大方

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Chinese

 
big; great; huge
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
 
square; quadrilateral; place
square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just
simp. and trad.
(大方) 		大 方
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Pronunciation

Note: Toneless - usually the adjective senses.

Noun

大方

  1. (literary) expert; master; scholar
  2. (traditional Chinese medicine) large formula; potent prescription
  3. (literary) distinguished family
  4. (literary) earth; world
  5. (literary) basic rule
  6. name for a variety green tea grown mainly in Anhui and Zhejiang provinces

Synonyms

  • (expert):

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of “expert”):

Derived terms

Adjective

大方

  1. generous; liberal; magnanimous
  2. natural and unaffected
  3. in good taste; tasteful; stylish

Synonyms

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Proper noun

大方

  1. (～縣) Dafang County (a county of Guizhou, China)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
大 方
おお
Grade: 1 		かた
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

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Pronunciation

Noun

大(おお)方(かた) • (ōkata) ←おほかた (ofokata)?

  1. the majority, the large part
  2. people in general, the public

Adverb

大(おお)方(かた) • (ōkata) ←おほかた (ofokata)?

  1. mostly, nearly
  2. maybe, probably

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
大 方
たい
Grade: 1 		ほう
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

大(たい)方(ほう) • (taihō) ←たいはう (taifau)?

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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