820. Which one of these is the odd one out and what's the big deal about it? 道 堂 桐 声 将


Answer:

道  DOU, TOU, michi - road, path

堂  DOU - temple

桐  TOU, kiri - Empress tree

声  SEI, SHOU, koe, kowa - voice

将  SHOU - commander, general, soon

All take 大 (DAI, oo(kii) - big) in front to make a word, but only XX uses the "Oo" reading (OoXXXX); the others are all "Tai/Dai-": 

大道  Daidou - A major road

大堂  Daidou - A placename in Osaka

大桐  Daidou - A placename in Osaka

大声  Oogoe - A loud voice

大将  Taishou - A military rank