Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 大粒(おおつぶ) in Japanese

大粒
Kana Reading
おおつぶ
Romaji
ōtsubu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    large grain; large drop
    Example sentence
    大粒の涙が頬を伝って流れ落ちた。 A big tear rolled down my cheek.

Examples of 大粒, おおつぶ in a sentence

Kanji in this word

粒 JLPT 2

11 strokes

grains, drop, counter for tiny particles

On'Yomi: リュウ

Kun'Yomi: つぶ

Learn more
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

Learn more