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Freq #379
1

Prefix; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Common noun

large; big; great; huge; vast; major; important; serious; severe

Examples
この決定はあなたの提案に負うところであった。
Your suggestion weighed heavily in this decision.
嵐は作物に損害を与えた。
The storm did great harm to the crop.
2

Prefix

great; prominent; eminent; distinguished

3

Suffix

-sized; as big as; the size of

Examples
瞬くうちにテニスボールの団子が消え去った。
In the blink of an eye, the tennis-ball-sized dumpling had disappeared.
4

Abbreviation; Noun, used as a suffix

university

Examples
彼女はハーバードに入学した。
She was accepted at Harvard.
5

Common noun

large (e.g. serving size); large option

Examples
か、小か。
Large or small?
6

Abbreviation; Common noun

long month (i.e. having 31 days)

おおFreq #2502
1

Prefix

large; big; great; major; important; serious; heavy; loud

Examples
口叩きは何もできない。
Great talkers are little doers.
2

Prefix

older; senior

3

Prefix

final; ultimate

4

Prefix

rough; broad; general

たいFreq #99199
1

Abbreviation; Prefix

nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)

おきFreq #157341
1

Archaic; Prefix

great; grand; large

2

Prefix; Also written as 正

greater (of equal court ranks); upper; senior

3

Common noun; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

a great deal; very much

ArchaicFreq #69285
1

大い only; Archaic/formal form of na-adjective

big; large; great

2

Prefix; Also written as 正

greater (of equal court ranks); upper; senior

きいおき~い Adj.Freq #218
1

big; large; great

Examples
きみは何と大きい家を持っているんだろう。
What a big house you have!
2

loud

Examples
もっと大きい声で言ってください。
Louder, please.
3

extensive; spacious

4

important; decisive; valuable

5

older; grown up

きなおきなFreq #241
1

Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)

big; large; great

Examples
アメリカ人の中には大きな借金を抱えている人がいる。
Some Americans have grave debts.
へんいへんFreq #350
1

Adverb (fukushi)

very; greatly; terribly; awfully

Examples
1日中歩き回って大変疲れた。
I am dead tired from walking around all day.
2

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Common noun

immense; enormous; great

Examples
あえて言いますが、もし我々がそんなことをすれば大変な誤りを犯すことになると私は思います。
At the risk of sticking my neck out, I think that if we do that, we're making a big, big mistake.
3

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Common noun

serious; grave; dreadful; terrible

Examples
もし期限切れになったら、大変なことになるよ。
There will be hell to pay if I don't make this deadline.
4

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Common noun

difficult; hard; challenging

5

Archaic; Common noun

major incident; disaster

いじFreq #387
1

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

important; serious; crucial

Examples
あなたの親切な言葉は大事に心に刻みつけておきます。
I'll treasure your kind words.
2

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

valuable; precious

Examples
彼は私たちにとって大事な人だ。
He is precious to us.
3

Common noun

serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis

4

Common noun

great undertaking; great enterprise; great thing

5

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Tochigi dialect

safe; OK

いせつたいせち~な Adj.Freq #435
1

important; significant; serious; crucial

Examples
柔道では力より技のほうが大切である。
In judo, technique is more important than strength.
2

precious; valuable; dear; cherished; beloved

Examples
大切なものはここに置かないで下さい。
Please don't leave valuable things here.
3

Usu. adverbially as ~に

careful

Examples
私は古い本を大切に保存している。
I keep old books with care.
丈夫いじょうぶだいじょぶFreq #452
1

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

safe; secure; sound; problem-free; without fear; all right; alright; OK; okay

Examples
彼女は今のところ大丈夫です。
She is all right at the moment.
2

Adverb (fukushi)

certainly; surely; undoubtedly

3

Colloquial; Interjection; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

no thanks; I'm good; that's alright

Examples
いや、大丈夫だ。
No, no, that's okay.
4

だいじょうぶ only; Archaic; Common noun

great man; fine figure of a man

好きいすき~な Adj.Freq #953
1

liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of

Examples
こちらはケンです。彼は自分の犬が大好きです。
This is Ken. He really likes his dog.
となNoun~な Adj.~の Adj.Freq #1009
1

adult; grown-up

Examples
大人だけこの映画が見える。
Only adults can see this film.
きくなるおおきくなるExpressionGodan verbFreq #1240
1

to grow up; to become an adult

2

to become big; to grow in size

いりょうNoun~な Adj.~の Adj.Freq #1658
1

large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)

Examples
日本は紙を大量に消費する。
Japan consumes a lot of paper.
したいしたFreq #1748
1

Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)

considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

Examples
それはたいした問題ではない。
That is not much of a problem.
いがくNounFreq #1835
1

university; college

Examples
あなたは理科系の大学に進んだほうがいいよ。
You should go on to a technical college.
2

Historical term; Abbreviation

former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators)

Examples
合格者の過半数は大学出身者であった。
The majority of the successful candidates were university graduates.
3

the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

いたいUsually kanaFreq #1895
1

Adverb (fukushi)

generally; on the whole; mostly; almost; nearly; approximately; roughly; about

Examples
仕事はだいたい終わった。
The work is mostly done.
だいたいどのくらいの時間がかかりますか。
About how long will it take?
2

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

general; rough

3

Common noun

outline; main points; gist; substance; essence

4

Adverb (fukushi)

in the first place; first and foremost; from the start; to begin with

Examples
だいたいあんた、この寒いのにノースリーブで何いってんのよ。
Anyway what are you on about? Going around sleeveless in this cold.
いぶいぶんAdverbUsually kanaFreq #2047
1

considerably; greatly; a lot

Examples
だいぶ痛みがなくなりました。
The pain has mostly gone away.
おぜいぜFreq #2150
1

Common noun; Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

crowd of people; great number of people

Examples
そこには大勢の人がいた。
There was a large crowd there.
2

Adverb (fukushi)

in great numbers

おごいせいNoun~の Adj.Freq #2420
1

loud voice

Examples
メイドは客を一人一人大声でとりついた。
The maid announced each guest.
となし人しい温和しい~い Adj.Usually kanaFreq #2507
1

gentle; quiet; mild; meek; obedient; docile; well-behaved; tame

Examples
牛は大きくて、おとなしく見えました。
The cows looked big and docile.
2

quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober

事にするだいじにするExpressionする VerbFreq #2829
1

to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish

切にするたいせつにするExpressionする VerbFreq #2903
1

to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to set a high value on

Examples
私達はもっと自然を大切にしなければならない。
We must treasure nature more.
2

to take good care of; to look after

Examples
妹は自分のすべての持ち物を大切にする
My sister takes care of everything she possesses.