Word details

大手

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 大手.

Dictionary

Entry

大手おてNoun~の Adj.Freq #7604
1

major company; big company

Examples
どの大手のデパートも売上が落ちてきた。
Sales have dropped off at every big department store.
2

front castle gate

3

force attacking the front of a castle

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

large, big

3 strokesFrequency 7JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ダイタイ

Kun

おお-おお.きい-おお.いに

Nanori

うふおうたかしともはじめひろひろしまさまさるもと

hand

4 strokesFrequency 60JLPT N4Grade 1

On

シュ

Kun

て--てた-

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