大事 (だいじ) Meaning & Kanji Breakdown — "important" | Shibashi Japanese Kanji Mnemonics

だいじ

大事

NA-A

IMPORTANT (valuable, serious matter)

たい大 • BIG

じ事 • THING

A big (大) matter (事) is something very important.

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Kanji Inside 大事 (important)

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Kanji 大 (Big) mnemonic tile

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大きな N

おおきな

大学 N

だいがく

大きい i-A

おおきい

大学生 N

だいがくせい

university student

大した N

たいした

considerable, great, important, significant, a big deal, great, important, significant, a big deal

大いに adv

おおいに

very, much, greatly, much, greatly

仕事 N

しごと

食事 N

しょくじ