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Chinese
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big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
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matter; thing; item matter; thing; item; work; affair
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simp. and trad. (大事)
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大
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anagram
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事大
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Pronunciation
Noun
大事
- important matter; big deal; major event; great thing
這是關係到生死的大事。 [MSC, trad.]
这是关系到生死的大事。 [MSC, simp.]- Zhè shì guānxì dào shēngsǐ de dàshì.
- This is a matter of life and death.
廉政建設是關係到黨和國家生死攸關的大事。 [MSC, trad.]
廉政建设是关系到党和国家生死攸关的大事。 [MSC, simp.]- Liánzhèng jiànshè shì guānxì dào dǎng hé guójiā shēngsǐyōuguān de dàshì.
- The establishment of a clean and honest administration is a matter of life and death for both the party and the country.
Synonyms
Antonyms
- (literary) 可事 (kěshì)
- 小事 (xiǎoshì)
Derived terms
Descendants
Adverb
大事
- in a big way
- 大事渲染 ― dàshì xuànrǎn ― to play up
Japanese
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Adjective
大事 • (daiji) -na (adnominal 大事な (daiji na), adverbial 大事に (daiji ni))
- important
- (archaic) difficult, highly troubling
- (archaic) seriously ill or injured; grave
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- いと大事にはあらねど、起き臥しなやみ給ふを
- Ito daiji niwa aranedo, oki fushi nayami tamau o
- Although it wasn't the gravest , truly suffered fitful nights and days unable to sleep.
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- 或時、尻に腫物を出す。医師、是を見て、大事の物也、と云。恵云く、大事の物ならば、死すべしや。医云く、ほとんどあやうかるべし。
- Aru toki, shiri ni haremono o dasu. Ishi, kore o mite, daiji no mono nari, to iu. Kei iwaku, daiji no mono naraba, shisu beshi ya. I iwaku, hotondo ayōkaru beshi.
- One day, he got a swelling on the buttocks. The doctor saw it and said it was grave. "If it is grave, then would I die ?" Kei asked. The doctor said, "Close to threatening."
Inflection
Stem forms
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Imperfective (未然形)
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大事だろ
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だいじだろ
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daiji daro
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Continuative (連用形)
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大事で
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だいじで
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daiji de
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Terminal (終止形)
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大事だ
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だいじだ
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daiji da
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Attributive (連体形)
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大事な
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だいじな
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daiji na
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Hypothetical (仮定形)
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大事なら
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だいじなら
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daiji nara
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Imperative (命令形)
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大事であれ
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だいじであれ
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daiji de are
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Key constructions
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Informal negative
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大事ではない 大事じゃない
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だいじではない だいじじゃない
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daiji de wa nai daiji ja nai
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Informal past
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大事だった
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だいじだった
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daiji datta
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Informal negative past
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大事ではなかった 大事じゃなかった
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だいじではなかった だいじじゃなかった
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daiji de wa nakatta daiji ja nakatta
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Formal
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大事です
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だいじです
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daiji desu
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Formal negative
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大事ではありません 大事じゃありません
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だいじではありません だいじじゃありません
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daiji de wa arimasen daiji ja arimasen
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Formal past
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大事でした
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だいじでした
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daiji deshita
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Formal negative past
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大事ではありませんでした 大事じゃありませんでした
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だいじではありませんでした だいじじゃありませんでした
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daiji de wa arimasen deshita daiji ja arimasen deshita
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Conjunctive
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大事で
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だいじで
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daiji de
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Conditional
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大事なら(ば)
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だいじなら(ば)
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daiji nara (ba)
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Provisional
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大事だったら
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だいじだったら
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daiji dattara
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Volitional
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大事だろう
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だいじだろう
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daiji darō
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Adverbial
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大事に
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だいじに
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daiji ni
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Degree
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大事さ
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だいじさ
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daijisa
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Synonyms
Noun
大事 • (daiji)
- An important thing; a serious matter; a valuable thing
- (colloquial) trouble
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Noun
大事 • (ōgoto)
- a serious matter
References
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
Korean
Noun
大事 • (daesa) (hangeul 대사)
- hanja form? of 대사 (“an important thing; a serious matter; a valuable thing”)
Vietnamese
Noun
大事
- chữ Hán form of đại sự (“important matter; big deal; major event; great thing”).