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大

N5Lesson 13 strokes

big, university

On reading (音読み): ダイ、タイ
Kun reading (訓読み): おお.きい

Example words

大(おお)きいbig
大学(だいがく)university
大切(たいせつ)important
大型(おおがた)large-sized
大事(だいじ)important
大会(たいかい)meeting, convention

In the vocabulary

Words from the course that use this kanji.

大学(だいがく)universityLesson 1
大変(たいへん)ですねthat's tough! (sympathy)Lesson 4
大(おお)きいbigLesson 8
大変(たいへん)[な]tough, terribleLesson 13
入(はい)ります[大学(だいがく)に〜]to enter [university]Lesson 16
出(で)ます[大学(だいがく)を〜]to graduate [from university]Lesson 16
大切(たいせつ)[な]importantLesson 17
大丈夫(だいじょうぶ)[な]to be fine, all rightLesson 17
お大事(だいじ)にget well soonLesson 17

Easy to mix up

The book warns about these lookalike kanji.