Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 後生大事(ごしょうだいじ) in Japanese

後生大事
Kana Reading
ごしょうだいじ
Romaji
goshōdaiji
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of
    Example sentence
    彼女はそれ後生大事とっておいた She held on to it for dear life.

Examples of 後生大事, ごしょうだいじ in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 5

5 strokes

life, genuine, birth

On'Yomi: セイ, ショウ

Kun'Yomi: い.きる, い.かす, い.ける, う.まれる, うま.れる, う.まれ, うまれ, う.む, お.う, は.える, は.やす, き, なま, なま-, な.る, な.す, む.す, -う

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JLPT 5

9 strokes

behind, back, later

On'Yomi: ゴ, コウ

Kun'Yomi: のち, うし.ろ, うしろ, あと, おく.れる

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JLPT 4

8 strokes

matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

On'Yomi: ジ, ズ

Kun'Yomi: こと, つか.う, つか.える

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JLPT 5

3 strokes

large, big

On'Yomi: ダイ, タイ

Kun'Yomi: おお-, おお.きい, -おお.いに

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