Today’s first #kanji is 太, which is made of 大 and 丶. I think the original meaning of this character was rather positive but both the adjective and the verb with this kanji now have rather negative sound these days.

Meaning: excessive, extreme, fat

太陽（タイヨウ）: the Sun
太極拳（タイキョクケン）: tai chi (an ancient Chinese martial art and its maneuvers now practiced as a system of exercises)
皇太子（コウタイシ）: the Crown Prince
皇太后（コウタイゴウ）: an Empress Dowager (the widow of a late emperor)

丸太（まるタ）: a log (wood)
太政大臣（ダジョウダイジン）: <Japanese History> the Grand Minister; the Prime Minister; the Minister-President

太い（ふとい）: いadj. 

1. (something slender like a stick, line, etc. to be) big, thick, bold, pudgy
2. (voice to be) deep
3. (attitude to be) shameless, impudent

太る（ふとる）: vi.

1. (for a person or an animal) to put on weight, to get fat
2. (for a person) to become rich, to acquire wealth

For difference between 太い and 太る, read this page.

着太り（きぶとり）: looking fatter (than one really is) when wearing certain clothes
水太り（みずぶとり）: flabbily fat, flabby

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