Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 大小(だいしょう) in Japanese

大小
JLPT 2
Kana Reading
だいしょう
Romaji
daishō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    sizes (various); large and small
    Example sentence
    道路上の大小の石に気をつけなさい。 Watch out for big and small stones on the road!
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    daisho (matched pair of long and short swords)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    large and small drums
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    long months and short months

Examples of 大小, だいしょう in a sentence

Kanji in this word

小 JLPT 5

3 strokes

little, small

On'Yomi: ショウ

Kun'Yomi: ちい.さい, こ-, お-, さ-

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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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