JLPT N5 Beginner
大
Means big or large, acts as an intensifier, or serves as an abbreviation for university.
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Other forms
大きい ookii - the common adjective for "big"
1 Prefix
Big" / "Large
Attaches to nouns to indicate superior size, large quantity, or broad scale.
Example
昨日 は 一日中 、 大雨 でした 。
It was raining heavily all day yesterday.
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2 Prefix
Great" / "Major
Acts as an intensifier to express an extreme degree, typically translated as “very” or “major.”
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3 Noun, Suffix
University
Functions as a shorthand suffix or abbreviation for 大学 (daigaku), meaning university.
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4 Suffix
-sized
Appends to a noun to describe something as having that specific magnitude or dimension.
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