大本

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Chinese

big; great; huge
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
 
roots or stems of plants; origin; source
roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)
 
simp. and trad.
(大本) 		大 本

Pronunciation

Noun

大本

  1. (literary) foundation; basis
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 大本 (dàběn); 大 (“big”) + 本 (“notebook”)
  3. Short for 大學本科／大学本科 (dàxué běnkē, “bachelor's degree at a university”).

Synonyms

  • (foundation):

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of “bachelor's degree”): 大專／大专 (dàzhuān)

Derived terms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
大 本
おお
Grade: 1 		もと
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

大(おお)本(もと) • (ōmoto) 

  1. foundation, basis
    Synonyms: ねっこ (nekko), 根源 (kongen), 根本

Proper noun

大(おお)本(もと) • (Ōmoto) 

  1. a surname

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
大 本
たい
Grade: 1 		ほん
Grade: 1
on'yomi

From Chinese 大本 (dàběn). Attested from at least the 11th century.[2]

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “If, as NKD seems to imply, the kan'on reading is older, then is the (apparent) goon some form of reanalysis?”

Pronunciation

Noun

大(たい)本(ほん) or 大本(だいほん) • (taihon or daihon) 

  1. foundation, basis, basic fundamentals
    • 1892, Ozaki Kōyō, Futari Nyōbō:
      爰(ここ)が家(か)内(ない)の治(なお)る大(たい)本(ほん)とも謂(いい)つべく
      Koko ga kanai no naoru taihon to mo ī tsu beku
      Here is the basis on which my wife should be cured

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
大 本
おお
Grade: 1 		ほん
Grade: 1
kun'yomi on'yomi

Of 大 (ō, “great, large”) +‎ 本 (hon, “book”). Attested from the Edo period.[2]

Pronunciation

Noun

大(おお)本(ほん) • (ōhon) ←おほほん (ofofon)?

  1. (publishing, printing) folio (large book made from sheets of Mino washi paper folded in half)

See also

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 “大本”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
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