======= Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 03:45:22 +1000 (EST) (subtype) new (headw1) 大の字 (kana1) だいのじ (pos) noun (english1) To lay on the ground in the shape of the "dai" kanji (legs and arms outstretched) (reference) http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/search.php?MT=%C2%E7%A4%CE%BB%FA&kind=jn 畳の上に大の字になる (comment) That's a really crappy definition but I don't know how to phrase it any better. (name) Chris Kern