# 大 big

★★★★★
3 strokes
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If you're looking up a 大　jukugo in your dictionary and can't find it, try using おお instead of 　だい or たい. For some reason, this kanji tends to go kunyomi in its jukugo!

## Onyomi

DAI/TAI | A big hippy wearing a big TIE DIED T-shirt.

## Mnemonic

| This big fat hippy, legs apart, arms apart, waiting to hug you WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT.

## Kunyomi

おお*きい | big ★★★★★

## Jukugo

大好き(だいすき) | really like ★★★★★ 大 (big) + 好 (like) = 大好き (really like)
大変(たいへん) な | that's terrible! ★★★★★ 大 (big) + 変 (change) = 大変 (that's terrible!) this has 2 meanings, both used equally often: "Tony is tai hen!" , for instance, could mean: a) I feel sorry for Tony because his job sucks and his girl is cheating. b) Tony is a really scary, mean person.
大事(だいじ) な | vital ★★★★☆ 大 (big) + 事 (action/ incident) = 大事 (vital) vital, important. Can also be used as a sort of goodbye - but only in cases where you're sort of worried about the person. Like if they're coming down with a cold, you'd say, "お大事に！”　instead of ”またね！”
大人(おとな) | adult ★★★☆☆ FP 大 (big) + 人 (person) = 大人 (adult) adult, as opposed to minor, not as opposed to 'with clothes on.'
大家(おおや) さん | landlord ★★★☆☆ FP 大 (big) + 家 (home) = 大家 (landlord)
大型(おおがた) の | large-scale ★★☆☆☆ KUNKUN 大 (big) + 型 (type / proper way) = 大型 (large-scale )

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
太 | fat | DOT ON BOTTOM |
犬 | dog | DOT ON TOP |
大 | big |  |

Dude has a fat schlong, (represented by the dot between his legs)

Dog is eating some meat, (represented by the dot next to its head)

Big has no dot.

## Used In

- 因
- 夫
- 戻
- 奥
- 奇
- 臭
- 奮
- 器
- 突
- 央
- 犬
- 太
- 契
- 誇
- 美
- 奪
- 喚
- 換
- 類
- 決
- 天
- 矢
- 参
- 俺
- 快
- 失

## Synonyms

bye-bye お大事に さよなら 気をつけて いってらっしゃい またね
enlarge, extend 拡張 広げる 拡げる 拡大
enormous デカイ 巨大 甚大 膨大な
exaggerate 大げさな 誇張する
hustle and bustle にぎやか 大騒ぎ 喧騒 やかましい
important, vital 必要 大切 重大 重要 大事
minister 大臣 閣僚
ordinarily 大分 常に 常事
overlook 見過ごす 大目に見る
pretentious or arrogant 気取りや 尊大 いい気　になってる いばってる xxx振ってる 自惚れ 仰々しい 横柄な
the general public 大衆 公衆 民俗 民族 庶民