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大害 (たいがい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

大たい害がい

also: だいがい

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Meanings

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noun

heavy damage; great harm

Refers to serious, large-scale damage or harm, often used in formal or written contexts.

台たい風ふうが農のう作さく物ぶつに大たい害がいを与あたえた。
The typhoon caused heavy damage to the crops.
その政せい策さくは経けい済ざいに大たい害がいを及およぼす恐おそれがある。
That policy could cause great harm to the economy.

Written forms

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- たいがい
  Standard kanji spelling. The reading だいがい is also possible but less common.
- だいがい
  Alternate reading; たいがい is the more common pronunciation.

だいがい

Kanji

大large, big
害harm, injury

Similar words

被ひ害がい
被害 is the general word for damage or harm, while 大害 specifically emphasizes the scale or severity.
損そん害がい
損害 often refers to financial or material loss, whereas 大害 can cover broader types of serious harm.

Etymology

Compound of 大 (great, large) and 害 (harm, damage). The reading たいがい follows the on'yomi of both characters, while だいがい is a less common variant.