大文字

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
大 文 字
おお
Grade: 1		 もん > も
Grade: 1		 じ
Grade: 1
kun’yomi irregular goon

大 (ō, “big”) +‎ 文字 (moji, “letter”)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) おおもじ [òómójí] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [o̞ːmo̞ʑi]

Noun

大(おお)文(も)字(じ) • (ōmoji) ←おほもじ (ofomozi)?

  1. (orthography, typography) a capital letter; a majuscule

See also

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
大 文 字
だい
Grade: 1		 もん
Grade: 1		 じ
Grade: 1
goon

大 (dai, “big”) +‎ 文字 (monji, “character”)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) だいもんじ [dàímóńjí] (Heiban – [0])
  • (Tokyo) だいも​んじ [dàímóꜜǹjì] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [da̠imõ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑi]

Noun

大(だい)文(もん)字(じ) • (daimonji) 

  1. (orthography, typography) the Chinese character 大
  2. an alternative name for the August 16 festival Gozan no Okuribi (五山送り火) festival, in which a large bonfire in the shape of the Chinese character 大 is lit
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