ChiramiN5 kanji · 3 strokes
大 means big
大
大Real origin
A person with arms and legs stretched wide: big.
Real origin: where the kanji comes from, as far as scholars agree.
Meaning and readings
- Meanings
- large, big
- JLPT level
- N5
- Strokes
- 3
- School grade
- Grade 1 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) おおきい ookii
おおきい (ookii) is the Japanese word for this kanji. You use it when the kanji stands alone or has kana after it. Dictionaries call this the kun reading.
From Chinese (onyomi) ダイ dai
ダイ (dai) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.
Other readings from Chinese: タイ tai
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Common word
大きい おおきい · ookii
big, large
Quick check
What does 大 mean?
Right: 大 means big.Not quite: 大 means big.In 大きい, which reading does 大 use?
Right. 大きい is read おおきい (ookii): 大 takes おお, its Japanese reading, with きい after it.Not quite. 大きい is read おおきい (ookii): 大 takes おお, its Japanese reading, with きい after it.