Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 大概(たいがい) in Japanese

大概
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
たいがい
Romaji
taigai
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    in general; almost all
    Example sentence
    彼は夜にはたいがい家にいる。 He is generally at home in the evening.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    mainly; mostly; most likely
    Example sentence
    私の仕事は大概片付いた。 My work is almost finished.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    moderately; suitably
    Example sentence
    仕事もたいがい片付いた。 Almost all the work is done now.

Examples of 大概, たいがい in a sentence

Kanji in this word

概 JLPT 1

14 strokes

outline, condition, approximation, generally

On'Yomi: ガイ

Kun'Yomi: おおむ.ね

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大 JLPT 5

3 strokes

large, big

On'Yomi: ダイ, タイ

Kun'Yomi: おお-, おお.きい, -おお.いに

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