Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 大柄(おおがら) in Japanese

大柄
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
おおがら
Romaji
ōgara
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    large build
    Example sentence
    彼女は太っているとはいえないまでも大柄な人だ。 She is large, not to say fat.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    large pattern
    Example sentence
    彼は肥満とはいえないが、大柄の人だった。 He was well built, if not fat as such.

Examples of 大柄, おおがら in a sentence

Kanji in this word

柄 JLPT 1

9 strokes

design, pattern, build, nature, handle, crank, grip, knob, shaft

On'Yomi: ヘイ

Kun'Yomi: がら, え, つか

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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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