Japanese symbol for “lengthy”
大部
たいぶ
Romaji: taibu
lengthy (of a book, etc.); voluminous
In Japanese, lengthy is 大部, read たいぶ (taibu).
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Meanings
- adj-no lengthy (of a book, etc.); voluminous
- adv, n most (e.g. most part); greater; fairly; a good deal; much
Written forms: 大部. Readings: たいぶ、だいぶ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “lengthy”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 冗長 | じょうちょう jouchou | tedious; verbose; wordy |
| 長たらしい | ながたらしい nagatarashii | tedious; lengthy; overlong |
| 長尺 | ちょうじゃく choujaku | long (esp. of photographic film); lengthy |
| くだくだしい | くだくだしい kudakudashii | tedious; lengthy; wordy |
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) |
| 全部 | ぜんぶ zenbu | all; entire; whole |
| 部分 | ぶぶん bubun | portion; section; part |
See also: Chinese symbol for “lengthy”.
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.