Archaic/formal form of na-adjective
big; large; great
Prefix
greater (of equal court ranks); upper; senior
Also written 大【おおい】
35 results for 大い
More words
All 7大いにおおいに
CommonN3Adverb (fukushi)very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly; a great deal; a lot; to one's heart's content
大いなるおおいなる
Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)big; large; great
大いびきおおいびき
Nounloud snore
大急ぎおおいそぎ
CommonNoun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)great hurry; great haste; rush
大忙しおおいそがし
Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)very busy
Kanji
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All 27私のアノラックは粗末なものでしたが大いに役に立ちました。
My anorak, such as it was, stood me in good stead.
この母音変化はそれぞれの単語に指定される全体のアクセントパターンと大いに関係している。
This vowel change has much to do with the overall accent pattern assigned to each word.
この指輪は、使用者に大いなる力を与えるマジックアイテムだ。
This ring is a magic item that gives great power to its user.