Meaning of 大方(おおかた) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 大方 JLPT 1

Kana Reading おおかた

Romaji ōkata

Examples of 大方, おおかた in a sentence

彼の言っていることの大方に私は同感である。

I am in agreement with most of what he says.
実のところ、いかなるスピードで移動するにせよ、北極熊は他のおおかたの哺乳動物の２倍のエネルギーを消費する。

In fact, to move at any speed the polar bear uses twice as much energy as do most other mammals.

方 JLPT 4

4 strokes

direction, person, alternative

On'Yomi: ホウ

Kun'Yomi: かた, -かた, -がた

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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