See also: 大势

Chinese

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big; great; huge
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
 
power; force; tendency
power; force; tendency; conditions; influence
 
trad. (大勢)
simp. (大势)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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大勢

  1. general trend

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
おお
Grade: 1
ぜい
Grade: 5
yutōyomi

Likely a shift in reading of taizei below, adopting the native-Japanese kun'yomi of ō for the first character.

Pronunciation

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  • The pitch accent pattern is 0 when used as an adverb.

Adverb

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(おお)(ぜい) (ōzeiおほぜい (ofozei)?

  1. in a crowd, as a crowd
    ツーリストが(もん)(まえ)(おお)(ぜい)(あつ)まる
    tsūrisuto ga mon no mae ni ōzei atsumaru
    the tourists gather in a crowd in front of the gate

Noun

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(おお)(ぜい) (ōzeiおほぜい (ofozei)?

  1. a crowd, a large number of people
    (おお)(ぜい)(まえ)(えん)(そう)する
    ōzei no mae de ensō suru
    to perform in front of a crowd
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Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
たい
Grade: 1
ぜい
Grade: 5
on'yomi

Shift in reading of taisei below. Ultimately from Middle Chinese 大勢 (MC dajH syejH). Uses the kan'yōon of zei for the second character, indicating a shift in pronunciation after borrowing.

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Noun

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(たい)(ぜい) (taizei

  1. a crowd, a large number of people

Etymology 3

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Kanji in this term
たい
Grade: 1
せい
Grade: 5
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese 大勢 (MC dajH syejH). The kan'on, so likely the reading as borrowed from Chinese.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(たい)(せい) (taisei

  1. the general trend or situation, the zeitgeist, the current of the times
    (たい)(せい)(したが)う、(たい)(せい)(さか)らう
    taisei ni shitagau, taisei ni sakarau
    to conform with the trend / go with the flow, to buck the trend / to swim against the current
  2. a major authority, influence, or power
  3. (business, stocks) a major swing or trend in prices lasting at least half the year
    see also 中勢 (chūsei, a medium-term swing or trend in prices)

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN