Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 大の字(だいのじ) in Japanese

大の字
Kana Reading
だいのじ
Romaji
dainoji
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
    Example sentence
    彼は畳の上に大の字になった。 He lay on the mat at full length.

Examples of 大の字, だいのじ in a sentence

Kanji in this word

字 JLPT 4

6 strokes

character, letter, word, section of village

On'Yomi: ジ

Kun'Yomi: あざ, あざな, -な

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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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