Word Meaning 大抜擢

だいばってき daibatteki

大抜擢 is read as だいばってき (daibatteki) and means very surprising choice (for a role, promotion, etc.).

Meaning

English

very surprising choice (for a role, promotion, etc.)
unexpected appointment

Reading

Kana

だいばってき

Romaji

daibatteki

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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抜擢

ばってき

selection (from many people for an important position)

選抜高校野球大会

せんばつこうこうやきゅうたいかい

National Invitational High-School Baseball Tournament

選抜高等学校野球大会

せんばつこうとうがっこうやきゅうたいかい

National Invitational High-School Baseball Tournament

大勢

おおぜい

in great numbers

大切

たいせつ

careful

大丈夫

だいじょうぶ

great man

大分

だいぶ

considerably

大金

たいきん

large amount of money

大根

だいこん

daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus)

大雪

おおゆき

"major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)

大文字

おおもじ

huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year

大船

おおぶね

large boat