JLPT N3 · Noun

大部分 (daibubun)

大部分 (だいぶぶん, daibubun) is a Japanese noun meaning “most part; greater part”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: だいぶぶん
Romaji: daibubun
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

most part; greater part; majority · noun

Example sentences

石炭は大部分が炭素から成っている。

Coal consists mostly of carbon.

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

Kanji in 大部分

大

large, bigダイ・タイ・おお-・おお.きい · 3 strokes

部

section, bureau, deptブ・-べ · 11 strokes

分

part, minute of time, segmentブン・フン・わ.ける・わ.け · 4 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 大部分.

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 1414850 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.