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大事

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 大事

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

Kanji in this Word

大
3 strokes
Frequency: 7
JLPT N4
Grade 1

Meanings

large
big

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ダイ
タイ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
おお-
おお.きい
-おお.いに
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
うふ
お
おう
た
たかし
とも
はじめ
ひろ
ひろし
まさ
まさる
もと
わ
事
8 strokes
Frequency: 18
JLPT N3
Grade 3

Meanings

matter
thing
fact
business
reason
possibly

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ジ
ズ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
こと
つか.う
つか.える
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
ろ
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