# 大 — Big

Frequency rank 3 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

You will meet this constantly in published Japanese — newspapers, books, signs, and dates.

More common than 日 (Sun), less common than 一 (One).

- On’yomi: だい、たい
- Kun’yomi: おお
- Radical: 大 Big (Kangxi 37)
- Frequency path: Level I of XX
- School grade: 1
- Strokes: 3

A man plants himself in a doorway and throws both arms wide, filling the entire frame.

In words:

- 大きい おおきい — big
- 大きな おおきな — big
- 大切 たいせつ — important

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