Vocabulary

What does 大半 (たいはん, taihan) mean?

大半 (たいはん, taihan) means the majority.

Quick facts
Reading	たいはん
Romaji	taihan
Part of speech	noun, no-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N3

大半たいはん

N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommontaihan

the majority

1noun · no-adjective majority; more than half; most (of)
2noun · adverb mostly; largely; mainly

Example sentences

仕事(しごと)の大半(たいはん)は終(お)わった。
Most of the work is done.
大半(たいはん)の学生(がくせい)が試験(しけん)に合格(ごうかく)した。
Most of the students passed the exam.

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