SIDE-BY-SIDE KANJI MNEMONICS

大 (Big) vs 太 (Thick/Fat) vs 犬 (Dog)

One dot moves from the bottom to the top-right and turns a fat person into a dog.

5-Second Radical Distinction Rule: 大 (arms stretched wide = Big) • 太 (drop at the bottom belly = Thick/Fat) • 犬 (drop up by the ear = Dog).

ON たい, だい

KUN おお

“Ooooo!!” (おお), what a fight! Definitely no tie (たい) today, the big guy will win all the diamonds (だい)...

ON たい, た

KUN ふと

Fighting a sumo tiger (たい) dripping with fat, is a foolish torture (ふと). Reward? Just tacos! (た)

ON けん

KUN いぬ

Shiba Inu (いぬ) is one happy dog, listening to Kendrick (けん).