大 Kanji – large
The Japanese kanji 大 can mean large, big.
Meaning and Readings
How is 大 read?
大 has the onyomi readings ダイ, タイ and the kunyomi readings おお-, おおきい, -おおいに.
In romaji, these readings can be written as dai, tai, oo, ookii, ooini.
Common Japanese Words Using 大
These common Japanese words contain 大. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- お大事に（おだいじに） — take care of yourself, get well soon
- 偉大（いだい） — great, grand, magnificent, outstanding, mighty
- 医大（いだい） — medical university, medical college, medical school
- 一大（いちだい） — one large ..., a great ...
- 過大（かだい） — excessive, too much, unreasonable
- 拡大（かくだい） — expansion, extension
- 寛大（かんだい） — tolerant, generous, lenient, broad-minded, magnanimous
- 巨大（きょだい） — huge, gigantic, enormous
- 強大（きょうだい） — mighty, powerful
- 誇大（こだい） — exaggeration, hyperbole