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Meanings: large, great, big
On Readings: だい dai, たい tai
Kun Readings: おお(きい) oo(kii), おお oo, おお(いに) oo(ini)
Most Used Pronunciation: oo(kii)
JLPT Level: 4 (see all JLPT 4 kanji)
Grade: 1
Kanji Part:
Stroke Number: 3
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Common jukugo
- おとな otona - adult, grown-up
- おお みず oo mizu - flood
西 - たい せい よう tai sei you - Atlantic Ocean
- だい がく dai gaku - university, college
- おお あめ oo ame - heavy rain
- だい すき dai suki - like very much, love
- おお さか し oo saka shi - Osaka City
- だい こん dai kon - Japanese radish (ダイコン)
- かく だい - Enlargement, expansion
- たい さ tai sa - big difference
- だい みょう dai myou -
- し ほう だい じん shi hou dai jin - Minister of Justice
- たいせつ tai setsu - important

Useful Examples
Japanese: 木がきいです。
Romaji: ki ga ookii desu
English: The tree is big.

Japanese: サザエさんの口はきいです。
Romaji: sazae san no kuchi wa ookii desu.
English: Sazae's mouth is big. (famous Japanese cartoon)

Japanese: 彼は研究の対象を拡した。
Romaji: kare ha kenkyuu no taishou o kakudai shita.
Literal: He research's focus enlarge did.
English: He expanded the focus of his research.

Japanese: 私は学院で比較文学を勉強した。
Romaji: Watashi wa daigakuin de hikakubungaku o benkyou shita.
Literal: I graduate school in Comparative Literature study did.
English: I studied Comparative Literature in graduate school.

Japanese: そのテレビの音はきすぎる。
Romaji: sono terebi no oto wa ooki sugiru.
English: That TV is too loud.

Japanese: 牛はきくて、おとなしく見えました。
Romaji: ushi wa ookikute, otonashiku miemashita.
English: The cows looked big and docile.

Japanese: この教室はとてもきい。
Romaji: kono kyoushitsu wa totemo ookii.
English: This classroom is very large.

Japanese: 父と妹は工さんです。
Romaji: chichi to imouto wa daikusan desu.
English: Father and sister are carpenters.

Japanese: もっときな声で話してください。
Romaji: motto ooki na koe de hanashite kudasai.
English: Speak louder, please.

Japanese: ぼくは体用意ができた。
Romaji: boku wa daitai youi ga dekita.
English: I am about ready. [M]

Japanese: それは教育に次いできな問題だ。
Romaji: sore wa kyouiku ni tsui de ooki na mondai da.
English: That is the principle problem next to education.

Japanese: 太平洋は世界でいちばんきな洋です。
Romaji: taiheiyou wa sekai de ichiban ooki na taiyou desu.
English: The Pacific is the largest ocean in the world.

Japanese: 妹は自分のすべての持ち物を切にする。
Romaji: imouto wa jibun no subete no mochi mono o taisetsu ni suru.
English: My sister takes care of everything she possesses.

Japanese: 友人の家は家族です。
Romaji: yuujin no uchi wa daikazoku desu.
English: My friend has a large family.

Japanese: 第一印象が事である。
Romaji: daiichi inshou ga daiji de aru.
English: First impressions are important.

Japanese: また学の入学試験を受けるなんてやだ。
Romaji: mata daigaku no nyuugaku shiken o ukeru nante ya da.
English: I can't stand to take another university entrance exam!

Japanese: 健康より切な物は無い。
Romaji: kenkou yori taisetsu na mono wa nai.
English: Nothing is more important than health.

Japanese: 日本はカナダと量の貿易をしている。
Romaji: nihon wa kanada to tairyou no boueki o shite iru.
English: Japan has a lot of trade with Canada.

Japanese: あのきな枝にいるサルを見てごらんなさい。
Romaji: ano ooki na eda ni iru saru o mite gorannasai.
English: Look at the monkey on that bough.

Japanese: 日本は今年、かつてないほど量の車を生産した。
Romaji: nihon wa kotoshi, katsutenai hodo tairyou no kuruma o seisan shita.
English: Japan has produced more cars than ever this year.

Look alike kanji
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Notes/Mnemonic
This is a big person (人) with his great arms spread wide


Many example sentences are from the Tanaka Corpus as modified for use with WWWJDIC.

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