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大手

Reading

Kana: おおて
Romaji: oote
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

major company; big company

2

front castle gate

3

force attacking the front of a castle

Kanji

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand

Example Sentences

どの大手(おおて)のデパートも売上(うりあげ)()ちてきた。
➥Sales have dropped off at every big department store.
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(かれ)らは大手(おおて)レコード会社(かいしゃ)(さん)(ねん)契約(けいやく)(むす)んだ。
➥They signed a three-year contract with a major record company.
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大手(おおて)銀行(ぎんこう)大半(たいはん)がこの制度(せいど)導入(どうにゅう)している。
➥The majority of big banks are introducing this system.
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この30年間(ねんかん)広告(こうこく)会社(かいしゃ)大手(おおて)たばこ会社(かいしゃ)のお(きゃく)をのどから()()るほど()しがった。
➥For the last 30 years, ad agencies would kill for a major tobacco account.
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