Word Meaning 大い

おおい ooi

大い is read as おおい (ooi) and means big.

Meaning

English

  1. big
  2. large
  3. great
  4. greater (of equal court ranks)
  5. upper
  6. senior

Reading

Kana

おおい

Romaji

ooi

Writing Variants

  • おおい ooi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 5 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Antonyms , Related Words 便,うんち,うんこ,大便,くそ,,排泄物,おなら Rank 94401 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

大きい

おおきい

loud

大人しい

おとなしい

quiet (color, pattern, etc.)

大嫌い

だいきらい

hating

大盤振る舞い

おおばんぶるまい

corporate largess

大笑い

おおわらい

great laughter

大商い

おおあきない

heavy turnover (trading)

大金

たいきん

large amount of money

大げさ

おおげさ

exaggerated

大ざっぱ

おおざっぱ

careless (e.g. work)

大学

だいがく

former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators)

大国

たいこく

province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)

大人

おとな

adult

Example Sentences

10

Eat and drink up.

They were so happy to be together again.

That is quite possible.

He was delighted at the result.

I had a lot of fun at the party.

The number of tourists has increased greatly in recent years.

I agree with your interpretation to a large extent.

We did a lot of singing and dancing at the party.

The addition of salt greatly improved the flavor.

We were greatly surprised at the news of his sudden death.