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Japanese symbol for “magnanimous”

Romaji: taiki
atmosphere; air

In Japanese, magnanimous is , read (taiki).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n atmosphere; air
  2. adj-na, adj-no magnanimous; generous; large-hearted; broad-minded

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

large, big
on: ダイ、タイ
kun: おお-、おお.きい、-おお.いに
3 strokes · JLPT 4
spirit, mind, air
on: キ、ケ
kun: いき、き
6 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “magnanimous”

WordReadingMeaning
かんだい kandaitolerant; generous; lenient
ふとっぱら futopparagenerous; magnanimous; big-hearted
かったつ kattatsubroad-minded; open-minded; openhearted
かんじん kanjinmagnanimous
おうよう ouyoularge-hearted; generous; liberal

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
だいじょうぶ daijoubusafe; secure; sound
たいへん taihenvery; greatly; terribly
だいがく daigakuuniversity; college
さいだい saidaibiggest; greatest; largest
たいかい taikaimass meeting; convention; rally
だいとうりょう daitouryoupresident (of a country)
きもち kimochifeeling; sensation; mood
にんき ninkipopularity; public favor

See also: Chinese symbol for “magnanimous”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.