大 (oo) Kanji Meaning: "Large" | Learn Kanji with Pictures

N55 of 793 strokes

Drawing: A person stretches arms and legs as wide as they go: big.

大 means large

big

A person stretches arms and legs as wide as they go: big.

On'yomi

  • ダイdai
  • タイtai

Kun'yomi

  • おおoo
  • おお(きい)ookii
  • おお(いに)ooini

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Common words

  • 大使たいしambassador
  • 大工だいくcarpenter
  • 大水おおみずflood
  • 大正たいしょうTaishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era

Through history

  1. Oracle bone script form of 大Oracle bone
  2. Bronze script form of 大Bronze
  3. Seal script form of 大Seal
  4. Today

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