Meaning of 大物(おおもの) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 大物

Kana Reading おおもの

Romaji ōmono

Examples of 大物, おおもの in a sentence

彼は大物だ。

He is a big-shot.
彼はジャーナリズム界の大物です。

He is a big man in journalism.
彼はＦＢＩの大物だ。

He is something in the FBI.
彼は、大物だぜ。

He's a big boy.
大器晩成の大物と言われて久しいけど、彼、いつになったら化けるのかね。

I haven't heard anyone call him a late bloomer in a while. But I do wonder when he's going to grow up.
スミスさんは自分のことを大物だと思っている。

Mr Smith thinks that he's a big shot.

物 JLPT 4

8 strokes

thing, object, matter

On'Yomi: ブツ, モツ

Kun'Yomi: もの, もの-

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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