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Big Fat Small 太 タイ、タ ふと.い、ふと.る おお たか

Kanji
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
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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