Word Meaning 大義

たいぎ taigi

大義 is read as たいぎ (taigi) and means great cause.

Meaning

English

  1. great cause
  2. moral law
  3. justice

Reading

Kana

たいぎ

Romaji

taigi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Antonyms 小義 Rank 10940 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

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大国主義

たいこくしゅぎ

policy favouring major powers

大家族主義

だいかぞくしゅぎ

big family principle

大義名分

たいぎめいぶん

duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)

二大政党主義

にだいせいとうしゅぎ

two-party system

事大主義

じだいしゅぎ

worship of the powerful

三大義務

さんだいぎむ

The Three Major Duties (education, work and payment of taxes)

大丈夫

だいじょぶ

great man

大豆

だいず

soya bean (Glycine max)

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)

大盤振る舞い

おおばんぶるまい

corporate largess

大衆

たいしゅう

general public