Moto 大: Large; BigKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ダイ、タイ
- Kun'yomi
- おお-、おお(きい)、-おお(いに)
- Level
- JLPT N5Jōyō, grade 1
- Words
- 2,285 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ダイ・タイ)
- 大会たいかいmass meeting; convention
- 大学だいがくuniversity; college
- 大統領だいとうりょうpresident (of a nation)
- 拡大かくだいmagnification; enlargement
- 最大さいだいbiggest; greatest
- 大使たいしambassador
- 大切たいせつimportant; necessary
- 大国たいこくlarge country; major nation
- 大変たいへんvery; greatly
- 大使館たいしかんembassy
- 大半たいはんmajority; more than half
- 大臣だいじんcabinet minister
- 大規模だいきぼlarge-scale
- 大量たいりょうlarge quantity; massive (quantity)
- 重大じゅうだいserious; important
- 大学院だいがくいんgraduate school
- 大戦たいせんgreat war; great battle
- 巨大きょだいhuge; gigantic
- 大卒だいそつuniversity graduate; having graduated from university
- 大気たいきatmosphere; air
- 大衆たいしゅうgeneral public; the masses
- 大西洋たいせいようAtlantic Ocean
- 大賞たいしょうbig prize; first prize
- 大陸たいりくcontinent
- 女子大じょしだいwomen's college; women's university
- 短大たんだいjunior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
- 大丈夫だいじょうぶsafe; secure
- 大企業だいきぎょうlarge company; large enterprise
- 大綱たいこうfundamental principles; main lines
- 大胆だいたんbold; daring
- 最大限さいだいげんmaximum
- 膨大ぼうだいhuge; vast
- 医大いだいmedical school
- 大工だいくcarpenter
- 大正たいしょうTaishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
- 増大ぞうだいenlargement; increase
- 大事だいじimportant; serious
- 大好きだいすきloveable; very likeable
- 大部分だいぶぶんmost part; greater part
- 電通大でんつうだいUniversity of Electro-Communications
- 偉大いだいgreat; grand
- 大地だいちground; earth
- 大山たいざんgreat mountain
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 大幅おおはばbig; large
- 大手おおてmajor company; big company
- 大蔵省おおくらしょうMinistry of Finance (1869-2001)
- 大型おおがたlarge; large-sized
- 大きなおおきなbig; large
- 大勢おおぜいcrowd of people; great number of people
- 大蔵おおくらMinistry of Finance
- 大関おおぜきōzeki (second highest rank in sumo)
- 大いにおおいにvery; much
- 大口おおぐちbig mouth; mouth opened wide
- 大きいおおきいbig; large
- 大物おおものimportant person; influential figure
- 大詰めおおづめfinal scene; the end
- 大野おおのlarge field
Other readings
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