KANJI: DAI TAI oo (big)

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Character Etymology:

A person standing with arms and legs spread out to look as large as possible. Occasionally used to indicate person as well as the concepts of big, large, grand, intense, etc.

A Listing of All On-Yomi and Kun-Yomi Readings:

on-yomi: DAI TAI
kun-yomi: oo- oo(kii) -oo(ini)

Nanori Readings:

Nanori: ufu o ou ta takashi tomo hajime hiro hiroshi masa masaru moto wa

English Definitions:

1. TAI, DAI: large, grand, huge; the greater; size; very; severe (damage); success.
2. oo(kii): large, great, grand, mighty, immense; severe; heavy.
3. oo(inaru): big, large, great.
4. oo(i) ni: very, much, greatly, exceedingly.
5. oo(zappana): rough (estimate); loose (talk); generous.
6. oo(makana): rough (estimate); general, generous.
7. tai-: big, huge, grand, major.
8. tai(shita): many; much; enormous; great; grand; important; serious; severe, intense; very; what a lot of.
9. oo(ki)ni: greatly, very much.
10. oo(isa), oo(kisa): size, dimensions, volume.
11. tai(shite): very, much, greatly, seriously.
12. oo(bira) ni: openly, publicly.
13. dai(soreta): ambitious; daring; outrageous, atrocious.
14. -dai: the size of...
15. dai-: great, prominent, large-scale, serious, severe, gross.
16. oo-: large, great; heavy (rain); loud (voice); full-size, life-size.

Character Index Numbers:

New Nelson: 1133
Henshall: 53

Unicode Encoded Version:

大

Unicode Encoded Compound Examples:

大福 (daifuku): daifuku.
大学 (daigaku): university (big school).
大人 (otona): adult.
大丈夫 (daijoubu): safe, secure, all right; sure; infallible.
大川 (ookawa): a big river.
大口 (ooguchi): a big mouth; bragging; exaggeration; large amount.
大水 (oomizu): flood.
大穴 (ooana): big hole; huge deficit; (make) a killing; a big upset (at the races).
大名 (daimyou): feudal lord.
大気 (taiki): atmosphere, air.
大作 (taisaku): masterpiece, monumental work.
大男 (oootoko): giant (man).
大蔵省 (ookurashou): The Ministry of Finance.

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