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大文字

Readings

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

Definitions

noun
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

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

Example Sentences

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