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大きい

大きい

Japanese

Kanji in this term
おお(きい)
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
See also 大きな

Adjective

大きい (-i inflection, hiragana おおきい, romaji ōkii, historical hiragana おほきい)

  1. big
  2. broad, immense

Inflection

Usage notes

大きい (ōkii) and 大きな (ōkina) are essentially the same word. However, while ōkii can be used both attributively and to end a sentence, ōkina can only be used attributively, and must be followed by a noun or noun phrase.

  • Correct grammar:
    あの車はおおきい。 / あの車はおおきいです。Ano kuruma wa ōkii. / Ano kuruma wa ōkii desu. ― That car is big.
  • Incorrect grammar:
    あの車はおおきな。 / あの車は大きなです。 ― *Ano kuruma wa ōkina. / *Ano kuruma wa ōkina desu. ― *That car is a big __.
Since ōkina can only be used attributively, a noun must come after the word.

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References

  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3