太
big around, plump, thick
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Grade:2
Strokes:4
JLPT:3
Frequency:552
Vocabulary
タ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 嘉留太 | カルタ | karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards, esp. hyakunin isshu karuta or iroha karuta |
| 伊太利亜 | イタリア | Italy |
| 風太郎 | フウタロウ | unemployed person; vagabond; floater; vagrant; day labourer (esp. on the docks) |
| 悪太郎 | アクタロウ | stupid brat; mischievous kid; troublemaker |
| 与太 | ヨタ | idle talk; nonsense; rubbish; humbug; fool; idiot; good-for-nothing fellow; irresponsible; nonsensical |
タイ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 皇太后 | コウタイコウ | Empress Dowager; Queen Mother |
| 皇太子 | コウタイシ | crown prince |
| 皇太子妃 | コウタイシヒ | crown princess |
| 太鼓 | タイコ | drum |
| 太平洋 | タイヘイヨウ | Pacific Ocean |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 丸太 | まるた | log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); test subject (of human experiments performed by Unit 731 during WWII); prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun |
| 丸太 | マルタ | log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); test subject (of human experiments performed by Unit 731 during WWII); prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun |
| 皇太后 | こうたいごう | Empress Dowager; Queen Mother |
| 太い | ふとい | fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; sonorous; daring; shameless; brazen; audacious |
| 太っ腹 | ふとっぱら | generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; big-bellied |
Visually Similar Kanji
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犬
dog
Grade 1JLPT 4
丈
Mr., Ms., all (one has), height, length, measure, merely, only, stature, ten shaku, that's all
Grade 8JLPT N/A
不
bad, clumsy, negative, non-, ugly
Grade 4JLPT 4
大
big, large
Grade 1JLPT 5
伏
bend down, bow, cover, lay (pipes), prostrated
Grade 8JLPT 1
広
broad, spacious, wide
Grade 2JLPT 4
本
book, counter for long cylindrical things, main, origin, present, real, true
Grade 1JLPT 5
状
appearance, circumstances, conditions, form, status quo
Grade 5JLPT 3
求
demand, request, require, want, wish for
Grade 4JLPT 3
返
answer, fade, repay, return
Grade 3JLPT 3