Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 大文字(おおもじ) in Japanese

大文字
Kana Reading
おおもじ, だいもんじ
Romaji
ōmoji, daimonji
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    upper case letters; large characters; capital letter
    Example sentence
    書くときにはふつう始めピリオド(.)、または感嘆符(!)、疑問符(?)、終わる When writing a sentence, generally you start with a capital letter and finish with a period (.), an exclamation mark (!), or a question mark (?).
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big"
    Example sentence
    名前大文字書いてください Write your name in capitals.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on 16 Aug each year
    Example sentence
    文章大文字書き始めなくてはならない。 You must begin a sentence with a capital letter.

Examples of 大文字, おおもじ, だいもんじ in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 4

6 strokes

character, letter, word, section of village

On'Yomi: ジ

Kun'Yomi: あざ, あざな, -な

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JLPT 4

4 strokes

sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)

On'Yomi: ブン, モン

Kun'Yomi: ふみ, あや

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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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