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大いに (おおいに) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

大おおいに

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に

Common word›JLPTN3›Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

very; greatly; a lot

Emphatic adverb used to intensify verbs and adjectives. Common in both spoken and written Japanese. Often translates to 'very much', 'greatly', or 'to one's heart's content' depending on context.

昨日きのうのパーティー

は

大おお

いに

盛も

り

上あ

がっ

た

。

Yesterday's party was a lot of fun.

この結けっ果かには大おおいに満まん足ぞくしています。

I am very satisfied with this result.

休きゅう暇か中ちゅうは大おおいに楽たのしんでください。

Please enjoy yourself to your heart's content during the vacation.

Usage patterns

大おおいに〈動どう詞し〉to [verb] greatly / a great deal
休きゅう日じつは大おおいに楽たのしんだ。
I enjoyed the holiday to the fullest.
大おおいに期き待たいするto have high hopes/expectations
彼かれの今こん後ごの活かつ躍やくを大おおいに期き待たいしている。
I have high hopes for his future success.
大おおいに感かん謝しゃするto be deeply grateful
助たすけてくれた友ゆう人じんに大おおいに感かん謝しゃしている。
I'm deeply grateful to the friend who helped me.
大おおいに悩なやむto be greatly troubled/worried
進しん路ろについて大おおいに悩なやんだ。
I agonized a great deal over my career path.

Kanji

大large, big
多many, frequent, much

Related words· 6

非ひ常じょうにN4
非常に is a more formal, neutral intensifier used in written or formal speech, while 大いに carries a livelier, more dynamic nuance often tied to actions or emotions.
とてもN4
とても is the everyday, general-purpose word for 'very', whereas 大いに is a bit more emphatic and literary, often paired with verbs of action or feeling.
大たい変へんN5
大変 is a common intensifier usable with both adjectives and verbs in polite speech, while 大いに leans toward emphasizing the degree of an action.
すごく
すごく is casual, conversational 'really/so', while 大いに is more formal and often found in written or slightly elevated speech.

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少すくなからずN1
大いに means 'greatly' and often modifies verbs of action or emotion, whereas 少なからず more specifically emphasizes an amount that is 'not small'.
うんとN2
大いに is a more formal, literary way to say 'greatly', whereas うんと is casual and spoken.

Don't confuse with

大おおいなる
大いに is an adverb meaning 'greatly' or 'very much', while 大いなる is a pre-noun adjective meaning 'great' or 'large' that directly modifies a noun.

Written forms

大おおいにUsage90%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency in news and general use.
おおいにUsage10%
多おおいに
irregular kanji usage
Irregular kanji usage; not recommended for learners.

Etymology

Derived from the adjective 多い (おおい, 'many') with the adverbial suffix に. The kanji 大 (big/great) is used for its meaning, though the reading おおい is irregular here.