Meaning of 大丈夫 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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大丈夫JLPT 5
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Kana Readingだいじょうぶ
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Romajidaijōbu
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), adverb (fukushi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- safe; all right; OK; okay
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Example Sentences
大丈夫, だいじょうぶ used in context
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Right - clear, left - clear..., OK, all clear.
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「・・・おい・・・おい、先生！」「え？・・・あ、ああ」「マジだいじょうぶ？休講にしたら？」
...Hey...Hey, teacher! "Eh? Oh." "Are you really OK? Shouldn't you cancel the lesson?"
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「めがねなくても大丈夫なの？」「あ、これ伊達めがねだから、頭よくなるかなと思って」
You're OK without your glasses? "Ah, these are fake you see, I thought it might make me brainier..."
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「いくら食べても太らない体質だから大丈夫だ」「今この瞬間世界中の人を敵に回したよ」
My metabolism is such that no matter how much I eat I don't put on weight. "Just now, this second, you've made enemies of people throughout the world."
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Spoilers ahead! If you don't mind that then read after highlighting (colour inverting).
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「ああ・・・ちょっと、体調が優れなくて」「そうなんだ。大丈夫か？」「うふふ。実はズル休みなんです」
Ah ... I'm just not feeling so well "Really? Are you OK?" "Heh-heh. Actually I'm playing hooky."
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Kanji found in this word
length, 10feet, measure, Mr., Ms., height, stature, all (one has), only, that's all, merely
On: ジョウ
Kun: たけ, だけ
3 strokes
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