Word Meaning 大流行

おおはやり oohayari

大流行 is read as おおはやり (oohayari) and means widespread contagion.

Meaning

English

  1. widespread contagion
  2. large outbreak
  3. big craze
  4. boom
  5. popular trend
  6. huge popularity

Reading

Kana

おおはやり

Romaji

oohayari

Writing Variants

  • 大はやり おおはやり oohayari
  • 大流行り おおはやり oohayari

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 45987 Priority H

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

大統領代行

だいとうりょうだいこう

acting president

流行

りゅうこう

prevalence (of a disease)

流行

はやり

prevalence (e.g. of a disease)

流行歌

りゅうこうか

popular song

流行る

はやる

to be popular

一流大学

いちりゅうだいがく

top university

流行地

りゅうこうち

infected district

流行っ子

はやりっこ

popular geisha

流行作家

りゅうこうさっか

popular writer

流行らす

はやらす

to popularize

Example Sentences

2

Colds are prevalent this winter.

At Tom's school, the Tatoeba craze has become so widespread that it's affecting students' studies. As a result, an emergency staff meeting was held and it was decided to limit students to submitting no more than 30 example sentences per day. However, since the school hasn't fully tracked the students' accounts, implementing this measure has proven challenging.