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Japanese symbol for “considerably”

Romaji: daibu
considerably; greatly; a lot

In Japanese, considerably is , read (daibu).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. adv considerably; greatly; a lot

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

large, big
on: ダイ、タイ
kun: おお-、おお.きい、-おお.いに
3 strokes · JLPT 4
part, minute of time, segment
on: ブン、フン、ブ
kun: わ.ける、わ.け、わ.かれる、わ.かる
4 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “considerably”

WordReadingMeaning
おおいに ooinivery; very much; greatly
そうとう soutouconsiderably; rather; quite
ずいぶん zuibunvery; extremely; surprisingly
いちじるしく ichijirushikuconsiderably; remarkably; strikingly
すくなからず sukunakarazuconsiderably; not a little; in no small numbers

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
だいじょうぶ daijoubusafe; secure; sound
たいへん taihenvery; greatly; terribly
だいがく daigakuuniversity; college
さいだい saidaibiggest; greatest; largest
たいかい taikaimass meeting; convention; rally
だいとうりょう daitouryoupresident (of a country)
じぶん jibunmyself; yourself; oneself
ぶぶん bubunportion; section; part

See also: Chinese symbol for “considerably”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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