【大】(dai,tai,ō/large,big,huge) Japanese Kanji / JLPTN5

How to read 大

① Onyomi (Chinese reading)

The on-readings are

・dai　だい
・tai　たい

For example,
・大丈夫　dai-jō-bu　だいじょうぶ
　all right
・大学　dai-gaku　だいがく
　university, college
・大切　tai-setsu　たいせつ
　precious
and so on.

② Kunyomi (Japanese reading)

Next is the kun-reading.
It’s read as

・ō　おお

For example,
・大空　ō-zora　おおぞら
　wide open sky, sky
・大きい　ō-kī　おおきい
　big, large, huge
and so on.

③ Special reading

Next is a special reading.

・大人　otona　おとな
　adult
・大和　yamato　やまと
　old name for Japan

Meaning of 大

Next is the meaning of the kanji for "大".
This kanji is used in the next meanings

・big, large, huge

Radical of 大

And the radical of this character is 大/dai.
This character itself is a radical, a basic character.

Family name

Next, I will introduce family names in Jpapan.
Here are some family names that are famous in Japan.

・大野　Ōno　おおの
・大西　Ōnishi　おおにし
・大橋　Ōhashi　おおはし
・大谷　Ōtani　おおたに
・大島　Ōshima　おおしま
・大石　Ōishi　おおいし
・大森　Ōmori　おおもり
・大山　Ōyama　おおやま
・大川　Ōkawa　おおかわ
・大沢　Ōsawa　おおさわ
・大竹　Ōtake　おおたけ
・大木　Ōki　おおき
・大内　Ōuchi　おおうち
・大原　Ōhara　おおはら
・大平　Ōhira　おおひら

Personal name

There are many names used for this character.

・大　Hiroshi/Masaru　ひろし/まさる
・大輔　Dai-suke　だいすけ
・大和　Yamato　やまと

Famous person

Next, I will introduce Japanese celebrities who use the Kanji 大.

・大谷 翔平　Ōtani Shōhē
　He is a baseball player

・松坂 大輔　Matsuzaka Daisuke
　He is former baseball player

Anime characters

Next, I will introduce some manga and anime characters that use the kanji 大. ・大空 翼　Ōzora Tsubasa He is a character in Captain Tsubasa ・大石 秀一郎　Ōishi Shūichirō He is a character in The Prince of Tennis

Look-alikes 大

Finally, here are some kanji that are similar to 大.

・太　tai, ta, futo-　たい、た、ふと（い）
　fat
・犬　ken, inu　けん、いぬ
　dog

↓Other kanji characters can be found in the list here↓

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