Japanese symbol for “tome”
大著
たいちょ
Romaji: taicho
voluminous work; bulky volume; tome
In Japanese, tome is 大著, read たいちょ (taicho).
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Meanings
- n voluminous work; bulky volume; tome
- n great work; masterpiece; magnum opus
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “tome”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 学術書 | がくじゅつしょ gakujutsusho | academic book; scholarly book; learned book |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大丈夫 | だいじょうぶ daijoubu | safe; secure; sound |
| 大変 | たいへん taihen | very; greatly; terribly |
| 大学 | だいがく daigaku | university; college |
| 最大 | さいだい saidai | biggest; greatest; largest |
| 大会 | たいかい taikai | mass meeting; convention; rally |
| 大統領 | だいとうりょう daitouryou | president (of a country) |
| 著者 | ちょしゃ chosha | author (usu. of a particular book); writer |
| 著書 | ちょしょ chosho | (written) work; book; writings |
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.