• 太陽たいよう — sun
• 太平洋たいへいよう — Pacific Ocean
• 太ふとい — thick / fat
• 太ふとる — to gain weight
• 太字ふとじ — bold text
• 太古たいこ — ancient times

This character comes from 大 (big) with a dot — emphasizing a sense of boldness or physical thickness. It can refer to physical girth, font boldness, or even the scale of the sun or ocean.

太陽たいようが出でている。
The sun is out.

太ふとるのが気きになる。
I'm worried about gaining weight.

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