太 — thick, plump, big

ふと太 thick

U+592A Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 3 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 3 level. Grade 2 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 4 strokes Freq #552 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #120 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

thick
plump
big

word

おお oo Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

太(おお) 田(た) oota Ota (surname/place name)

た ta Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

太(た) 郎(ろう) tarou Taro (male given name)

ふと futo Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

太(ふと) い futoi thick 太(ふと) futo thick 太(ふと) る futoru to gain weight

たい tai On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

太(たい) 陽(よう) taiyou sun 太(たい) 平(へい) 洋(よう) taiheiyou Pacific Ocean

Stroke order

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