Meaning of 大文字 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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大文字
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Kana Readingおおもじ, だいもんじ
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Romajiōmoji, daimonji
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- upper case letters; large characters; capital letter
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big"
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on 16 Aug each year
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Example Sentences
大文字, おおもじ, だいもんじ used in context
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文を書くときには、ふつう大文字で始め、ピリオド（．）、または感嘆符（！）、疑問符（？）、で終わる。
When writing a sentence, generally you start with a capital letter and finish with a period (.), an exclamation mark (!), or a question mark (?).
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Write your name in capitals.
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You must begin a sentence with a capital letter.
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Sentences begin with a capital letter.
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A capital letter is used at the beginning of a sentence.
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The first word of every sentence should be capitalized.
Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)
On: ブン, モン
Kun: ふみ, あや
4 strokes
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