Japanese

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Kanji in this term
だい
Grade: 1

Grade: 4
jūbakoyomi

Etymology

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Compound of (dai, big) +‎ 好き (suki, liking).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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(だい)() (daisuki-na (adnominal (だい)() (daisuki na), adverbial (だい)() (daisuki ni))

  1. loved; lovable; very liked; very likable
    (わたし)(えい)()(だい)()です。
    Watashi wa eiga ga daisuki desu.
    I love movies. (literally, "For me, movies are loved.")
    パーティーが(だい)()
    Pātī ga daisuki.
    I love to party!
    (きみ)のことが(だい)()だ。
    Kimi no koto ga daisuki da.
    I love you
  2. very (most) favorite
    マドンナは(わたし)(だい)()きな()(しゅ)です。
    Madonna wa watashi no daisuki na kashu desu.
    Madonna is one of my favorite singers.

Inflection

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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. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN