The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
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
The sun appeared from between the clouds.
Many thick-trunked trees line this road.
Please draw the boundary lines of the figure thickly.
Lately I've been eating only sweets, so I've gained some weight.
If you keep eating only sweets, you'll get fat.
Because of the intense exercise, my thighs became sore.
The Crown Prince is undergoing rigorous education to succeed the King.
They worked together to carry the heavy log.
I sawed a thick log using a saw.
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