大切

Japanese

Kanji in this term
たい
Grade: 1
せつ
Grade: 2
kan’on

Pronunciation

Etymology

From (tai, "of great intensity") + (setsu, "urgent," "pressing," "close")

Adjectival noun

大切 (-na inflection, hiragana たいせつ, rōmaji taisetsu)

  1. important, weighty
     (だれ)よりも大切 (たいせつ) (ひと)
    dare yori mo taisetsu na hito
    the most important person in the world
    (literally, “a person who is more important than anyone else”)
  2. valuable

See also

Inflection

Noun

大切 (hiragana たいせつ, rōmaji taisetsu)

  1. importance, weight
  2. value
  •  (おお) () (ōgiri): last piece on the program, close, conclusion, large chop

See also

References

  1. 1974, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Second Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō
  2. Hirayama, Tetsuo (1960) 全国アクセント辞典 (Nationwide Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: 東京堂,.
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