大体

See also: 大體

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 大体 – see 大體 (“general principle; main principle; main thing; remains; corpse; etc.”). (This term is the simplified form of 大體).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
大	体
だい Grade: 1	たい Grade: 2
goon

Alternative spelling
大體 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) だいたい [dàítáí] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) だいた​い [dàítáꜜì] (Nakadaka – [3]) — noun only
• IPA^(key): [da̠ita̠i]

Noun

大(だい)体(たい) • (daitai) 

1. general, rough (idea)

   大体(だいたい)の計画(けいかく)を立(た)てる

   daitai no keikaku o tateru

   make a general plan

Adverb

大(だい)体(たい) • (daitai) 

1. almost
2. approximately
3. absolutely