1
nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
egg-sized
1
prefix
large;big;great;major;important;serious;heavy;loud
大口叩きは何もできない。
Great talkers are little doers.
4
prefix
rough;broad;general
1
adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
large;big;great;huge;vast;major;important;serious;severe
この決定はあなたの提案に負うところ大であった。
Your suggestion weighed heavily in this decision.
2
prefix
great;prominent;eminent;distinguished
3
suffix
-sized;as big as;the size of
瞬くうちにテニスボール大の団子が消え去った。
In the blink of an eye, the tennis-ball-sized dumpling had disappeared.
4
noun
abbreviation
university
彼女はハーバード大に入学した。
She was accepted at Harvard.
5
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
large (e.g. serving size);large option
6
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
abbreviation
long month (i.e. having 31 days)
1
prefix
archaic
great;grand;large
2
prefix
greater (of equal court ranks);upper;senior
also written as 正
3
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
a great deal;very much
Other forms
大 【おおき】 (irregular okurigana usage)
1
formal form of na-adjective
archaic
only applies to
大い
big;large;great
2
prefix
archaic
greater (of equal court ranks);upper;senior
also written as 正
Other forms
大 【おおい】
1
prefix
abbreviation
nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)