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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

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Readings

Kana: たいぶ、だいぶ
Romaji: taibu, daibu
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Definitions

1

lengthy (of a book, etc.); voluminous

2

most (e.g. most part); greater; fairly; a good deal; much

Kanji

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: ブ、 -べ
Meanings: section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine

Example Sentences

責任(せきにん)(だい)部分(ぶぶん)(わたし)にあった。
➥The responsibility was in large part mine.
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(かれ)らは(だい)部分(ぶぶん)若者(わかもの)だった。
➥They were for the most part young people.
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その仕事(しごと)(だい)部分(ぶぶん)完成(かんせい)した。
➥The work has been almost completed.
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(だい)部分(ぶぶん)(きゃく)外国人(がいこくじん)だった。
➥The greater part of the guests were foreigners.
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その(きん)(だい)部分(ぶぶん)使(つか)われた。
➥The greater part of the money was spent.
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(かれ)らの(だい)部分(ぶぶん)女性(じょせい)だった。
➥They were mostly women.
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