ダイ
Meanings
Adjective (な)
Noun
Prefix
1. large; big; great; huge; vast; major; important; serious; severe
Because a big event is about to start!
Prefix
2. great; prominent; eminent; distinguished
The great director seems to have time to kill.
Suffix
3. -sized; as big as; the size of
4. university
A research team at the University of Tokyo developed a new drug.
Noun
5. large (e.g. serving size); large option
6. long month (i.e. having 31 days)
7. feces; faeces; excrement; stool
Pitch accent
ダ
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Used in vocabulary (573 in total)
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor
heavy loss
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
Examples (49 in total)
Large or small?
She is a great talker.
It's causing a huge online backlash, too.
Tom really loves animals.
The party was such a great success.
Because a big event is about to start!
My house needs major repairs.
This is the invention of the century!
Tom and Mary are great friends.
Are you a graduate of Tohoku University?
Does Meiji University have a medical school?
My younger brother is bigger than me.
Mrs. Lee is a great talker.
My father is a great traveler.
The small company was taken over by a large organization.
The house requires repairs.
The company suffered a great loss.
The great director seems to have time to kill.
The storm did great harm to the crop.
I felt like I had gone from hero to notorious criminal.
His business resulted in heavy losses.
The flood did great damage to the crops.
That great singer lives in my neighborhood.
The mayor addressed a large audience.
Stir-fry the ingredients which were cut into bite-sized pieces.
The drought has done great harm to the crops.
The house requires large repairs.
The Greeks used to hold a big athletic meet.
However, it is expected to be a considerable construction project.
For now, let's try it out at the big fountain in the middle.
Unlike the big banquet the other day, the atmosphere is calm.
It is said that they ultimately succeeded in protecting the great forest.
He amassed a large fortune before he died.
The gathering will be large if the weather is good.
The speech was greeted by loud cheers.
Tom believes that there will be a big blackout soon.
A research team at the University of Tokyo developed a new drug.
The large chain store created a new branch.
Even if it is not that high, you will take major damage.
Never have I seen such a crowd of people.
She realized her ambition to become a great scientist.
According to the paper, there was a big fire in Boston.
A small forest fire quickly spread and became a huge conflagration.
Even though there is still time before the fireworks start, it is extremely crowded.
His mother's prophecy that he would be a great musician was later fulfilled.
The jury's guilty verdict gave rise to widespread debate.
He is proud of having graduated from Tokyo University.
I hear he is a Tokyo University professor.
The teacher was quite candid about my chances of entering Tokyo University.