large, big
大 centers on the idea of largeness or bigness in size, scale, or importance.
大 is a pictograph of a person with arms and legs spread wide, conveying the idea of something large.
Picture a person standing with arms and legs stretched out as far as possible, making themselves look big: 大 means large.
For ダイ, imagine a giant die (as in dice) that is so large it takes up the whole room: die -> ダイ, and its size is 大.
large; big; great; huge; vast; major; important; serious; severe
large; big; great; major; important; serious; heavy; loud
safe; secure; sound; problem-free; without fear; all right; alright; OK; okay
big; large; great
Osaka (city, prefecture)
very; greatly; terribly; awfully
university; college
big; large; great
important; serious; crucial
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
adult; grown-up
mass meeting; convention; rally; conference; assembly; gathering
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
important; significant; serious; crucial
president (of a country)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
expansion; extension
huge; gigantic; enormous
cabinet minister
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
major company; big company
considerably; greatly; a lot
generally; on the whole; mostly; almost; nearly; approximately; roughly; about
majority; more than half; most (of)
big; large; drastic; substantial
university student; college student
great war; great battle
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
(ancient) Japan; Yamato kingdom; state of Yamato
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
crowd of people; great number of people
colonel; (navy) captain
continent
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
great earthquake (disaster); highly destructive earthquake
large field
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
women's college; women's university
general public; the masses
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
graduate school
big prize; first prize
embassy
mostly; ordinarily; usually; generally
bold; daring; audacious
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly; a great deal; a lot; to one's heart's content
gentle; quiet; mild; meek; obedient; docile; well-behaved; tame
ambassador
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
general; admiral
loud voice
heavy rain; torrential rainfall; downpour
hating; strongly disliking
captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF); lieutenant (Navy); flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
atmosphere; air
important person; influential figure; big shot; big name; bigwig; heavyweight
enlargement; increase
huge; vast; enormous; colossal; extensive; large
hemp
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
large country; major nation; great power
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus)
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand; magnificent
vast; huge; immense; enormous; colossal
maximum
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
large amount of money; great cost
large-scale work; voluminous work
grand; magnificent; lavish; large scale; prosperous; thriving; lively
metropolis; large city
great mountain; large mountain
master; expert; authority; leading figure
landlord; landlady
carpenter
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
generally; mainly; usually; normally; mostly; for the most part
mighty; powerful
great difference; big difference; wide margin
(large) gun; cannon; artillery
extra-large; king-size
great joy; delight; jubilation
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
large river
serious damage; heavy damage; being wrecked
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
size
great success; big hit; smash hit; winner
one large ...; a great ...
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
big mouth; mouth opened wide
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
New Year's Eve
main street; avenue; boulevard
large serving; large portion
large intestine; large bowel; colon
heavy snow; heavy snowfall
very great; enormous; serious
excessive; too much; unreasonable
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; loose
grand shrine; famous shrine
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
professional sumo wrestling
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
(large) compilation
ōzeki (second highest rank in sumo)
junior college; vocationally oriented post-secondary institution offering two or three-year programs
big; large; great
large boat
great laughter; burst of laughter
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; sweeping; loose
tablespoon
uppercase letter; capital letter
large statue of Buddha (trad. at least 4.8m high)
battalion
large tree
medical university; medical college; medical school
great cause; moral law; justice
great victory; decisive victory; overwhelming victory; landslide victory
graduate student; postgraduate student
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
university graduate; having graduated from university
large part; greater part; majority
marble
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
important condition; basic premise; basic assumption
ocean; large sea
crushing defeat
junior college; vocationally oriented post-secondary institution offering two or three-year programs
ocean
aorta
outline; summary; gist; basic points
Escherichia coli (E. coli)
large-scale
big man; large man; tall man; giant
great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)
private university
(major) mark; level; barrier
Ministry of Finance
barley (Hordeum vulgare)
very; extremely; exceedingly; greatly; terribly
cerebrum
just cause; good reason; pretext; justification
general classification; broad categorization
large drop (of rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (e.g. grape, cherry)
exaggeration; hyperbole
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
feces; faeces; excrement; stool
important task; important role; great duty; important mission
large fire
Ministry of Finance (1869-2001)
main street; avenue
central pillar (of a building)
minister of state; cabinet minister (in Japan)
great hurry; great haste; rush
fundamental principles; main lines
coarse; rough; bulky
serious illness; dangerous disease
general resemblance; being largely the same
final scene; the end; finale
giant slalom
flood
(Japanese) long sword; large sword
old-fashioned; antiquated; anachronistic
continental shelf
take care of yourself; get well soon
world war
to grow up; to become an adult
size; dimensions; volume
major incident; major happening; big scandal
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
to grow up; to become an adult
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
mass recruitment
heavy turnover (trading)
great majority
very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular
continuing one's education into university
macrocosmos; macrocosm; the universe; the cosmos
large family
large store
great success; huge success
big corporation; major firm; leading company
major cleanup; spring cleaning
large branch; bough
big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome
(paying) a great deal of attention (to)
nature; Mother Nature
popular literature
Atlantic Ocean
large-scale
most part; greater part; majority
great gathering
an expanded or expanding equilibrium
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
fireworks display; display of fireworks
University of Electro-Communications