Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 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 big(A person 人 with wide spread arms 一 and legs appears big.)
丶 stroke for emphasis(The 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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