大 — Stroke order

JLPT N5 kanji · 3 strokes · #7 by frequency

Large, big

Meaning
Large, big
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
ダイタイ
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
おお-おお.きい-おお.いに

In bold: the readings to learn first.

Stroke order

3 strokes. The stroke to draw is in red; the previous ones are already in place.

  1. Stroke 1/3
  2. Stroke 2/3
  3. Stroke 3/3

Memory hook

Spread your arms and legs wide and you suddenly look a lot larger ().

Kanzen's hook for this kanji. In the app, you can adopt another learner's or write your own.

Common vocabulary

WordReadingMeaning
だいlarge, big, great
大きなおおきなbig, large, great
大学だいがくuniversity, college
大使館たいしかんembassy
大勢おおぜいcrowd of people, great number of people
大好きだいすきliking very much, loving (something or someone), adoring

Sources: meanings and readings based on KANJIDIC2 and JMdict (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0) · KanjiVG strokes © Ulrich Apel (CC BY-SA 3.0) · reading selection, French translations and memory hooks: Kanzen.