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to grow up; to become an adult · to become big; to grow in size
- 最大biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
- 巨大huge; gigantic; enormous
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