The kanji 太: meaning, readings and stroke order

太

Meaning: thick, plump
On reading: タイ tai、タ ta
Kun reading: ふと（い） futoi、ふと（る） futoru
Strokes: 4
Radical: 大 big, very
Level: Level 2 · grade 2

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: to, mập (thái)
Japanese: ふとい。
Korean: 굵다, 살찌다 (태)
Chinese: 粗、胖

Readings, words and example sentences

タイ tai · on reading

太たい陽よう
sun
東の空に 太たい陽ようが出ました。
The sun came up in the eastern sky.

タ ta · on reading

丸まる太た
log
丸まる太たで小さな家を作ります。
We build a little house out of logs.

ふと（い） futoi · kun reading

太ふとい
thick, fat
この木はとても 太ふといです。
This tree is very thick.

ふと（る） futoru · kun reading

太ふとる
to get fat
馬が少し 太ふとりました。
The horse got a little fatter.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.