漢字城 Kanji Fortress

太 thick

Also: fat

On'yomi
タイ、タ
Kun'yomi
ふと-い、ふと-る
Strokes
4
JLPT
N4
Taught in
Primary school, year 2

In the kun'yomi, the kana after a dash are written after the kanji (okurigana): ふと-い.

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
太 is written in 4 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

A big 大 person who has put on one extra drop 丶 of fat right at the waist — now he's thick.

A common word

  • 太い ふとい thick

Example sentences

  • あのきはふといです。

    That tree is thick.

  • さいきんすこしふとりました。

    I've gained a little weight recently.

Don't confuse it with

Kanji that share a part

大 is its radical. 26 kanji share it in all.

丶 is a component. 22 kanji share it in all.