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What does 大変 (たいへん, taihen) mean?

大変 (たいへん, taihen) means very, terribly; hard, tough.

Quick facts
Readingたいへん
Romajitaihen
Part of speechadverb
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
たいへん
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommontaihen

very, terribly; hard, tough

  1. 1adverb very; greatly; terribly
  2. 2na-adjective · noun immense; enormous; great
  3. 3na-adjective · noun serious; grave; dreadful
  4. 4na-adjective · noun difficult; hard; challenging
  5. 5noun major incident; disaster

Example sentences

  • The work is tough.

  • It's extremely hot today.

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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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