Word Meaning 大日

だいにち dainichi

大日 is read as だいにち (dainichi) and means Mahavairocana (Tathagata).

Meaning

English

  1. Mahavairocana (Tathagata)
  2. Great Sun
  3. Supreme Buddha of Sino-Japanese esoteric Buddhism

Reading

Kana

だいにち

Romaji

dainichi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 7 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 92462 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

大晦日

おおみそか

New Year's Eve

大人

おとな

adult

大金

おおがね

large amount of money

大げさ

おおげさ

exaggerated

大ざっぱ

おおざっぱ

careless (e.g. work)

大学

だいがく

former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators)

大国

たいこく

province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)

大いに

おおいに

very

大気

たいき

atmosphere

大半

たいはん

majority

大きい

おおきい

loud

大小

だいしょう

daishō (matched pair of long and short swords)