Memory phrase for the Kanji: 太

太

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Meaning

thick, fat

Pronunciation

 TAI, TA
futoi

Explanation

 Top: big 大, below: a little bit more 丶

Mnemonic

When you are big, a little 'more' makes you thick and fat.

Radicals

太 thick, fat
大 bigA person 人 with wide spread arms 一 and legs appears big.
丶 stroke for emphasisThe stroke for emphasis is used to give an emphasis to a particular item.
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Vocabulary

 太い  ふとい  fat, thick
 太鼓  たいこ  drum, tambourine
 太刀  たち  Tachi (japanisches Langschwert)
 太陽  たいよう  sun, solar
 太る  ふとる  to grow fat (stout, plump), to become fat

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