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Readings

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

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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