Word Meaning 大器晩成

たいきばんせい taikibansei

大器晩成 is read as たいきばんせい (taikibansei) and means great talents mature late.

Meaning

English

  1. great talents mature late

Reading

Kana

たいきばんせい

Romaji

taikibansei

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 36 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Yojijukugo Rank 80464 Priority M

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

大成

たいせい

completion

大器

たいき

large container

大成功

だいせいこう

great success

大願成就

たいがんじょうじゅ

realization of a great ambition

大成建設

たいせいけんせつ

Taisei Corporation

大を成す

だいをなす

to achieve greatness

集大成

しゅうたいせい

(large) compilation

晩成

ばんせい

late completion

器が大きい

うつわがおおきい

tolerant

器の大きい

うつわのおおきい

tolerant

国立成功大学

こくりつせいこうだいがく

National Cheng Kung University

生成器

せいせいき

generator (e.g. signal generator)

Example Sentences

2

He's a late bloomer.

I haven't heard anyone call him a late bloomer in a while. But I do wonder when he's going to grow up.