大変

See also: 大變 and 大变

Japanese

Kanji in this term
大 変
たい
Grade: 1
へん
Grade: 4
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
大變 (kyūjitai)

Adjective

大(たい)変(へん) • (taihen) -na (adnominal 大(たい)変(へん)な (taihen na), adverbial 大(たい)変(へん)に (taihen ni))

  1. difficult, hard
    それは大(たい)変(へん)ですね。
    Sore wa taihen desu ne.
    That's tough.
  2. terrible
    大(たい)変(へん)だ!
    Taihen da!
    Oh no! / It's an emergency!
  3. serious, grave

Usage notes

The sense of "difficult" is commonly used in conversation to empathize with someone else's troubles.

Inflection

See also

Adverb

大(たい)変(へん) • (taihen) 

  1. very, greatly
    • 何(なん)だか大(たい)変(へん)小(ちい)さく見(み)えた。
      Nandaka taihen chīsaku mieta.
      She looked very small.

Noun

大(たい)変(へん) • (taihen) 

  1. disaster
  2. difficulty
  3. dreadfulness
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