Big

by Nao

ō-kii, dai, tai

The adjective ō-kii means big. Most of the compounds including this character are big things.

The readings used for compounds are ō, dai, tai, and so on.

A heavyweight or an important figure is called ōmono. Something important is daiji. Having the same characters, ōgoto means a serious matter. As I mentioned three days ago, sōdai means magnificent. Universities are daigaku. Gluttony or heavy eating is taishoku or ō-gui. Both words also mean a glutton or a big eater. Taisaku is a monumental work or a masterpiece as I mentioned the other day.

Osaka is the second biggest city in Japan. The name of the city begins with this character. Osaka City is in Osaka Prefecture.

Dai ri seki is not necessarily big. It is marble.

I have already written about dai jō bu. Click here to read about it.

1. Draw the horizontal line from the left to the right.
2. Draw the sweeping stroke from the top to the lower left. To make a sharp edge on the left side of the stroke, make the tip of the brush go along the left side.
3. Draw the other sweeping stroke from where the other strokes intersect to the lower right. Make the stroke gradually bolder.

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