大きい
ōkii
Why a voice, a cost and a problem are all 大きい
The picture An outline pressed outward, so it takes up that much more room. 大きい pushes its outline outward and claims room; 小さい pulls it inward and claims less.
Where the picture shows up in 大きい
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a body pushing outward
このかばんは少し大きいですね。
kono kaban wa sukoshi ōkii desu ne
This bag is a little big.
A bag on the shelf whose edges spill over into the next slot
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sound pushing outward
もう少し大きい声でお願いします。
mō sukoshi ōkii koe de onegai shimasu
Could you speak up a little?
A thin voice swelling until it reaches the far wall of the room
声が大きい is loud, not high-pitched — that one is 高い.
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a number pushing outward
今月は出費が大きいです。
kongetsu wa shuppi ga ōkii desu
Spending is heavy this month.
The spending bar in a ledger running past the edge of its column
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weight of a matter pushing outward
それは大きい問題になります。
sore wa ōkii mondai ni narimasu
That will become a big problem.
One sheet of paper on the desk swelling up until it fills the whole room
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a child pushing outward
息子はもう大きいので、一人で行けます。
musuko wa mō ōkii node, hitori de ikemasu
My son is big enough to go on his own now.
Wrists and ankles poking out of clothes that fitted last year
All of it in one picture
大きい is one picture: an outline pressed outward until it takes up more room. The bag's edges spill into the next shelf slot, so it is big; a voice pushes out to the far wall, so it is loud; the spending bar runs past the edge of the column, so the cost is large. A single sheet of paper swells until it fills the room, and that is a big problem; a child's wrists push out past last year's sleeves, and that is 大きい too.