大文字

Readings

Kana: おおもじ、だいもんじ
Romaji: oomoji, daimonji
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

upper case letters; large characters; capital letter

See also: 小文字
2

the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big"

3

huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on 16 Aug each year

Kanji

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: ブン、 モン、 ふみ、 あや
Meanings: sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)
Readings: ジ、 あざ、 あざな、 -な
Meanings: character, letter, word, section of village

Example Sentences

(ぶん)大文字(だいもんじ)(はじ)まる。
➥Sentences begin with a capital letter.
Full Entry➤
(せい)だけを大文字(だいもんじ)()きなさい。
➥Write only your family name in capitals.
Full Entry➤
(きみ)名前(なまえ)大文字(だいもんじ)()きなさい。
➥Write your name in capitals.
Full Entry➤
大文字(だいもんじ)でお名前(なまえ)()いて。
➥Write your name in capital letters.
Full Entry➤
名前(なまえ)大文字(だいもんじ)()いてください。
➥Write your name in capitals.
Full Entry➤
(ぶん)(はじ)めには大文字(だいもんじ)(もち)いられる。
➥A capital letter is used at the beginning of a sentence.
Full Entry➤
Find More