大
big
JLPT N5 Grade 1 3 strokes
- Kun'yomi
- おお
- On'yomi
- ダイ・タイ
大 means "big". It is a JLPT N5 kanji written in 3 strokes. It is read おお in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ダイ・タイ in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 1.
Example word
大学
university
大 in example sentences
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大きいね。
Ookii ne.
It's big.
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大きすぎる？
Ooki sugiru?
Is it too big?
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Daigakusei desu.
I'm a college student.
Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.
Stroke order & writing
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Words that use 大
- 大人 adult
- 大勢 many people; crowd
- 大使館 embassy
- 大学 university
- 大きい big
- 大丈夫 all right; okay
- 大好き loved; really liked
- 大変 tough; serious; very
- 大抵 usually
- 大事 important, precious
- お大事に take care, get well soon
- 大きさ size
- 大体 roughly, mostly
- 大胆 bold, daring
- 寛大 generous, tolerant
- 粗大ごみ oversized garbage
- 大学院 graduate school
- 大陸 continent
- 大雨 heavy rain
- 拡大 expansion, enlargement
- 増大 great increase
- 重大 serious, grave
- 膨大 enormous, vast
- 大臣 cabinet minister
- 甚大 enormous, serious
- 多大 great, considerable
- 過大 excessive, overrated
- 壮大 grand, magnificent
- 広大 vast, immense
Common questions
- What does the kanji 大 mean?
- 大 means "big". It is a JLPT N5 kanji.
- How many strokes does 大 have?
- 大 is written in 3 strokes.
- How is 大 read?
- It is read おお in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ダイ・タイ in compounds (on'yomi).
- What JLPT level is 大?
- 大 is a JLPT N5 kanji.