Meaning of 大事 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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大事JLPT 4
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Kana Readingだいじ, おおごと
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Romajidaiji, ōgoto
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- important; valuable; serious matter
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Example Sentences
大事, だいじ, おおごと used in context
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偏頭痛がおこったときに対処するだけではなく、普段の生活のなかで、偏頭痛をなるべく防いでいくのも大事なことです。
It's the prevention of migraines during daily life that's important, not dealing with migraines when they occur.
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Among these views, the second one is of importance.
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Of these it is the latter one that is important.
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明日は朝イチで大事なミッションがあるのだ。こんなことしてる場合じゃない。
Tomorrow, I've got an important mission first thing in the morning. I shouldn't be wasting my time with this.
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私はムスリムではないので断食を守る義務はないのだが、同じアパートで暮らす以上、そうした慣習に配慮することは大事なことだ。
I'm not a Muslim and so I have no obligation to observe the fast but as long as I'm living in the same apartment having consideration for such a custom is important.
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アレが痛いんですよ、アレが。んー、何て言うの？コーガン？とにかく、男性の大事なものです。
Down there hurts, down there. Er, what do you call them? Testicles? In any case a male's 'important parts'.
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Kanji found in this word
matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
On: ジ, ズ
Kun: こと, つか.う, つか.える
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