大の

Japanese

Kanji in this term
大
だい Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [da̠i no̞]

Adnominal

大(だい)の • (dai no) 

1. fully-fledged

   大(だい)の大人(おとな)

   dai no otona

   full-fledged adult

   (literally, “greatness' adult / adult of greatness”)

References

• Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
• Kitahara, Yasuo, editor (2002), 明鏡国語辞典 [Meikyō Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Taishūkan Shoten, →ISBN