JLPT N1 · Noun

大家 (taika)

大家 (たいか, taika) is a Japanese noun meaning “master; expert”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: たいか
Romaji: taika
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

master; expert; authority; leading figure · noun
mansion; large house · noun
rich family; distinguished family · noun

Example sentences

あの人は物理学の大家です。

He is an authority on physics.

Tatoeba #230706

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

Kanji in 大家

large, bigダイ・タイ・おお-・おお.きい · 3 strokes

house, home, familyカ・ケ・いえ・や · 10 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 大家.

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 1413150 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.