Word Meaning 大い
大い is read as おおい (ooi) and means big.
Meaning
English
- big
- large
- great
- greater (of equal court ranks)
- upper
- senior
Reading
Kana
おおい
Romaji
ooi
Writing Variants
- 大 おおい ooi
Stroke Sequence
2 Characters • 5 Total StrokesStudy Signals and Categories
Related Vocabulary
Max. 12大学
だいがく
former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators)
Example Sentences
10大いに召し上がれ。
Eat and drink up.
彼らは再会を大いに喜んだ。
They were so happy to be together again.
それは大いにありうることだ。
That is quite possible.
彼はその結果に大いに喜んだ。
He was delighted at the result.
パーティーでは大いに楽しんだ。
I had a lot of fun at the party.
観光客の数は近年大いに増加した。
The number of tourists has increased greatly in recent years.
私はあなたの解釈に大いに賛成だ。
I agree with your interpretation to a large extent.
パーティでは大いに歌い踊りました。
We did a lot of singing and dancing at the party.
塩を加えたら味が大いに良くなった。
The addition of salt greatly improved the flavor.
我々は彼の急死の報に大いに驚いた。
We were greatly surprised at the news of his sudden death.
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