大概 (Taigai): Considerably, Greatly

Meaning

English

considerably
greatly
really
nearly all
almost all
most
probably
perhaps

Reading

Kana

たいがい

Romaji

taigai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper grade Kanken 3級 Synonyms 多く,大抵,大体,普通,ほとんど,殆ど,良く Rank 13060 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

大概にする

たいがいにする

to stay within bounds

大丈夫

だいじょうぶ

great man

大刀

たち

straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)

大統領

だいとうりょう

president (of a nation)

大衆

たいしゅう

general public

大前提

だいぜんてい

major premise (in a syllogism)

大佐

たいさ

colonel

大麻

たいま

Shinto paper offerings

大胆

だいたん

bold

大騒ぎ

おおさわぎ

clamour

大豆

だいず

soya bean (Glycine max)

大砲

たいほう

gun

Example Sentences

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冗談も大概にしろ！

You mustn't carry your jokes too far!

甘えるのも大概にしろ！

Do limit your spoilt behaviour!

大概の喫煙者は禁煙したいと言う。

Most smokers say that they want to quit.

酒もいいが大概にしておきなさい。

It's all right to drink, but drink in moderation.

お前なぁ、わがままも大概にしろよ。

You need to stop being so selfish, you know.

トムは普通の男とは違うぞ。彼は大概の男が好むことを好まないし、大抵の男なら喜んですることをやりたがらない。

Tom isn't your average guy. He doesn't like things most guys like and he doesn't like to do things most men enjoy doing.