Entry
  1. Noun

    large enterprise; big business; large undertaking

    彼は臍を固めて一世一代の大事業に乗り出した。
    He resolved to embark on a once-in-a-lifetime enterprise.
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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

large, big

Kun
おお-、おお.きい、-おお.いに
On
ダイ、タイ
Strokes
3
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
7 of 2500
Radical
big
WaniKani
Level 1

Built from

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)
CodeReference
4-3-4SKIP code
0a3.18The Kanji Dictionary
4003.0Four corner code
1463deroo
5927Unicode hex code
1-34-71JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1171Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1133New Nelson (John Haig)
3416New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4224Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2133Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2882Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
107Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
112Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
7A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
48Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
32Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
5831Morohashi
53A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
26Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
26Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
22sakade
40Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
25henshall3
14Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
5crowley
87Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.2busy_people
408Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
108Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
da4, dai4Pinyin reading
dae, da, taeKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
1WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

Kun
こと、つか.う、つか.える
On
ジ、ズ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
18 of 2500
Radical
hook
WaniKani
Level 9

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-8-3SKIP code
0a8.15The Kanji Dictionary
5000.7Four corner code
1547deroo
4e8bUnicode hex code
1-27-86JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
272Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
71New Nelson (John Haig)
3567New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4384Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2220Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2986Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1156Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1240Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
32A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
768Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
73Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
241Morohashi
293A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
80Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
80Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
230sakade
108Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
309henshall3
300Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
10crowley
237Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.7busy_people
30Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1164Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shi4Pinyin reading
saKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

business, vocation, arts, performance

Kun
わざ
On
ギョウ、ゴウ
Strokes
13
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
43 of 2500
Radical
tree
WaniKani
Level 10

Built from

Used in names as

なり、のぶ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-5-8SKIP code
0a13.3The Kanji Dictionary
3290.4Four corner code
1064deroo
696dUnicode hex code
1-22-40JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
143Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2789New Nelson (John Haig)
2612New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3227Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1674Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2265Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1792Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1931Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
54A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2024Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
292Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
15170Morohashi
260A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
279Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
279Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
380sakade
199Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
278henshall3
419Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
74crowley
307Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.1busy_people
1066Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1809Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ye4Pinyin reading
eobKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
10WaniKani level