大 — big, large, great
おおきい
大
big
Grade 1
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
3 strokes
size
U+5927
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #7
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #107
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Radical #37
Meanings
- big
- large
- great
word
おお oo Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
たい ・だい tai On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
大
dai
big
大
学
daigaku
university
大
学
生
daigakusei
university student
大
気
taiki
atmosphere
大
し
た
taishita
considerable
大
正
taishou
Taisho era
大
人
気
daininki
very popular
一
大
ichidai
great
大
し
て
taishite
not very
大
金
taikin
large sum of money
女
子
大
joshidai
women's university
大
王
daiou
great king
大
木
taiboku
large tree
大
小
daishou
sizes
大
切
taisetsu
important
大
会
taikai
tournament
大
体
daitai
roughly
大
半
taihan
majority
東
大
toudai
University of Tokyo
大
分
daibu
considerably
大
国
taikoku
great power
大
地
daichi
earth
東
京
大
学
toukyoudaigaku
University of Tokyo
広
大
koudai
vast
多
大
tadai
great
大
工
daiku
carpenter
大
作
taisaku
masterpiece
大
使
taishi
ambassador
大
使
館
taishikan
embassy
大
変
taihen
very
大
量
tairyou
large quantity
大
戦
taisen
great war
Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.
おと oto Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Appears in idioms
大同小異
四字熟語
big, same, little, uncommon
井の中の蛙、大海を知らず
諺
the frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean
一大決心
四字熟語
one, big, decide, heart
大義名分
四字熟語
big, righteousness, name, divide
大言壮語
四字熟語
big, say, robust, language
大器晩成
四字熟語
big, utensil, nightfall, turn into
針小棒大
四字熟語
needle, little, rod, big
大盤振る舞い
四字熟語
big, tray, shake, dance
大胆不敵
四字熟語
big, gall bladder, negative, enemy
ウドの大木
慣用句
a great towering tree of udo plant
大事の前の小事
諺
a small matter before an important matter
小事は大事
諺
a small matter is an important matter
Components
Atomic component This kanji has no further breakdown — it's a primitive building block used to compose others.