
大小だいしょう
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums
大層たいそう
very; extremely; exceedingly; greatly; terribly
大木たいぼく
large tree

On Reading Examples

彼は法を守ることがいかに大切かを指摘した。たいせつ
He pointed out how important it is to observe the law.tatoeba
彼は並みの大学生より一段上だ。だいがくせい
He is a cut above the average college student.tatoeba
彼は平和の大切さを強調した。たいせつ
He emphasized the importance of peace.tatoeba
彼は膝の怪我のため、大事をとってトーナメントには出場しないことにした。だいじ
He decided to play it safe and pull out of the tournament due to his injured knee.tatoeba

Kun Reading Examples

彼は肥満とはいえないが、大柄の人だった。おおがら
He was well built, if not fat as such.tatoeba
彼は大勢の新聞記者にとり囲まれた。おおぜい
He was surrounded by a crowd of pressmen.tatoeba
彼は大ボラふきだ。おお
He has a big mouth.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は法を守ることがいかに大切かを指摘した。
He pointed out how important it is to observe the law.tatoeba
彼は保険金として大金を受け取った。
He received a large sum in insurance benefit.tatoeba
彼は並みの大学生より一段上だ。
He is a cut above the average college student.tatoeba
彼は平和の大切さを強調した。
He emphasized the importance of peace.tatoeba
目は丸く、口は大きい。
Eyes are round and the mouth is big.wiki
大名椀　大きな椀。
Daimyo Wan - A big bowl.wiki
これ大きなる誤なり。
This is a big misconception.wiki
かつては大勢力であった。
They used to be a big group.wiki
これを大勢がかついで練り歩く。
A large number of people parade on streets carrying this.wiki
幕末四大人斬りの一人。
He was one of the Bakumatsu Shidai Hitokiri (Four famous assassins of Bakumatsu, end of the Edo period).wiki
大人用は白骨で9寸5分。
Fans for adults are about 28.8 cm, made with uncoated bamboo ribs.wiki
現在の中国大使館は新平宅の跡地である。
Today, the Embassy of China stands on the lot where the house of Shinpei used to be.wiki
永田町の一戸建て大使館というのは他に例が無い。
There is no other stand-alone embassy in Nagata-cho.wiki
各々が自分の大好きなヒーローになれた訳である。
They just could become their favourite heroes.wiki
という大事件が起きた。
It was a serious incident.wiki
京大事件とも呼ばれる。
Also called the Kyodai (Kyoto University) Incident.wiki
この工程で柄の大体の色が彩色される。
Most colors are applied in this step.wiki
西洋のグレゴリオ暦では年ごとに異なるが、大体4月か5月に当てはまる。
The celebration falls on different dates of the Gregorian calendar but is usually held some time in April or May.wiki
大分県杵築市大田村
Ota Village, Kitsuki City, Oita Prefecturewiki
大分県竹田町生まれ。
He was born in Taketa-machi, Oita Prefecture.wiki
高明は大いに失望した。
Takaakira was terribly disappointed.wiki
守屋は睨みつけて大いに怒った。
Moriya glared at him with such anger.wiki
京焼色絵陶器の大家。
He is a distinguished craftsman of Kyo yaki (Kyoto style ceramic art) earthenware with multicolored overgraze enamels.wiki
歌人であり、蹴鞠の大家。
He was a waka poet and an expert of kemari (a game played by aristocrats in the Heian period.)wiki
島原廓内の中央を東西に通じる大通り。
Do-suji is the avenue that runs from east to west in the midst of the former kuruwa (red-light district) of Shimabara.wiki
烏丸通は、1877年に京都駅が誕生してから駅正面の大通りとなった。
Karasuma-dori Street has been a main street facing Kyoto Station since the station opened in 1877.wiki
大学院生向けの寮
Available to graduate studentswiki
西安軽工業大学院
Graduate School of Xi'an Institute of Light Industrywiki
大工　新設・工事の指揮
Daiku (Master Carpenter) was newly established to give directions about construction workwiki
この中に大工棟梁高橋兼吉の名前あり。
The monument shows the name of a master carpenter Kanekichi TAKAHASHI.wiki
早雲と氏親は連携して領国を拡大していく。
Thereafter, Soun and Ujichika allied themselves and continued expanding their territories.wiki
新技術の導入により、業績を拡大して行った。
By the introduction of new technology, their business improved and expanded.wiki
大小便を我慢する
One holds it in.wiki
1531年、大小一揆
1531: The Daisho ikkiwiki
この女は大層美しく、雅やかで、豊雄はひかれた。
This woman is incredibly beautiful and graceful, so Toyoo is attracted by her.wiki
西園寺は私塾立命館を閉鎖させた際、大層残念に思い再興を誓う。
Saionji was very disappointed about the closure of Ritsumeikan Private School, and made a promise to reopen the school.wiki
33 七宝滝寺 大阪府泉佐野市大木
33. Shipporyu-ji Temple: Ogi, Izumisano City, Osaka Prefecturewiki
少祠なく、柿の大木があり、神木と号す。
There is no shoshi (small shrine) but persimmon, which is called shinboku (sacred tree).'wiki
大方殿とも呼ばれる。
She was also called Okatadono, an honorific title given to the mother of a noble man.wiki
大方等大集経 巻第六残巻
Fragment of Daihotodaijikkyo Sutra, Volume 6wiki
総じて花枝に曲をかなり大げさにつける手法がある。
Generally speaking, these schools use techniques that introduce exaggerated curves to branches and flower stems.wiki
その疑問を呈する者は大筋次のように言う。
Those who doubt generally say as below.wiki
東京大空襲、大阪大空襲
Great Tokyo Air Raids, Great Osaka Air Raidswiki
更に東京大空襲で蔵書や原稿を焼失した。
Moreover, his book collection and manuscripts were all burned during the Great Tokyo Air Raids.wiki
快速列車を大幅増発。
The number of rapid trains greatly increased.wiki
都護府は大幅な後退を強いられた。
The protectorates were forced to make an extensive retreat.wiki
その際の礼状があったが、昭和28年の大水害で失われた。
There were a letter of thanks for his instruction; however, it was lost by the flood disaster in 1953.wiki

Stroke Order

3 strokes

Big. A person with arms spread wide: 'this big'.

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