EntryCommonJLPT N2
  1. Adverb (fukushi)

    very; extremely; exceedingly; greatly; terribly

    Usually written using kana alone

    これはたいそう快適な暖炉ですね。
    This is a very nice fireplace.
  2. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

    extreme; excessive; great many; large number of

    Usually written using kana alone

  3. splendid; impressive; tremendous; immense

    Usually written using kana alone

  4. exaggerated

    Usually written using kana alone

Also written 大そう【たいそう】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

large, big

Kun
おお-、おお.きい、-おお.いに
On
ダイ、タイ
Strokes
3
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
7 of 2500
Radical
big
WaniKani
Level 1

Built from

Used in names as

うふ、お、おう、た、たかし、とも、はじめ、ひろ、ひろし、まさ、まさる、もと、わ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-3-4SKIP code
0a3.18The Kanji Dictionary
4003.0Four corner code
1463deroo
5927Unicode hex code
1-34-71JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1171Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1133New Nelson (John Haig)
3416New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4224Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2133Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2882Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
107Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
112Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
7A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
48Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
32Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
5831Morohashi
53A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
26Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
26Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
22sakade
40Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
25henshall3
14Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
5crowley
87Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.2busy_people
408Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
108Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
da4, dai4Pinyin reading
dae, da, taeKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
1WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

stratum, social class, layer, story, floor

On
ソウ
Strokes
14
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N2
Frequency
801 of 2500
Radical
corpse
WaniKani
Level 24

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
3-3-11SKIP code
3r11.2The Kanji Dictionary
7726.6Four corner code
3778deroo
5c64Unicode hex code
1-33-56JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1402Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1432New Nelson (John Haig)
3161New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3920Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2021Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2728Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1065Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1146Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
893A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1183Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
7798XMorohashi
921A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1367Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1454Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
486Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
934henshall3
977Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1725Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
533Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1074Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ceng2Pinyin reading
cheungKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
24WaniKani level