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大事

JLPT N4 · Vocabulary

大事 — “important, valuable, precious”

大事 (read だいじ) means important, valuable, precious. It appears on the JLPT N4 vocabulary list and is a な-adjective.

Reading

だいじ

Meaning

important, valuable, precious

大事 in a sentence

これは大事だいじな書類しょるいです。

This is an important document.

The kanji in 大事

大big
事matter, affair

Words that share a kanji with 大事

大きいおおきい— big, large
大きなおおきな— big
大勢おおぜい— great number of people
大人おとな— adult
大学だいがく— college; university
大使館たいしかん— embassy
大丈夫だいじょうぶ— It's ok (all right); No need to worry; Everything is under control
大好きだいすき— very like-able, like very much

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