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What does 大事 (だいじ, daiji) mean?

大事 (だいじ, daiji) means important, precious; a serious matter.

Quick facts
Readingだいじ
Romajidaiji
Part of speechna-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
だいじ
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommondaiji

important, precious; a serious matter

  1. 1na-adjective important; serious; crucial
  2. 2na-adjective valuable; precious
  3. 3noun serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern
  4. 4noun great undertaking; great enterprise; great thing
  5. 5na-adjective safe; OK

Example sentences

  • Please take good care of yourself.

  • This photo is very precious to me.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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