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Explore 31 kanji that use or are grouped with the 大 component. Use the map to compare visual structure, readings, meanings, and example vocabulary.

big, largeJLPT N5heaven, skyJLPT N4plump, thickJLPT N3cause, factorJLPT N3re-, returnJLPT N3nonplussed, three (in documents)JLPT N3stab, protrudingJLPT N3beauty, beautifulJLPT N3sort, kindJLPT N3center, middleJLPT N2tears, sympathyJLPT N2consume, eatJLPT N2heart, interiorJLPT N2interchange, periodJLPT N2nara, what?JLPT N1run, bustleJLPT N1pledge, promiseJLPT N1matrimony, marryJLPT N1stinking, ill-smellingJLPT N1grace, kindnessJLPT N1promontory, capeJLPT N1wretched, disasterJLPT N1refreshing, bracingJLPT N1yell, cryJLPT N1exhort, urgeJLPT N1boast, be proudJLPT N1rob, take by forceJLPT N1utensil, vesselJLPT N1transition, moveJLPT N1stirred up, be invigoratedJLPT N1equilibrium, measuring rodJLPT N1

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