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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