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太 means 'fat'

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Strokes : 4    Frequency: 176   JLPT: N3    Usefulness: 3    Study set: 3-3    Grade: 2   Intermediate lesson: 17    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 158 words   Used in 315 words   Used in 4547 names   Component in 6 kanji (2 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   タ   タイ
Kun
   ふとい fat   ふとる to get fat, to put on weight
Additional readings
Name    おお   たか   ひろ
Components
⿵  大 big  丶 dot  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 太 is used 13 times, read 3 ways (with 1 variation).
Across all words in Japanese, 太 is used 296 times, read 3 ways (with 3 variations).
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タイ : 142 words FIND ALL
た い よ う 1
noun
sun; solar
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タ : 53 words FIND ALL
ま る た 0
noun
log
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タ (read as だ) : 16 words FIND ALL
す け だ ち 0
assistance (in a fight); seconds (in a fight); backing, support
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タイ (read as だい) : 13 words FIND ALL
お お だ い こ 3
noun
large drum; bass drum
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ふとい : 47 words FIND ALL
ふ と い 2
1. fat; thick
2. deep (of a voice)
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ふとい (read as ぶと) : 25 words FIND ALL
ほ ね ぶ と 0
big-boned; stout
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An additional 20 less common words include 太 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 181 (originally: 164)  Joy o' Kanji : 164  Key to Kanji: 692 

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太
タ   タイ   ふとい fat   ふとる to get fat, to put on weight   
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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   
丶
dot   
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