大きい

大きい

おおきい

Big, large

N5i-adjective·ookii

How to remember it

大 is a person stretching arms wide — that's how big something is.

Example sentences

  • あの家は大きいです。

    あのいえはおおきいです。

    That house is big.

  • 私の犬はとても大きいです。

    わたしのいぬはとてもおおきいです。

    My dog is very big.

Usage

Standard i-adjective; usable both before nouns and at sentence end.

Related words

小さい大きな広い巨大

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