大分

Chinese

 
big; great; huge
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
 
to divide; minute; (a measure word)
to divide; minute; (a measure word); (a unit of leng)
trad. (大分)
simp. #(大分)

Pronunciation


Noun

大分

  1. (literary) age
  2. (literary) fundamental parts; main principles
  3. (literary) friendly relations; association; friendship

Adverb

大分

  1. (literary) probably; most likely

Proper noun

大分

  1. () Ōita (a prefecture of Japan)
  2. () Ōita (a city in Ōita Prefecture, Japan)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
だい
Grade: 1

Grade: 2
on’yomi
Kanji in this term
だい
Grade: 1
ぶん
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) いぶ [dàíbú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [da̠ibɯ̟ᵝ]

Adjective

(だい)() • (daibu) -na (adnominal (だい)() (daibu na), adverbial (だい)() (daibu ni)) (alternative reading hiragana だいぶん, rōmaji daibun)

  1. much, many
Inflection

Adverb

(だい)() • (daibu)  (alternative reading hiragana だいぶん, rōmaji daibun)

  1. more than expected, extremely, considerably

Noun

(だい)() • (daibu)  (alternative reading hiragana だいぶん, rōmaji daibun)

  1. a large amount, a great deal

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
おお(い)
Grade: 1

Grade: 2
kun’yomi irregular

Proper noun

(おおい)() • (Ōita) おほいた (ofoita)?

  1. Ōita (the capital city of Ōita Prefecture, Japan)
  2. A prefecture in eastern Kyushu, Japan

References

  1. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō
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