Word Meaning 大小

だいしょう daishou

大小 is read as だいしょう (daishou) and means daishō (matched pair of long and short swords).

Meaning

English

daishō (matched pair of long and short swords)
large and small drums
long months and short months
size
large and small (sizes)
various sizes
sic bo (Macao dice game)
tai sai

Reading

Kana

だいしょう

Romaji

daishou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 6 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 4505 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

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大同小異

だいどうしょうい

essentially the same with only minor differences

大衆小説

たいしゅうしょうせつ

novel for the masses

大阪教育大付属池田小学校

おおさかきょういくだいふぞくいけだしょうがっこう

Ikeda Elementary School attached to Osaka Kyoiku University

大規模小売店舗立地法

だいきぼこうりてんぽりっちほう

Large-scale Retail Store Law

拡大縮小

かくだいしゅくしょう

scaling

中小企業大学

ちゅうしょうきぎょうだいがく

Chuushoukigyou University

小異を捨てて大同につく

しょういをすててだいどうにつく

to overlook minor differences for the sake of the common good

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)

Example Sentences

ヌテラは日本のなかでなじみが薄いが、アメリカやヨーロッパなどでは人気のあるスプレッドであり、スーパーマーケットや食料品店には、大小さまざまなサイズの瓶が並んでいる光景が見られる。

Nutella is not very well known in Japan. However, in America and Europe it's a popular spread and various sized jars of Nutella may be seen lined up inside many grocery stores and supermarkets.

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大小判 Taikoban