| Kanji | 太 | 
|---|---|
| Onyomi | タイ、タ | 
| Kunyomi | ふと.い、ふと.る | 
| Nanori | おお, たか, ひろ | 
| English | plump, fat, thick, big around | 
| Examples | 太陽(たいよう): sun; solar 太鼓(たいこ): drum 太い(ふとい): (1) fat; thick (2) deep (of a voice) (3) daring; shameless; brazen (4) lucky (billiards) 太る(ふとる): to grow fat (stout, plump); to become fat; to gain weight | 
| JLPT Level | 4 | 
| Jouyou Grade | 2 | 
| Frequency | 552 | 
| Components | 大: large; big 丶: dot; tick or dot radical (no. 3) | 
| Number of Strokes | 4 | 
| Kanji Radical | 大 | 
| Radical Number | 37 | 
| Radical Strokes | 3 | 
| Radical Reading | だい・おおきい | 
| Traditional Form | (none) | 
| Classification | 形声 Phonetic | 
| Keyword | plump | 
| Koohii Story 1 | A large person with a big drop of sweat dripping off of him because he is so plump. | 
| Koohii Story 2 | Fat("plump") men always have small penises.....the kanji is a combination of "large" with a drop(representing the small penis between his legs). | 
| RTK Index (new) | 126 | 
Tags: grade2, jlpt.n4, kanjifreq501-750, kanji_physical.properties_miscellaneous
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