大は小を兼ねる — Semantide dictionary

Entry

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Ichidan verb
the greater embraces the less; better too big than too small
Proverb
ちょっと大きいけど、この封筒でいいや。大は小を兼ねるって言うし。
It might be a bit big but this envelope will do just fine. It's better to be too big than too small.

Characters in this word

大

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Used in names as

うふおおうたたかしともはじめひろひろしまさまさるもとわ

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
4-3-4	SKIP code
0a3.18	The Kanji Dictionary
4003.0	Four corner code
1463	deroo
5927	Unicode hex code
1-34-71	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1171	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1133	New Nelson (John Haig)
3416	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4224	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2133	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2882	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
107	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
112	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
7	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
48	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
32	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
5831	Morohashi
53	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
26	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
26	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
22	sakade
40	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
25	henshall3
14	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
5	crowley
87	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.2	busy_people
408	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
108	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
da4, dai4	Pinyin reading
dae, da, tae	Korean reading
n5	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
1	WaniKani level

小

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Built from

Used in names as

いさらこうさざしゃおちいさ

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
1-1-2	SKIP code
3n0.1	The Kanji Dictionary
9000.0	Four corner code
1141	deroo
5c0f	Unicode hex code
1-30-14	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1355	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1389	New Nelson (John Haig)
7	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
7	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
105	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
110	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
63	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
21	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
33	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
7473	Morohashi
36	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
27	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
27	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
24	sakade
46	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
27	henshall3
15	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
126	crowley
88	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.15	busy_people
511	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
106	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xiao3	Pinyin reading
so	Korean reading
n5	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2	WaniKani level

兼

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Built from

Used in names as

かね

Dictionary and index codes (31)

Code	Reference
2-3-7	SKIP code
2o8.1	The Kanji Dictionary
8023.7	Four corner code
964	deroo
517c	Unicode hex code
1-23-83	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
598	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
381	New Nelson (John Haig)
2286	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2850	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1469	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1979	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1597	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1723	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1042	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1268	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
669	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1483	Morohashi
850	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1081	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1129	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
769	sakade
1078	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1307	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1324	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
765	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1611	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jian1	Pinyin reading
gyeom	Korean reading
n1	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
40	WaniKani level