Kanji

太

plump, thick, big around

Kanji

Grade

Grade 2

Strokes

4 strokes

Radical

大部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

タイ, タ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ふとい, ふとる

Nanori (Name Reading)

うず, おお, しろ, たか, と, ひろ, ふと, ふとし, ます, み, もと

Common Readings

タ, タイ, ふと…い, ふと…る

Example sentences

太陽 たいよう
太陽 から 昇り 西 沈む

The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.

現れる あらわれる
から 太陽 現れた

The sun appeared from between the clouds.

太い ふとい
この 道沿い 太い たくさん 並んでいる

Many thick-trunked trees line this road.

せん
図形 境界 太く 描いて ください

Please draw the boundary lines of the figure thickly.

太る ふとる
最近 甘い ばかり 食べている ので 太った

Lately I've been eating only sweets, so I've gained some weight.

ばっか ばっか
お菓子 ばっか 食べてる 太る

If you keep eating only sweets, you'll get fat.

太もも ふともも
激しい 運動 せい 太もも 筋肉痛 なった

Because of the intense exercise, my thighs became sore.

王太子 おうたいし
王太子 国王 継ぐ ため 厳しい 教育 受けている

The Crown Prince is undergoing rigorous education to succeed the King.

丸太 まるた
彼ら 合わせて 重い 丸太 運んだ

They worked together to carry the heavy log.

のこぎり
使って 太い 丸太 挽いた

I sawed a thick log using a saw.

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