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大作 (taisaku) Japanese meaning: large-scale work | Kotomora

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Meanings

1

large-scale work; voluminous work

Emphasizes physical size, length, or scope of a creative or academic work (novel, film, thesis, etc.).

彼かれの新しん作さくは1000ページを超こえる大たい作さくだ。

His new work is a large-scale work exceeding 1000 pages.

2

monumental work; masterpiece; great work

Focuses on artistic or intellectual greatness, often implying a career-defining achievement.

この映えい画がは監かん督とくの代だい表ひょう作さくであり、日本にほん映えい画が史しに残のこる大たい作さくだ。
This film is the director's signature work and a monumental work in Japanese cinema history.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が大たい作さくを発はっ表ぴょうするfor someone to release/publish a large-scale work
その作さっ家かは十じゅう年ねんぶりに大たい作さくを発はっ表ぴょうした。
The author released a monumental new work after a ten-year gap.
大たい作さくに取とり組くむto work on/tackle a monumental piece
彼かれは数すう年ねんかけてこの大たい作さくに取とり組くんだ。
He spent several years working on this monumental piece.
大たい作さくを書かき上あげるto finish writing a large-scale/monumental work
彼かの女じょはついにその大たい作さくを書かき上あげた。
She finally finished writing that monumental work.

Kanji

大large, big
作make, production, prepare

Related words· 8

傑けっ作さくN2sense 2
傑作 highlights outstanding artistic quality, while 大作 emphasizes the sheer scale or ambition of the work.
力りき作さく sense 2
力作 stresses the effort and labor poured into a work, whereas 大作 stresses its grand scale or importance.
名めい作さくN3sense 2
名作 means a celebrated, famous work regardless of size, while 大作 specifically implies a large or monumental undertaking.
長ちょう編へんN1
大作 emphasizes a work's scale and significance (a major/epic work), while 長編 simply describes its length regardless of importance.

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超ちょう大たい作さくN2
大作 describes an ambitious, large-scale work, while 超大作 pushes that scale even further into blockbuster territory.
エピック
大作 highlights a work's grand scale or importance, whereas エピック specifically points to an epic narrative style or genre.
長ちょう編へん小しょう説せつN1
長編小説 simply means a long novel by form, while 大作 highlights the work's grand scale or literary significance regardless of exact length.
スペクタクル
大作 describes a large-budget, ambitious film or work in general, while スペクタクル specifically highlights its visually spectacular, epic quality.

Opposites

小しょう品ひん sense 1
小品 refers to a small, minor work, the opposite of the large-scale ambition implied by 大作.

Don't confuse with

駄だ作さくN1
大作 (a large-scale, ambitious work) is easily confused with 駄作 (a poor, worthless work) because of the similar 作 ending, but the meanings are unrelated.

Word family

超ちょう大たい作さくN2
blockbuster; spectacular work; super production
大たい作さく映えい画が
epic film; big-budget movie

Etymology

Compound of 大 (large, great) and 作 (work, production). The reading たいさく is the standard on'yomi combination.