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大

large, big

JLPTN5School grade1Strokes3Frequency#7
Kun
おお- · おおきい · -おおいにoo · ookii · ooinie.g.大きなおおきなbig
On
ダイ · タイdai · taie.g.大学だいがくuniversity

Kun is the Japanese reading, used when the kanji stands alone with kana after it. On comes from Chinese and is mostly used in compound words.

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大big

Used in words

  • 大
    大(おお)きな
    big
  • 大学(だいがく)
    university
  • 大変(たいへん)
    tough
  • 大切(たいせつ)
    important
  • 大(おお)きい
    big
  • 大人(おとな)
    adult
  • 大好(だいす)き
    to love
  • 大丈夫(だいじょうぶ)
    okay / all right
  • 大勢(おおぜい)
    a great number of people
  • 大使館(たいしかん)
    embassy

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