JLPT N2 · な-adjective

大層 (taisou)

大層 (たいそう, taisou) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “very; extremely”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: たいそう
Romaji: taisou
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

very; extremely; exceedingly; greatly; terribly · adverb · usually written in kana
extreme; excessive; great many; large number of · な-adjective · usually written in kana
splendid; impressive; tremendous; immense · な-adjective · usually written in kana
exaggerated · な-adjective · usually written in kana

Example sentences

これはたいそう快適な暖炉ですね。

This is a very nice fireplace.

Tatoeba #218585

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

Conjugation of 大層

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	大層だ	たいそうだ taisouda
Present (polite)	大層です	たいそうです taisoudesu
Negative	大層じゃない	たいそうじゃない taisoujanai
Past	大層だった	たいそうだった taisoudatta
Negative past	大層じゃなかった	たいそうじゃなかった taisoujanakatta
Te-form	大層で	たいそうで taisoude
Before a noun	大層な	たいそうな taisouna
Adverb (~ni)	大層に	たいそうに taisouni

Kanji in 大層

大

large, bigダイ・タイ・おお-・おお.きい · 3 strokes

層

stratum, social class, layerソウ · 14 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 大層.

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 1414380 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.