大
N3だい
[dai]
Meanings
1.PrefixAdj-naNoun
large; big; great; huge; vast; major; important; serious; severe
2.Prefix
great; prominent; eminent; distinguished
3.Suffix
-sized; as big as; the size of
4.NounSuffix
university
5.Noun
large (e.g. serving size); large option
6.Noun
long month (i.e. having 31 days)
Other Readings
「大」 has other readings with different meanings.
Examples
昨日の夜に大きな地震が発生して驚いた。
A major earthquake occurred yesterday.
プロジェクトは大成功を収めて皆が喜んでいる。
I'm happy to have achieved great success.
彼は大企業で管理職として働いている。
He works for a large company.