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大 kanji
large, big
- JLPT level
- N5 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N5 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 3
- School grade
- Grade 1 (elementary school)
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On readings
ダイタイ
Kun readings
おお-おおきい-おおいに
Words with 大
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —大資本large amount of capital; large-cap; big-cap
- —大恩人great benefactor; person to whom one is greatly indebted
- —社大党Socialist Masses Party
- —大親友best friend; very close friend
- —大病院large hospital; major hospital
- —大先輩someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
- —大百科large encyclopedia
- —大満足completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
- —大小前upstage center (in a noh play)
- —大臣柱downstage left pillar (on a noh stage)
- —国立大national university
- —大乱戦battle royal
- —旧帝大former imperial university
- —大問題big problem; major issue; big controversy
- —大作家great writer; major writer
- —大観衆crowd (e.g. of spectators); huge audience
- —大歓声loud shout; excited cheering
- —大空襲major air raid; blitz
- —拡大管expanding pipe; diffuser; expander; reducer
- —大惨事great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck