Kanji

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
太陽は東から昇り、西に沈む。

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

現れる あらわれる
雲の間から太陽が現れた。

The sun appeared from between the clouds.

太い ふとい
この道沿いには、幹の太い木がたくさん並んでいる。

Many thick-trunked trees line this road.

せん
図形の境界線を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、甘い物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と太るよ。

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

太もも ふともも
激しい運動のせいで、太ももが筋肉痛になった。

Because of the intense exercise, my thighs became sore.

王太子 おうたいし
王太子は、国王の跡を継ぐための厳しい教育を受けている

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

丸太 まるた
彼らは力を合わせて重い丸太を運んだ。

They worked together to carry the heavy log.

のこぎり
鋸を使って太い丸太を挽いた。

I sawed a thick log using a saw.

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