Word Meaning 大部

たいぶ taibu

大部 is read as たいぶ (taibu) and means lengthy (of a book, etc.).

Meaning

English

  1. lengthy (of a book, etc.)
  2. voluminous
  3. most (e.g. most part)
  4. greater
  5. fairly
  6. a good deal
  7. much

Reading

Kana

たいぶ

Romaji

taibu

Writing Variants

  • 大部 だいぶ daibu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 7776 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

大衆部

だいしゅぶ

Mahasamghika (early Buddhist movement)

大部分

だいぶぶん

most part

大部屋

おおべや

large room

大部隊

だいぶたい

battalion

女子栄養大学短期大学部

じょしえいようだいがくたんきだいがくぶ

Junior College of Kagawa Nutrition University

東京家政大学短期大学部

とうきょうかせいだいがくたんきだいがくぶ

Tokyo Kasei University Junior College

大雪

おおゆき

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

大船

おおぶね

large boat

大戦

たいせん

world war

大変

たいへん

major incident

大多数

だいたすう

great majority

大好き

だいすき

liking very much

Example Sentences

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The participants were for the most part women.

The shops are for the most part closed at ten o'clock.

They were, for the most part, college students.

Most Japanese opposed a tax increase.

She spends a major part of her income on food.

She spends most of her money on her dresses.

A large portion of the picture got wet.

Bricks consist mostly of clay.

Water makes up most of the earth's surface.

I spent the major part of my vacation at my uncle's.