Meaning of 大手(おおて) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 大手

Kana Reading おおて, おおで

Romaji ōte, ōde

Examples of 大手, おおて, おおで in a sentence

この30年間、広告会社は大手たばこ会社のお客をのどから手が出るほど欲しがった。

For the last 30 years, ad agencies would kill for a major tobacco account.
彼らは大手レコード会社と三年契約を結んだ。

They signed a three-year contract with a major record company.
大手銀行の大半がこの制度を導入している。

The majority of big banks are introducing this system.
どの大手のデパートも売上が落ちてきた。

Sales have dropped off at every big department store.

手 JLPT 5

4 strokes

hand

On'Yomi: シュ, ズ

Kun'Yomi: て, て-, -て, た-

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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