大

大 — large, big

JLPT: JLPT N5
Strokes: 3
Taught in: School year 1
Frequency: #7 most common

Readings

On'yomi came with the character from Chinese; kun'yomi is the native Japanese word it was borrowed for. A dot marks where okurigana takes over, a hyphen marks a prefix or suffix position.

On'yomi: だい dai

たい tai
Kun'yomi: おお- oo-

おお.きい oo.kii

-おお.いに -oo.ini

Example words

大学 daigaku university

Words that use 大

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