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大方

おおかた

Readings

おおかた

Meanings

  1. 1.
    n, adj-nolarge part; greater part; majority
  2. 2.
    n, adj-nopeople in general; general public; public at large
  3. 3.
    advmostly; for the most part; almost; nearly
  4. 4.
    advprobably; maybe; perhaps

Kanji breakdown

大
N23 strokesGrade 1
方
N34 strokesGrade 2

Example sentences

実のところ、いかなるスピードで移動するにせよ、北極熊は他のおおかたの哺乳動物の２倍のエネルギーを消費する。

In fact, to move at any speed the polar bear uses twice as much energy as do most other mammals.

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大方おおかた

large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part

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