大切 (たいせつ) Meaning & Kanji Breakdown — "important" | Shibashi Japanese Kanji Mnemonics

たいせつ

大切

NA-A

IMPORTANT

たい大 • BIG

せつ切 • CUT

If someone is making a big (大) cut (切) it's probably very important.

CONSTITUENT KANJI BREAKDOWN

Kanji Inside 大切 (important)

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Kanji 大 (Big) mnemonic tile

Kanji 切 (Cut) mnemonic tile

MORE WORDS WITH 大 / 切

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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

切る V

きる

切手 N

きって