大手

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Chinese

big; great; huge
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
 
hand; convenient; ‑er
simp. and trad.
(大手)

Pronunciation


Noun

大手

  1. (colloquial) number two; defecation

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
おお
Grade: 1

Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Noun

(おお)() (ōte

  1. major company
    アメリカの大手(おおて)自動車(じどうしゃ)メーカー「フォード」
    amerika no ōte jidōsha mēkā “fōdo”
    Ford, a major American automaker
  2. front gates of a castle
  3. both arms outstretched

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.