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大変

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

大変
大へん
たいへん
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

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
変
9 strokes
Frequency: 238
JLPT N2
Grade 4

Meanings

unusual
change
strange

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ヘン
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
か.わる
か.わり
か.える
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