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JLPT N1 · Noun / adverb

大方 (ookata)

大方 (おおかた, ookata) is a Japanese noun / adverb meaning “large part; greater part”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
おおかた
Romaji
ookata
Word class
Noun / adverb
Level
JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. large part; greater part; majority · noun, noun taking の
  2. people in general; general public; public at large · noun, noun taking の
  3. mostly; for the most part; almost; nearly · adverb
  4. probably; maybe; perhaps · adverb

Example sentences

実のところ、いかなるスピードで移動するにせよ、北極熊は他のおおかたの哺乳動物の２倍のエネルギーを消費する。
In fact, to move at any speed the polar bear uses twice as much energy as do most other mammals.
Tatoeba #149501

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

Kanji in 大方

大
large, bigダイ・タイ・おお-・おお.きい · 3 strokes
方
direction, person, alternativeホウ・かた・-かた · 4 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 大方.

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 1415020 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.