長ちょう大だい

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

long and large; tall and massive; huge in scale

A somewhat formal descriptive word for something physically very long, tall, or large-scale. Commonly used as 長大な before nouns such as 橋, トンネル, 建造物, or 文章.

Antonyms: 短小

湾わんには長ちょう大だいな橋はしが架かかっている。
A long, massive bridge spans the bay.
そのトンネルは思おもった以い上じょうに長ちょう大だいだった。
The tunnel was longer and larger than I had expected.

Usage patterns

長ちょう大だいな〈物もの〉a long and massive ~ (bridge, tunnel, structure, etc.)
この川かわには長ちょう大だいな橋はしがかかっている。
A long, massive bridge spans this river.
長ちょう大だいなトンネルa very long tunnel
山やまを貫つらぬく長ちょう大だいなトンネルが完かん成せいした。
A very long tunnel cutting through the mountain was completed.
長ちょう大だいな文ぶん章しょうan extremely long piece of writing
彼かれのレポートは長ちょう大だいな文ぶん章しょうで読よむのに時じ間かんがかかった。
His report was such a long piece of writing that it took a while to read.