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大きいおおきい～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

大きなおおきな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.
大だい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大であった。
Your suggestion weighed heavily in this decision.
嵐は作物に大損害を与えた。
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大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
彼女はハーバード大に入学した。
She was accepted at Harvard.
5

Common noun

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

Examples
大か、小か。
Large or small?
6

Abbreviation; Common noun

long month (i.e. having 31 days)

大事だいじ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

大切たいせつたいせち～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.
大好きだいすき～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.
大人《おとな》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.
最大さいだいNoun～の Adj.Freq #1282
1

biggest; greatest; largest; maximum

Examples
彼の最大の欠点はしゃべりすぎることだ。
His greatest fault is talking too much.
巨大きょだいNoun～な Adj.Freq #1427
1

huge; gigantic; enormous

Examples
巨大なタンカーがついに今し方出港した。
The huge tanker has just left the dock.
大量たいりょう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.
大したたいした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.
大学だいがく大學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)

だいたい大体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.
だいぶ大分だいぶん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.
大勢おおぜいたいぜい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

大声おおごえたいせい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.
大おおFreq #2502
1

Prefix

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

Examples
大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

重大じゅうだいNoun～な Adj.Freq #2896
1

serious; important; significant; grave; weighty

Examples
彼は重大な発見をした。
He made an important discovery.
大いにおおいに多いにAdverbFreq #2910
1

very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly; a great deal; a lot; to one's heart's content

Examples
私は彼を大いに尊敬しています。
I have a great regard for him.
大胆だいたんNoun～な Adj.Freq #2954
1

bold; daring; audacious

Examples
私達は彼の大胆な企てに舌を巻いた。
We marveled at his bold attempt.
拡大かくだいNounIntransitiveTransitive～する VerbFreq #2992
1

expansion; extension

Examples
今年は事業が５０％拡大した。
The business has expanded by 50% this year.
2

magnification; enlargement

Examples
この顕微鏡は物を１００倍に拡大する。
This microscope magnifies objects by 100 times.
3

escalation; spread

大地だいちNounFreq #3258
1

earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land

Examples
大地が揺れるのが感じられた。
The earth was felt to tremble.
大会たいかいNounFreq #3363
1

mass meeting; convention; rally; conference; assembly; gathering

Examples
彼か私のどちらかが大会に出席しなければならない。
Either he or I have to attend the convention.
2

tournament; competition; contest; meet

Examples
あなたはシートベルトをちゃんと使用していたとして、カリフォルニア州交通安全大会において賞金５０００ドルを獲得されました。
You have just won a prize of $5000 in a California state safety competition for proper use of your seatbelt.
3

grand event

大半たいはんNounFreq #3723
1

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

majority; more than half; most (of)

Examples
ここの学生は大半が真面目である。
The students are for the most part diligent.
2

Adverb (fukushi)

mostly; largely; mainly; predominately; nearly

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