JLPT N2 · Noun

大小 (daishou)

大小 (だいしょう, daishou) is a Japanese noun meaning “size; dimension”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: だいしょう
Romaji: daishou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

size; dimension; magnitude · noun
large and small (sizes); various sizes · noun, noun taking の
daishō (matched pair of long and short swords) · noun
large and small drums · noun
long months and short months · noun

Example sentences

道路上の大小の石に気をつけなさい。

Watch out for big and small stones on the road!

Tatoeba #123497

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

Kanji in 大小

大

large, bigダイ・タイ・おお-・おお.きい · 3 strokes

小

little, smallショウ・ちい.さい・こ- · 3 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 大小.

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 1414110 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.