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Definition 2024


大字

大字

Chinese

 
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
 
letter; symbol; character; word
simp. and trad.
(大字)

Noun

大字

  1. big Chinese character; large character
  2. (colloquial) Chinese characters in general; writing
    大字不識幾個 / 大字不识几个   dàzì bùshí jǐge   able to recognise only a handful of Chinese characters; illiterate

Derived terms

  • 大字本

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
おお
Grade: 1
あざ
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Noun

大字 (hiragana おおあざ, romaji ōaza)

  1. a larger section of a village, usually used in addresses of rural locations

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
だい
Grade: 1

Grade: 1
on'yomi

Noun

大字 (hiragana だいじ, romaji daiji)

  1. a large character