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What does 大 (だい, dai) mean?

大 (だい, dai) means big, great.

Quick facts
Readingだい
Romajidai
Part of speechprefix, na-adjective, noun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
だい
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommondai

big, great

  1. 1prefix · na-adjective · noun large; big; great
  2. 2prefix great; prominent; eminent
  3. 3suffix -sized; as big as; the size of
  4. 4noun suffix university
  5. 5noun large (e.g. serving size); large option

Example sentences

  • This shirt is a large size.

  • This time's performance was a great success.

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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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