太 — kanji meaning “plump”
太
plump, thick, big around
- Meanings
- plump, thick, big around
- On'yomi
- タイ (tai)、タ (ta)
- Kun'yomi
- ふと.い、ふと.る
- Name readings
- おお、たか、ひろ
- Strokes
- 4
- School grade
- 2
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 3
- Newspaper frequency
- #552 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 37
- Chinese reading
- tài — Chinese character page
Words with 太
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 太陽 | たいよう taiyou | Sun |
| 太鼓 | たいこ taiko | drum |
| 太い | ふとい futoi | fat; thick |
| 太平洋 | たいへいよう taiheiyou | Pacific Ocean |
| 皇太子 | こうたいし koutaishi | crown prince |
| 太古 | たいこ taiko | ancient times; prehistoric times |
| 太刀 | たち tachi | long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana) |
| 太字 | ふとじ futoji | boldface; bold-type; thick characters |
| 太る | ふとる futoru | to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat |
| 丸太 | まるた maruta | log |
| 太陽系 | たいようけい taiyoukei | solar system |
| 太っ腹 | ふとっぱら futoppara | generous; magnanimous; big-hearted |
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