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How to say Big In Japanese?

KanjiHiragana
大きいおおきい
Pronunciation: おおきい
How to Say It Outloud: ookii
Usage: adjective
Example Sentence Japanese:この靴は大きいです。
Example Sentence English:These shoes are big.
KanjiHiragana
巨大きょだい
Pronunciation: きょだい
How to Say It Outloud: kyodai
Usage: noun/adjectival noun
Example Sentence Japanese:巨大な建物が見える。
Example Sentence English:You can see a huge building.
KanjiHiragana
広いひろい
Pronunciation: ひろい
How to Say It Outloud: hiroi
Usage: adjective
Example Sentence Japanese:この部屋は広いです。
Example Sentence English:This room is spacious.

Dictionary

大きなおおきなCommon wordjlpt-n5
Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)
  • big; large; great
大きいおおきいCommon wordjlpt-n5
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
  • big; large; great
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
  • loud
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
  • extensive; spacious
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
  • important; decisive; valuable
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
  • older; grown up
大幅おおはばCommon wordjlpt-n1
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
Noun
  • big; large; drastic; substantial
Noun
  • full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
大いなるおおいなる
Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)
  • big; large; great
でかいでかいCommon wordjlpt-n1
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
  • huge; big; gargantuan
だいCommon word
Prefix
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
Noun
  • large; big; great; huge; vast; major; important; serious; severe
Prefix
  • great; prominent; eminent; distinguished
Suffix
  • -sized; as big as; the size of
Noun, used as a suffix
  • university
Noun
  • large (e.g. serving size); large option
Noun
  • long month (i.e. having 31 days)
ビッグビッグCommon word
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
  • big
おおCommon word
Prefix
  • large; big; great; major; important; serious; heavy; loud
Prefix
  • older; senior
Prefix
  • final; ultimate
Prefix
  • rough; broad; general
Wikipedia definition
  • Massive
大っきいおっきいCommon word
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
  • big; large; great
大のだいの
Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)
  • large; big
Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)
  • grown (man, etc.)
Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)
  • great (friend, etc.); huge (football fan, etc.)
大型おおがたCommon word
Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Noun
  • large; large-sized; large-scale; big
大したたいしたCommon wordjlpt-n3
Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)
  • considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
器の大きいうつわのおおきい
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
  • tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded; mature
器が大きいうつわがおおきい
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
  • tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded; mature
膨らむふくらむCommon wordjlpt-n2
Godan verb with 'mu' ending
Intransitive verb
  • to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
大物おおものCommon word
Noun
  • important person; influential figure; big shot; big name; bigwig; heavyweight
Noun
  • big thing; big one; big game; big catch; whopper; valuable thing
威張るいばるCommon wordjlpt-n2
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Intransitive verb
  • to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy; to be pushy; to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to swagger; to boast; to brag
豪勢ごうせい
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
Noun
  • grand; luxurious; lavish; sumptuous
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
Noun
  • great; large; big (e.g. storm)
Adverb (fukushi)
  • very; greatly; extremely
法螺吹きほらふき
Noun
  • braggart; boaster; big talker; big mouth; blowhard; bullshitter
大賞たいしょうCommon word
Noun
  • big prize; first prize
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