泰
peaceful, calm, peace, easy, Thailand, extreme, excessive, great
Readings
On'yomi
- タイ
Kun'yomi
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Nanori
- た
- はす
- ひろ
- や
- やす
- やすし
- ゆたか
- よし
Meaning
泰 centers on a state of ease and stability: peaceful, calm, and untroubled. The senses of 'extreme' or 'excessive' extend from the idea of something being so settled that it becomes great or abundant, while 'Thailand' is a phonetic abbreviation.
Most common words using 泰
- 泰たいN5
Thailand
- 安泰あんたい
security; stability; safety; peace
- 泰斗たいと
great authority; eminent person; luminary
- 泰然たいぜん
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
- 国泰航空こくたいこうくう
Cathay Pacific Airlines
- 地天泰ちてんたい
tai (hexagram 11 of the I Ching: peace)
- 天下泰平てんかたいへい
peace throughout the world
- 失意泰然しついたいぜん
keeping calm and collected at times of disappointment; maintaining a serene state of mind in adversity
- 昌泰しょうたい
Shōtai era (898.4.26-901.7.15)
- 泰将棋たいしょうぎ
tai shogi (very large 25x25 board shogi variant)
- 泰山北斗たいざんほくと
great authority; eminent person; luminary; Mount Tai and the Big Dipper
- 泰山圧卵たいざんあつらん
the strong overwhelming the weak; completing various things without difficulty; Mt. Tai crushes an egg
- 泰山木たいさんぼく
evergreen magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora); southern magnolia; loblolly magnolia; bull bay
- 泰然自若たいぜんじじゃく
having presence of mind; self-possessed; imperturbable; calm and self-possessed
- 泰緬鉄道たいめんてつどう
Thai-Burma Railway
- 泰西たいせい
the Occident; the West
- 泰西名画たいせいめいが
famous Western painting; masterpiece of Western painting
Study
Etymology
泰 originally depicted a person 大 with both arms raised, over water 水, suggesting a sense of ease or abundance like water flowing freely. The modern form has 氺 (a variant of 水) at the bottom, preserving the water element.
Meaning mnemonic
The top looks like a person with arms wide open, and the bottom is water 氺. Imagine someone floating peacefully on calm water, completely at ease.
Reading mnemonic
For タイ, picture a peaceful Thai beach: the calm water 氺 and the relaxed person on top match the serene vibe of Thailand, tying タイ to the kanji's peaceful meaning.