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大幅

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adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • big
  • large
  • drastic
  • substantial
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

Conjugations

Present 大幅だ
Negative 大幅じゃない
Past 大幅だった
Past Negative 大幅じゃなかった
Te Form 大幅で

Related Kanji

大 large, big
幅 hanging scroll, width

Example Sentences

この政策で物価は大幅に値上がりした。
This policy resulted in a great rise in prices.
この政策の結果、物価が大幅に値上がりした。
This policy resulted in a great rise in prices.
この政策の結果、物価が大幅に上昇した。
Prices rose drastically as a result of this policy.
その政策の結果物価は大幅に値上がりした。
This policy resulted in a great rise in prices.
少子化と人口の老齢化を見越して業務内容を大幅に変更したあの会社は先見の明があったわけだ。
It was very far-sighted for that company to change its policy to accommodate the decrease in numbers of children and the aging of society.