たいてい

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings
大抵
大底

Pronunciation

Adverb

たいてい • (taitei) 

  1. generally, mostly, for the most part; usually, normally, as a rule, more often than not, most of the time, much (a great deal) of the time; more or less; nearly all, almost all; almost, nearly; probably
    (かれ)たいてい()()(しょ)にいますよ。
    Kare wa taitei jimusho ni imasu yo.
    You can find him in his office more often than not.
    この(びょう)()にかかるとたいてい()ぬ。
    Kono byōki ni kakaru to taitei shinu.
    This disease usually proves fatal.
    (かの)(じょ)()(がみ)たいていきょうもらえると(おも)います。
    Kanojo no tegami wa taitei kyō moraeru to omoimasu.
    I think I'll probably get her letter today.[4]
Usage notes

The term is usually written in hiragana (たいてい), and the kanji spelling is rarely encountered.

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of たいてい – see the following entries.
大帝
[noun] (monarchy) a "great emperor" (used in the titles of some monarchs, and also as a translation of English "the Great")
(This term, たいてい, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)

(The following entries are uncreated: 太弟, 退廷, 台鼎.)

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. , Weblio和英辞書 (Weblio Japanese-English Dictionary).
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