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大 means 'big'

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Strokes : 3    Radical number: 37    Frequency: 4   JLPT: N5    Usefulness: 1    Study set: 1-1    Grade: 1   Intermediate lesson: 1    Beginner lesson: 1   Begins 1437 words   Used in 1924 words   Used in 16315 names   Component in 2006 kanji (274 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ダイ   タイ
Kun
   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-
Additional readings
Name    うふ   お   おう   た   たかし   とも   はじめ   ひろ   ひろし   まさ   まさる   もと   わ
Variants
⼤ (Chinese)  
Notes
See why the "big" radical 大 is in kanji such as 天 (heaven), 夫 (husband), and 奔 (bustle), and learn what to call this radical in its various positions.
Components
⿻  一 one  人 person  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 大 is used 109 times, read 3 ways. 3 words use a non-standard reading.
Across all words in Japanese, 大 is used 1768 times, read 3 ways (with 4 variations). 4 words use a non-standard reading.
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ダイ : 869 words FIND ALL
だ い が く 0
noun
1. post-secondary education institution, incl. university, college, etc.  (see also: 総合大学)
2. former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators)  (see also: 大学寮, 国学; abbreviation)
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タイ : 431 words FIND ALL
た い せ つ 0
1. important; necessary; indispensable
2. beloved; precious; dear; cherished; valuable
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おおきい : 451 words FIND ALL
お お き い 3
big; large; great; loud
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わ: 1 word. FIND ALL
わ ぐ ら 4
noun
Japanese-style ritual saddle  (see also: 唐鞍)
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だ: 2 words. FIND ALL
noun
vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary  (see also: 大輔, 次官)
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お: 7 words. FIND ALL
お っ き い 3
Most common form: おっきい
big; large; great  (see also: 小っちゃい; often written with kana only; colloquialism)
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た: 3 words. FIND ALL
た ゆ う 1
noun
1. high-ranking noh actor  (see also: 能太夫)
2. head of a school of noh performance
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Part of a non-standard reading: 4 words. FIND ALL
お と な 0
adult
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An additional おお.いに less common words include 大 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 25 (originally: 53)  Joy o' Kanji : 53  Key to Kanji: 705 

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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
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