EntryCommonJLPT N3
  1. Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

    majority; more than half; most (of)

    ここの学生は大半が真面目である。
    The students are for the most part diligent.
  2. Noun, Adverb (fukushi)

    mostly; largely; mainly; predominately; nearly

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Characters in this word

2
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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
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half, middle, odd number, semi-, part-

Kun
なか.ば
On
ハン
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
224 of 2500
Radical
ten
WaniKani
Level 3

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-5-3SKIP code
0a5.24The Kanji Dictionary
9050.0Four corner code
1055deroo
534aUnicode hex code
1-40-30JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
132Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
608New Nelson (John Haig)
3501New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4313Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2182Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2936Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1202Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1286Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
224A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
213Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
150Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2707XMorohashi
195A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
88Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
88Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
129sakade
28Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
214henshall3
113Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
324crowley
159Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.1busy_people
243Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1210Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ban4Pinyin reading
banKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3WaniKani level