How to say 'Greatly' in Japanese | 大いに

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The Japanese word for Greatly is 'Ooini', written as 大いに in Japanese.'Greatly' in hiragana is おおいに.

word

大いに

Meaning

Greatly

Reading

おおいに

ooini

Kanji

大Big

Explanation

The Japanese adverb '大いに (おおいに)' means 'greatly' or 'very much'. It is used to emphasize the degree or extent of something, often in a positive or enthusiastic way. This adverb is commonly used in formal or written contexts, but can also appear in spoken language. For example: I greatly enjoyed the party「パーティーを大いに楽しんだ」(ぱーてぃーをおおいにたのしんだ). We should greatly value this opportunity「この機会を大いに大切にすべきだ」(このきかいをおおいにたいせつにすべきだ). Note that '大いに' can also imply a sense of abundance or fullness, as in '大いに笑う (おおいにわらう)' (to laugh heartily).

Part Of Speech

adverb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

2938

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 大いに

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

大

Meaning

Big

Hiragana in the Word 大いに

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

い

Reading

hiragana

に

Reading

Words Related to 大いに Through the Kanji 大

These 73 Words contain the Kanji 大 as well.

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大好き

Meaning

Love

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大きい

Meaning

Big

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大学生

Meaning

Student

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大きな

Meaning

Big

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大学

Meaning

University

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大きさ

Meaning

Size

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大変

Meaning

Difficult, Serious

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大切

Meaning

Important

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大丈夫

Meaning

Okay

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大事

Meaning

Important, Precious

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最大

Meaning

Maximum

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大使館

Meaning

Embassy

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大学院

Meaning

Graduate school

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拡大

Meaning

Expansion, Magnification

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大臣

Meaning

Minister

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大幅

Meaning

Greatly

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大量

Meaning

Large quantity

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大嫌い

Meaning

Hate

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巨大

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Huge

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大抵

Meaning

Usually

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大げさ

Meaning

Exaggerated

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大水

Meaning

Flood

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大統領

Meaning

President

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大人

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Adult

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大家

Meaning

Landlord

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大雨

Meaning

Heavy rain

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大雪

Meaning

Heavy snow

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大通り

Meaning

Avenue

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重大

Meaning

Serious

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大戦

Meaning

Great war

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大急ぎ

Meaning

Hurry

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大型

Meaning

Large

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大勢

Meaning

Crowd

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大陸

Meaning

Continent

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大手

Meaning

Front, Major

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大声

Meaning

Loud voice

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大した

Meaning

Great, Not much

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大会

Meaning

Tournament

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大衆

Meaning

Masses

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大使

Meaning

Ambassador

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大半

Meaning

Majority

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大蔵省

Meaning

Finance ministry

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大名

Meaning

Feudal lord

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大喜び

Meaning

Delight

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大分

Meaning

Considerably

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偉大

Meaning

Great

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大麦

Meaning

Barley

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大根

Meaning

Radish

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大将

Meaning

General, Boss

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大金

Meaning

Large amount of money

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大

Meaning

Big

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大小

Meaning

Size, Importance

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大体

Meaning

Mostly

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大して

Meaning

Not much

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大人しい

Meaning

Quiet

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大地

Meaning

Earth

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大工

Meaning

Carpenter

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短大

Meaning

Junior college

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大部分

Meaning

Majority

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大便

Meaning

Feces

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短期大学

Meaning

Junior college

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増大

Meaning

Increase

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膨大

Meaning

Vast, Enormous

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大豆

Meaning

Soybean

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広大

Meaning

Vast

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大国

Meaning

Power, Nation

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大胆

Meaning

Daring, Bold

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大さじ

Meaning

Tablespoon

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大概

Meaning

Mostly

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大王

Meaning

King

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大層

Meaning

Very

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総理大臣

Meaning

Prime Minister

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雄大

Meaning

Grand

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