大おおきい

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大きい · i-adjective

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	大おおきい	大おおきくない
Polite	大おおきいです	大おおきくないですalso 大おおきくありません
Past polite	大おおきかったです	大おおきくなかったですalso 大おおきくありませんでした
Past	大おおきかった	大おおきくなかった
Te-form	大おおきくて	大おおきくなくて
Adverbial	大おおきく
Conditional	大おおきければ	大おおきくなければ
Tara conditional	大おおきかったら	大おおきくなかったら

Meanings

i-adjective

big; large; spacious; extensive

Describes physical size, area, or scale. Covers both concrete objects and abstract extent.

この部屋へやはとても大おおきい。
This room is very large.
彼かれは大おおきい声こえで話はなした。
He spoke in a loud voice.

i-adjective

loud

Used for sounds, especially voices. Often appears as 大きい声.

テレビの音おとが大おおきい。
The TV volume is loud.

i-adjective

important; significant; major

Abstract use for matters of importance, influence, or value. Common in phrases like 大きい問題 or 大きい意味.

これはとても大おおきい問もん題だいだ。
This is a very important issue.

i-adjective

older; grown-up

Used for age, especially when comparing siblings or describing maturity. Often in the form 大きい方 or 大きい子.

大おおきいお兄にいちゃんが手伝てつだってくれた。
My older brother helped me.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉は目めが大おおきいsomeone has big eyes
彼かの女じょは目めが大おおきい。
She has big eyes.
大おおきい声こえで〈動どう詞し〉to do something in a loud voice
大おおきい声こえで話はなしてください。
Please speak in a loud voice.
〈事こと〉が大おおきい問もん題だいになるfor something to turn into a major problem
小ちいさなミスが大おおきい問もん題だいになった。
A small mistake turned into a major problem.
大おおきい方ほうの〈物もの〉the bigger/older one of the two
大おおきい方ほうの子こがお兄にいさんです。
The older-looking child is the older brother.

Expressions· 15

やや大おおきいbiggish; largish; somewhat large
より大おおきいgreater than ...; bigger than ... · bigger ...; larger ...
器うつわが大おおきいbig-hearted; tolerant; open-minded; magnanimous
器うつわの大おおきいbig-hearted; tolerant; open-minded
大おおきくなるgrow up; become an adult · become big; grow in size

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径けいの大おおきいof large diameter; large-diameter
気きが大おおきいgenerous; big-hearted; broad-minded
気きの大おおきいgenerous; big-hearted; magnanimous

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Kanji

大large, big
巨gigantic, big, large

Related words· 12

巨きょ大だいN3sense 1
巨大 is a more formal, intensified word for 'huge' or 'gigantic', while 大きい is the everyday, general term for 'big'.
広ひろいN4sense 1
広い focuses on spaciousness or width (as of a room or area), whereas 大きい covers overall size or scale more broadly.
でかいN1sense 1
デカい is a casual, colloquial synonym for 大きい used mainly in spoken Japanese.
グランデ
大きい is the ordinary Japanese adjective for 'big', while グランデ is a stylish loanword limited to specific contexts like drink sizes or brand names.

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大おおきめN3
大きい is the plain adjective for 'big', whereas 大きめ softens it to mean 'somewhat big' or 'on the larger side'.
粗そ大だいN1
大きい is the everyday, general word for physical size, while 粗大 is more formal and specifically implies bulkiness or unwieldy scale, often in technical or waste-disposal contexts.
大おおきなN5
大きい is an ordinary i-adjective that can be used both before a noun and as a predicate (犬が大きい), while 大きな is a pre-noun form used only before a noun and often carries a more subjective, emotive feel.
ビッグ
大きい is the standard native Japanese word for 'big', while ビッグ is a trendier loanword often used in brand names or casual speech.
おっきい
大きい is the standard, neutral word for 'big', while おっきい is a casual, softer variant often used with children or in friendly speech.
大おおいなる
大きい is the standard predicate adjective for 'big' in ordinary speech, whereas 大いなる is a literary pre-noun form used mainly in formal or poetic writing.
多た大だいN1
大きい is the everyday, general word for 'big' in size or degree, while 多大 is a formal, written-register word for a large degree or quantity.
偉い大だいN3
大きい simply means 'big' in size or scale, whereas 偉大 adds a qualitative judgment of greatness or excellence.

Opposites

小ちいさいN5sense 1
小さい means 'small' and is the direct opposite of 大きい in describing size or scale.
リトル
大きい means “big,” the direct opposite of the smallness that リトル expresses.
ちっちゃい
大きい means 'big' and is the standard opposite of 小っちゃい, which means 'tiny' in casual speech.

Don't confuse with· 5

大おおきなN5sense 1
大きな can only be used before a noun (大きな家), while 大きい can also stand alone as a predicate (家が大きい).
多おおいN5sense 1
多い means 'many/much' in quantity, while 大きい means 'big' in size, and beginners often confuse the two similar-looking words.
高たかいN5
For sound, 大きい describes loudness or volume (音が大きい), while 高い usually describes pitch (高い声), so learners must not swap them when talking about noise.

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広ひろいN4
大きい describes overall size or largeness of an object, while 広い specifically describes area or extent, so a house can be 大きい (big) without being 広い (spacious inside).
大だいN3
大 is a bound prefix/suffix used inside compounds (大成功, 手のひら大), while 大きい is the independent i-adjective meaning 'big' that can stand alone as a predicate.

Word family· 8

大おおきなN5
big; large; great
大おおきめN3
on the large side; slightly larger; a little big
おおきに
greatly; very much · thanks a lot
大おおき
great; grand; large · greater (of equal court ranks); upper; senior · a great deal; very much
大おおきさN1
size; dimensions; volume

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大おおきく
greatly; significantly; on a large scale; widely
大おおきすぎる
be too big; be oversized; be too loud
大おおきさ引ひき継つぎ配はい列れつ
assumed-size array

Written forms

大おおきいUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
巨おおきいUsage<1%
search-only kanji form
Rare kanji form; included for search coverage.

Etymology

Native Japanese word. The kanji 大 is used for its meaning 'big', and 巨 is a rare alternative. The reading おおきい is derived from the classical adjective おほし.