大文字
Japanese edit
Etymology 1 edit
Kanji in this term | ||
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大 | 文 | 字 |
おお Grade: 1 |
もん > も Grade: 1 |
じ Grade: 1 |
kun’yomi | irregular | goon |
大 (ō, “big”) + 文字 (moji, “letter”)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
大文字 • (ōmoji) ←おほもじ (ofomozi)?
- (orthography, typography) a capital letter; a majuscule
See also edit
Etymology 2 edit
Kanji in this term | ||
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大 | 文 | 字 |
だい Grade: 1 |
もん Grade: 1 |
じ Grade: 1 |
goon |
大 (dai, “big”) + 文字 (monji, “character”)
Pronunciation edit
- (Tokyo) だいもんじ [dàímóńjí] (Heiban – [0])
- (Tokyo) だいもんじ [dàímóꜜǹjì] (Nakadaka – [3])
- IPA(key): [da̠imõ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑi]
Noun edit
- (orthography, typography) the Chinese character 大
- an alternative name for the August 16 festival Gozan no Okuribi (五山送り火) festival, in which a large bonfire in the shape of the Chinese character 大 is lit