ChiramiN4 kanji · 4 strokes
太 means thick, fat
太
大 big · 丶 a little extra
太Memory trick
Big (大), plus a little extra: thick, fat.
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Meaning and readings
- Meanings
- plump, thick, big around
- JLPT level
- N4
- Strokes
- 4
- School grade
- Grade 2 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) ふとい futoi
ふとい (futoi) 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.
Other Japanese readings: ふとる futoru
From Chinese (onyomi) タイ tai
タイ (tai) 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 ta
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Common word
太い ふとい · futoi
fat, thick
Built from
- 大 large
- 丶 dot
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大 Used in 100 kanji
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What does 太 mean?
Right: 太 means thick, fat.Not quite: 太 means thick, fat.In 太い, which reading does 太 use?
Right. 太い is read ふとい (futoi): 太 takes ふと, its Japanese reading, with い after it.Not quite. 太い is read ふとい (futoi): 太 takes ふと, its Japanese reading, with い after it.