Meaning of 一大(いちだい) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 一大

Kana Reading いちだい

Romaji ichidai

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

one large ...; a great ...

Examples of 一大, いちだい in a sentence

彼の死はわが国にとって一大損失であった。

His death was a great loss to our country.
私は今まさに最後の旅路につき、暗黒へと一大飛躍しようとしている。

I am about to take my last voyage, a great leap in the dark.
我々は一大危機に直面している。

We are facing a violent crisis.
その映画は一大センセーションを巻き起こした。

The movie created a great sensation.

Related Kanji

大 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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一 JLPT 5

1 stroke

one, one radical (no.1)

On'Yomi: イチ, イツ

Kun'Yomi: ひと-, ひと.つ

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