大おお掛がかり

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

Describes projects, operations, events, or preparations that are big in scope, involving many people or resources. Often used with nouns like 計画, 捜査, 工事.

警けい察さつは大おお掛がかりな捜そう査さを始はじめた。
The police launched a large-scale investigation.
来らい月げつのイベントは大おお掛がかりな準じゅん備びが必ひつ要ようだ。
Next month's event requires extensive preparations.

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Usage patterns

大おお掛がかりな〈事こと〉a large-scale ~ (project, operation, etc.)
警けい察さつは大おお掛がかりな捜そう査さを行おこなった。
The police carried out a large-scale investigation.
大おお掛がかりに〈動どう詞し〉to do something on a large, elaborate scale
工こう事じは大おお掛がかりに行おこなわれた。
The construction work was carried out on a large scale.

Kanji

大large, big
掛hang, suspend, depend

Related words

大だい規き模ぼN2
大規模 is a more formal, often statistical term for scale, while 大掛かり highlights the effort, complexity, or physical extent of an undertaking.
大だい々だい的てきN1
大々的 stresses doing something conspicuously or publicly on a grand scale, whereas 大掛かり focuses on the size and complexity of the setup itself.

Opposites

小しょう規き模ぼ
小規模 describes something done on a small scale, the direct opposite of 大掛かり which describes large-scale, elaborate undertakings.

Built from

大おお+かかる

Written forms

大おお掛がかりUsage30%
Standard kanji spelling, common in news and formal writing.
大おおがかりUsage67%
Mixed kanji-kana spelling, often used in less formal contexts.
大おお掛がかりUsage2%
search-only kanji form
Search-only variant; not recommended for active use.
おおがかりUsage2%

Etymology

Compound of 大 (large) + 掛かり (from 掛かる, meaning 'to be involved' or 'to require'). Literally 'large involvement', referring to something that requires great effort or resources.