Japanese symbol for “largely”
大半
たいはん
Romaji: taihan
majority; more than half; most (of)
In Japanese, largely is 大半, read たいはん (taihan).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n majority; more than half; most (of)
- adv, n mostly; largely; mainly; predominately; nearly
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “largely”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 概ね | おおむね oomune | in general; generally; mostly |
| 主に | おもに omoni | mainly; primarily; mostly |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大丈夫 | だいじょうぶ daijoubu | safe; secure; sound |
| 大変 | たいへん taihen | very; greatly; terribly |
| 大学 | だいがく daigaku | university; college |
| 最大 | さいだい saidai | biggest; greatest; largest |
| 大会 | たいかい taikai | mass meeting; convention; rally |
| 大統領 | だいとうりょう daitouryou | president (of a country) |
| 半分 | はんぶん hanbun | half |
| 後半 | こうはん kouhan | second half; latter half |
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.