雄ゆう大だい

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

Describes scenery, nature, or scale that is vast and awe-inspiring. Often used for landscapes, mountains, oceans, or grand visions.

富ふ士じ山さんの雄ゆう大だいな景色けしきに感かん動どうした。
I was moved by the majestic view of Mt. Fuji.
彼かれは雄ゆう大だいな計けい画かくを語かたった。
He spoke of a grand plan.

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Usage patterns

雄大ゆうだいな景色けしきa grand, majestic view
山さん頂ちょうから見みた雄ゆう大だいな景色けしきに息いきをのんだ。
I gasped at the majestic view from the summit.
雄ゆう大だいな自し然ぜんgrand, sweeping nature
アラスカには雄ゆう大だいな自し然ぜんが広ひろがっている。
Alaska is full of grand, sweeping nature.
〈物もの〉な姿すがたthe majestic form/shape of something
富ふ士じ山さんの雄ゆう大だいな姿すがたに多おおくの人ひとが魅み了りょうされる。
Many people are captivated by the majestic form of Mt. Fuji.
雄ゆう大だいに〈動どう詞し〉to (do something) in a grand, sweeping manner
川かわは雄ゆう大だいに流ながれ、海うみへと注そそいでいた。
The river flowed grandly, emptying into the sea.

Kanji

雄masculine, male, hero
大large, big

Related words

壮そう大だいN1
壮大 emphasizes the grandeur and splendor of large-scale human creations or events, while 雄大 leans toward the vastness of nature and landscapes.
広こう大だいN2
広大 focuses purely on vast size or area (e.g., a broad plain), while 雄大 adds a sense of awe-inspiring majesty to that vastness.

Don't confuse with

偉い大だいN3
偉大 describes greatness of a person's achievements or character, whereas 雄大 describes physical or spatial grandeur like mountains or oceans, so the two are easily confused despite sharing 大.

Word family

雄ゆう大だい無む比ひ
unparalleled grandeur; the grandest; the most spectacular

Written forms

雄ゆう大だいUsage99%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency in news and general use.
ユウダイUsage1%

Etymology

Compound of 雄 (male, heroic, grand) and 大 (big, great). The combination conveys a sense of heroic or imposing largeness, typically applied to nature or grand concepts.