大きい

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Greater than usual in physical size, amount, scope, importance or maturity.

Examples

  • 大きくなったら何になりたい?
    What do you want to be when you grow up?
  • うちの子はもう大きい。
    My child is grown up now.
  • テレビの音が大きすぎる。
    The television is too loud.
  • できもしないのに大きい口をきく。
    He boasts about things he cannot do.
  • 彼は気が大きい人だ。
    He is a generous-hearted person.

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でかい
大きな
強い
寛大な
心が広い
重要な
大げさな
年上の
尊大な
成長した

Meanings

Physically large

adjective
physical
neutral
Occupying a comparatively large amount of space.

Examples

  • この箱は大きい。
    This box is big.
  • 妹より兄のほうが体が大きい。
    The older brother is bigger than his sister.
  • もっと大きい机が必要だ。
    We need a larger desk.
  • その犬は思ったより大きかった。
    That dog was bigger than I expected.
  • この靴は少し大きい。
    These shoes are a little big.

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Large in quantity or intensity

adjective
everyday
neutral
High in amount, volume or strength.

Examples

  • 声が大きいのでよく聞こえる。
    I can hear her well because her voice is loud.
  • テレビの音が大きすぎる。
    The television is too loud.
  • 二つの数の差は大きい。
    The difference between the two numbers is large.
  • 荷物の重さは予想より大きかった。
    The luggage weighed more than expected.
  • この機械は消費電力が大きい。
    This machine uses a large amount of power.

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Wide in scale or scope

adjective
everyday
neutral
Covering a wide range or operating on a considerable scale.

Examples

  • 父は大きい会社で働いている。
    My father works at a large company.
  • その台風は被害が大きかった。
    That typhoon caused extensive damage.
  • 問題を大きく三つに分けよう。
    Let us divide the issue into three broad parts.
  • この計画は規模が大きい。
    This plan is large in scale.
  • 二つの町の人口差は思ったより大きい。
    The population gap between the towns is larger than I thought.

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Important

adjective
everyday
neutral
Having substantial consequences or value.

Examples

  • この決断は私にとって大きい。
    This decision matters a lot to me.
  • あの一点が試合では大きかった。
    That one point mattered a lot in the match.
  • 彼の助けは大きい。
    His help is significant.
  • その発見の意味は大きい。
    That discovery is important.
  • 失敗から学んだことは大きかった。
    What I learned from the failure was significant.

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Broad-minded

adjective
character
neutral
Generous and forgiving in attitude.

Examples

  • 彼は気が大きい人だ。
    He is a generous-hearted person.
  • 小さな失敗を許せるのは心が大きいからだ。
    She can forgive small mistakes because she is broad-minded.
  • 父は昔から度量が大きい。
    My father has always been magnanimous.
  • そんな時こそ気を大きく持ってほしい。
    I want you to be open-hearted at a time like this.
  • 彼女は人として大きい。
    She is a big-hearted person.

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Grown or older

adjective
family
neutral
More grown or older than someone else.

Examples

  • うちの子はもう大きい。
    My child is grown up now.
  • 大きくなったら何になりたい?
    What do you want to be when you grow up?
  • 子どもがずいぶん大きくなった。
    The child has grown a lot.
  • 大きい子は小さい子を手伝った。
    The older children helped the younger ones.
  • 息子はもう大きいので一人で行ける。
    My son is old enough to go alone.

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Boastful or presumptuous

adjective
character
neutral
Exaggerated or overbearing in speech and manner.

Examples

  • できもしないのに大きい口をきく。
    He boasts about things he cannot do.
  • 勝ったからといって大きい顔をするな。
    Do not act high and mighty just because you won.
  • 彼は会議で大きく出た。
    He made a bold claim at the meeting.
  • 彼は交渉で大きく出た。
    I was surprised by the newcomer's arrogant attitude.
  • 相手は最初から大きく出てきた。
    The other side made bold demands from the start.

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Etymology

Formed as an adjective from the older 大きなり; the adjective spread after the Muromachi period.

FAQ

What does 大きい mean?

Its basic meaning is big, with further uses for amount, importance, age and attitude.

How do you read 大きい?

It is read おおきい (ōkii).

What is the opposite of 大きい?

In the ordinary size sense, 小さい means small.

How does 大きい change in the past?

The past form is 大きかった.

How is 大きい different from 大きな?

大きい can end a sentence; 大きな goes directly before a noun.

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