Japanese

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Alternative spellings
大物
大者

Etymology

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From (おお) (ō, big; large) + (もの) (mono, thing; object).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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おおもの (ōmonoおほもの (ofomono)?

  1. 大物: This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
  2. 大物, 大者: (by extension) important figure

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN