太 Fat

Radical Combination

• 太

  Fat

Meaning

Primary

Fat

Mnemonic

The kanji is the same as the radical, so this means fat.

Hints

We've fattened you up with lots of juicy radical knowledge, so this one should be pretty easy.

Readings

On’yomi

たい, た

Kun’yomi

ふと

Nanori

おお

Mnemonic

Imagine a fat person who loves to sleep on futon (ふと).

Hints

Picture this fat person curled up all cozy-like on their Japanese futon. They look so content! Have you ever slept on a proper Japanese futon, by the way? We're talking premium, cloud-grade comfort — luxurious enough to make you feel like a real fat cat.