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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
- —四大大会the four most important tournaments in a particular sport; grand slam tournaments; majors
- —大統領令presidential decree; executive order
- —大動脈弁aortic valve
- —大動脈瘤aortic aneurysm
- —四大文法the four great Japanese grammar texts (Yamada, Matsushita, Hashimoto and Tokieda)
- —拡大家族extended family
- —大を成すto achieve greatness; to achieve success
- —大曼荼羅great mandala (in Shingon); mandala with an image of each deity
- —宮内大臣Minister of the Imperial Household
- —逓信大臣Minister of Communications and Transportation (1885-1949)
- —大のほうfeces; excrement; number two
- —こぶし大fist-sized
- —元大統領former president
- —拡大実数extended real number
- —大運動会big athletic meet (esp. at a school); sports day; field day
- —大ホールlarge hall
- —大清帝国Great Qing Empire (China; 1644-1912); Qing dynasty
- —三大義務The Three Major Duties (education, work and payment of taxes)
- —大統領府Executive Office of the President (USA, etc.)
- —大悲観音Kannon of Great Mercy (alt. name for Avalokiteshvara); Greatly Compassionate Kannon; Daihi Kannon