JLPT N5 · 3 strokes
Kanji 大: "large, big"
The kanji 大 means "large, big". It is written with 3 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N5, read ダイ, タイ in on'yomi and おお-, おお.きい, -おお.いに in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ダイタイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
おお-おお.きい-おお.いに
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | large, big |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 3 |
| JLPT level | N5 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 1 |
| Frequency rank | 7 of 2,501 |
Common words with 大
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 大きいbig; large; great · loud
- 大きなbig; large; great
- 大変very; greatly; terribly; awfully · immense; enormous; great
- 大large; big; great; huge · great; prominent; eminent; distinguished
- 大事important; serious; crucial · valuable; precious
- 大切important; significant; serious; crucial · precious; valuable; dear; cherished
- 大丈夫safe; secure; sound; problem-free · certainly; surely; undoubtedly
- 大好きliking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
- 大人adult; grown-up
- 大きくなるgrandir, devenir adulte · s'agrandir, prendre de l'ampleur
- 最大biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
- 巨大huge; gigantic; enormous
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