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The stick man kanji means big, large, or greatly.

on readings:
  • dai
  • tai
kun readings:
  • ō
examples:
大丈夫 daijōbu okay
大寒 Daikan January 20 - February 3
大黒柱 daikokubashira central pillar, mainstay
大名 daimyō a feudal lord of the Shogunate
大好き daisuki like very much, love
大都市 daitoshi large city
大豆 daizu soybean
出雲大社 Izumo Taisha Izumo Shrine
巨大 kyodai enormous, huge, gigantic
大幅 ōhaba broad, large, wholesale, substantial
大いに ōini very much, greatly
大火事 ōkaji big fire
大河 ōkawa big river
大きい ōkii big, large
大きさ ōkisa size
大晦日 Ōmisoka New Year's Eve
大水 ōmizu flooding, overflow
大森 Ōmori (area of Tokyo)
大笑い ōwarai loud laughter, hearty laugh
大勢 ōzei alot of people, throng
大損 ōzon great loss
大人 otona adult
大河 taiga big river
大願 taigan great ambition, earnest wish
大変 taihen very
大会 taikai tournament
大金 taikin large amount of money
大気洗染 taikiosen air pollution
大望 taimō great desire, ambition
大陸 tairiku continent, mainland
大量 tairyō large quantity
大量生産 tairyō seisan mass production
大切 taisetsu important
大雪 Taisestu December 7 - 21
大暑 Taisho July 23 - August 7
大将 taishō general, leader
大抵 taitei generally, for the most part, usually
大雨時行 Taiu tokidoki furu August 3 - 7
短期大学 tanki daigaku junior college

links:
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Last Alteration Performed: 31 August 2026 by Bradley James Wogsland.