大きに

Japanese
Kanji in this term
大
おお
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Etymology

Appears from the Muromachi period as the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative form”, for adjectives, the adverb form) of adjective 大きな (ōkina).[1][2] Analyzable as 大き (ōki, “great, large”, stem of standard Japanese 大きい (ōkii)) + に (ni, adverbial particle)

The Kansai sense of thank you arose as a clipping of 大きにありがとう, literally 大きに (“greatly”) + ありがとう (arigatō, “thank you”).

Pronunciation

Adverb

大きに (hiragana おおきに, rōmaji ōki ni)

  1. greatly, considerably
  2. generously, bigheartedly

Interjection

大きに (hiragana おおきに, rōmaji ōki ni)

  1. (Kansai) short for 大きにありがとう: thank you
  2. (in agreement with something someone else has said) completely, absolutely, exactly
    大 (おお)きに！大 (おお)きにその通 (とお)り！
    Ōki ni! Ōki ni sono tōri!
    Exactly! Exactly as you say!

Synonyms

(thank you):

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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