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