大木

たいぼく · taiboku · JLPT N2 · noun

tree

大木 — tree

🌳 大 (big) + 木 (tree) = 大木 (taiboku): big tree = large tree

大 is read tai and means big; 木 is read boku and means tree. Join them as taiboku and you get a large tree.

大 — pictograph of a person with arms outstretched
大 is a pictograph showing a person standing with arms and legs spread wide. The outstretched arms suggest 'big' or 'great', extending from the literal image of a large stance to abstract meanings like important or grand. It is one of the oldest characters, found on oracle bones.

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