JLPT N2 · Adverb

大して (taishite)

大して (たいして, taishite) is a Japanese adverb meaning “(not) very; (not) so”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: たいして
Romaji: taishite
Word class: Adverb
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially · adverb · with neg. sentence

Example sentences

この仕事はたいして骨が折れない。

The work doesn't need much effort.

Tatoeba #221821

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 大して

大

large, bigダイ・タイ・おお-・おお.きい · 3 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 大して.

大勢おおぜいcrowd of people大人おとなadult大学だいがくuniversity大切たいせつimportant大変たいへんvery大きいおおきいbig大きなおおきなbig大使館たいしかんembassy大丈夫だいじょうぶsafe大好きだいすきliking very much大抵たいていmostly大事だいじimportant大体だいたいgenerally大分だいぶconsiderably

Source: JMdict entry 1412970 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.