Japanese

きな

おおきな
Meaning: big; large; great
Part of Speech: Adjectival noun

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Handwriting

大
き
な

Example sentences

There is a big tree in the park.
家の近くに大きな公園がある。
There is a large park near my house.
彼は大きな会社で働いています。
He is working at a large company.
赤ん坊が大きな声で泣いています。
The baby is crying loudly.
目の前で大きな事故が起きた。
A big accident happened right before my eyes.
些細なことが原因で、大きな誤解を招いてしまった。
A trivial thing led to a major misunderstanding.
この地域で大きな地震が発生した。
A large earthquake occurred in this area.
彼は大きながたいをしている。
He has a large physique.
長年の研究がついに大きな成果を収めた。
Years of research finally yielded great results.
今朝の新聞の一面には大きなニュースが出ていた。
There was big news on the front page of this morning's newspaper.

Usage Notes

A pre-noun adjectival form meaning large in size, volume, or degree. It is only used before nouns.

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