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大草原 (daisougen) Japanese meaning: great plain | Kotomora

大だい草そう原げん

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Meanings

1

great plain; prairie; steppe; savanna; pampa

Refers to a vast, flat grassland. Can be used for specific geographical regions like the North American prairie, Eurasian steppe, African savanna, or South American pampa.

モンゴルの大だい草そう原げんを馬うまで駆

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抜ぬ

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I galloped across the great plains of Mongolia on horseback.

アフリカの大だい草そう原げんには多おおくの野や生せい動どう物ぶつが生せい息そくしている。

Many wild animals inhabit the African savanna.

2

hahahaha; LMAO; ROFL

internet slang›

Internet slang derived from the kanji 草 (grass) used to represent laughter. 大草原 intensifies the laughter, similar to 'LMAO' or 'ROFL'. See also 草 (sense 5).

See also: 草

あの動どう画が、面おも白しろすぎて大だい草そう原げんだった。
That video was so funny, I was ROFL.
友とも達だちの冗じょう談だんに大だい草そう原げん不ふ可か避ひ。
I couldn't help but LMAO at my friend's joke.

Kanji

大large, big
草grass, weeds, herbs
原meadow, original, primitive

Related words

草そう原げん
草原 is a general term for grassland or plain, while 大草原 emphasizes vastness or specific great plains.
草くさ
草 (sense 5) is the base internet slang for laughter (like 'lol'). 大草原 is an intensified version.

Built from

大だい+草そう原げん

Etymology

Compound of 大 (dai, 'great') and 草原 (sōgen, 'grassland'). The internet slang sense is a playful extension from 草 (kusa, 'grass') used to represent laughter, with 大草原 intensifying the image.